What is the key difference between Airports and Holidays?

Airports belongs to the Developer Tools category with local stdio execution, while Holidays belongs to the Developer Tools category with local stdio execution.

How do I install Airports or Holidays in Claude Desktop or Cursor?

Copy the mcpServers JSON configuration snippet provided on this page into your claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json file and restart your AI client.

Are Airports and Holidays free or paid?

Airports operates under a Free / Open Source model (No auth required). Holidays operates under a Free / Open Source model (No auth required).

Which MCP server has more tools and community activity?

Airports lists 3 tools with 0 views and 0 GitHub stars. Holidays lists 3 tools with 0 views and 0 GitHub stars.

Can I use both Airports and Holidays together in the same MCP host?

Yes! MCP hosts like Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, and VS Code support configuring multiple servers under the mcpServers object simultaneously.

Side-by-Side Model Context Protocol Comparison

Airports vs Holidays

In-depth architectural comparison of the Airports and Holidays MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

At a Glance & Executive Verdict

Airports

Developer Tools · Local stdio

Quality: 48/100 (Fair) | Auth: No auth required

Holidays

Developer Tools · Local stdio

Quality: 45/100 (Fair) | Auth: No auth required

Verdict Summary: Choose Airports if you need specialized Developer Tools tools running via a local process. Choose Holidays if your workspace requires Developer Tools integration with local subprocess execution. Both servers can be configured concurrently in your client's mcpServers manifest.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Airports when:

You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
Primary tools included: search_airports, get_airport, calculate_distance.

Explore Airports Details

Choose Holidays when:

You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
Primary tools included: get_holidays, is_today_holiday, next_holidays.

Explore Holidays Details

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	A Airports Developer Tools	H Holidays Developer Tools
Summary	Airports MCP — wraps AirportGap API (free, no auth required)	Holidays MCP — wraps Nager.Date API (free, no auth)
Category & Scope	Developer Tools	Developer Tools
Quality signal

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Airports Tools (3)

search_airports

Look up an airport by city name (e.g. "Tokyo", "New York", "London") OR by 3-letter IATA code (e.g. "JFK", "LHR"). City lookup uses a bundled map of the top ~150 international hubs; cities with multiple airports return all primary ones. For airports not in the bundle, pass an IATA code or use the a…

get_airport

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

calculate_distance

Calculate straight-line distance between two airports by IATA code (e.g., "JFK" to "LHR"). Returns kilometers and miles.

Holidays Tools (3)

get_holidays

Get all public holidays for a country and year. Returns holiday names and dates. Provide country code (e.g., "US", "GB", "DE") and year.

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

Airports Configuration

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "airports": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "airports"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Holidays Configuration

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "holidays": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "holidays"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Frequently Asked Questions

Airports is categorized under Developer Tools and uses a local stdio subprocess. In contrast, Holidays belongs to Developer Tools using local stdio subprocess. Select Airports when you need capabilities focused on developer tools and Holidays when you require tools for developer tools.

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