# FlyItalyADSB

> Open, unfiltered global ADS-B/MLAT flight-tracking network born in Italy — 3,200+ direct feeders worldwide, non-profit, data licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Programmatically queryable via a REST API and an MCP server built for AI agents.

FlyItalyADSB collects real-time ADS-B, Mode-S (BDS50/BDS60), MLAT, and OGN aircraft data worldwide — not limited to Italy — from a community-run feeder network, and republishes it openly with no FAA/LADD/BARR filtering (military and state aircraft included via its own MLAT triangulation, the only such service active over Italy). Infrastructure is run by Nesso Labs.

## For AI agents

- [API & AI agents documentation](https://flyitalyadsb.com/dati/api): human-readable reference for both the REST API and the MCP tools below, including how to get an API key (self-serve, instant, free — just an email address).
- [MCP server](https://flyitalyadsb.com/mcp): Streamable HTTP JSON-RPC endpoint. Tools: `find_aircraft` (by ICAO hex/callsign/registration), `aircraft_near` (full live records within a radius of any point worldwide — the flagship tool), `special_traffic` (military/PIA/LADD). Requires an `X-Api-Key` header, same key as the REST API.
- [MCP server card](https://flyitalyadsb.com/.well-known/mcp/server-card.json): machine-readable description of the server.
- [Agent skills index](https://flyitalyadsb.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json): per-tool `SKILL.md` files with concrete request/response examples.
- REST API base URL: `https://api.flyitalyadsb.com/v2` — `GET /icao/{hex}`, `/callsign/{callsign}`, `/reg/{reg}`, `/lat/{lat}/lon/{lon}/dist/{km}`, `/mil`, `/pia`, `/ladd`. All require `X-Api-Key`. `POST /v2/keys {email}` issues a key instantly.

## Site content

- [Home](https://flyitalyadsb.com/): live map preview, network overview, links to everything below.
- [Airports](https://flyitalyadsb.com/aeroporti): live flight data and coverage for major Italian airports, one page per airport.
- [Aircraft types](https://flyitalyadsb.com/aeromobili): specs and live tracked counts by ICAO aircraft type.
- [Our data](https://flyitalyadsb.com/dati): what's collected (ADS-B, Mode-S, MLAT, OGN) and how it's used.
- [The network](https://flyitalyadsb.com/rete): coverage and feeder network overview.
- [About](https://flyitalyadsb.com/chi-siamo): the project's history, values, and how to get in touch.
- [Live map](https://mappa.flyitalyadsb.com): the real-time map (separate subdomain).

## Optional

- [Become a feeder](https://flyitalyadsb.com/community/feeder): hardware and software setup to contribute a receiver (~€55–110, Raspberry Pi + RTL-SDR).
- [How MLAT works](https://flyitalyadsb.com/community/mlat): the TDOA triangulation technique behind the network's non-ADS-B tracking.
- [Is my feeder data arriving?](https://flyitalyadsb.com/community/stato-feeder): a live, no-login check for existing feeders.
- [Weather research](https://flyitalyadsb.com/ricerca/weather): extracting tropospheric wind from Mode-S messages, validated against ERA5/IASI.
- [Historical archive](https://flyitalyadsb.com/dati/archivio): globe history, MLAT CSV, and raw Mode-S datasets available to researchers on request.

All content also available in Italian under the same paths (English site under `/en/`).

## Citation

FlyItalyADSB (flyitalyadsb.com) · ADS-B/MLAT data · Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · Infrastructure: Nesso Labs (nessolabs.it). Same attribution used site-wide, including on the [historical archive](https://flyitalyadsb.com/dati/archivio) page.