`get_airport`

Pack: airports · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/get_airport for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Get airport details by IATA code (e.g., “JFK”, “LHR”). Returns name, city, country, coordinates, altitude, timezone.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`iata_code`	string	yes	Three-letter IATA airport code (e.g. “JFK”)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "iata_code": "JFK"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/airports/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_airport","arguments":{"iata_code":"JFK"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('get_airport', {
  "iata_code": "JFK"
});

More examples

{
  "iata_code": "LHR"
}

Response shape

Always returns: name, city, country, iata, icao, latitude, longitude, altitude_ft, timezone

Field	Type	Description
`name`	string	Airport name
`city`	string	City where airport is located
`country`	string	Country where airport is located
`iata`	string	Three-letter IATA code
`icao`	string	Four-letter ICAO code
`latitude`	number	Latitude coordinate
`longitude`	number	Longitude coordinate
`altitude_ft`	number	Altitude in feet
`timezone`	string	Airport timezone

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Airport name"
    },
    "city": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "City where airport is located"
    },
    "country": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Country where airport is located"
    },
    "iata": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Three-letter IATA code"
    },
    "icao": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Four-letter ICAO code"
    },
    "latitude": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Latitude coordinate"
    },
    "longitude": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Longitude coordinate"
    },
    "altitude_ft": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Altitude in feet"
    },
    "timezone": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Airport timezone"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "name",
    "city",
    "country",
    "iata",
    "icao",
    "latitude",
    "longitude",
    "altitude_ft",
    "timezone"
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx": {
      "url": "https://pipeworx.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Connect to just the airports pack

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "airports": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/airports/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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