Airports vs Visa Requirements
A side-by-side look at the Airports and Visa Requirements MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Airports for travel & transportation work as a local process; choose Visa Requirements for travel & transportation as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Airports when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Travel & Transportation domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You want tools like
search_airports, get_airport, calculate_distance.
Choose Visa Requirements when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Travel & Transportation domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You want tools like
visa_requirement, visa_free_destinations, visa_passport_compare.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Travel & Transportation | Travel & Transportation |
| Quality signal | 52/100 · Good | 53/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 3 | 3 |
| Full listing | View Airports | View Visa Requirements |
Tools & capabilities
Airports tools 3
search_airportsLook 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_airportGet airport details by IATA code (e.g., "JFK", "LHR"). Returns name, city, country, coordinates, altitude, timezone.calculate_distanceCalculate straight-line distance between two airports by IATA code (e.g., "JFK" to "LHR"). Returns kilometers and miles.
Visa Requirements tools 3
visa_requirementDo I need a visa? Visa requirement for one passport (nationality) traveling to one destination country — returns visa-free (with allowed stay days when known), visa on arrival, e-visa, eTA, visa required, or no admission. Covers 199×199 country pairs. Data: community-maintained Passport Index snaps…visa_free_destinationsWhere can holders of a given passport travel without a visa? Lists every destination grouped by requirement: visa-free (with allowed stay days), visa on arrival, e-visa, eTA — plus counts for visa-required and no-admission. Optional filter to a single category. Answers "visa-free countries for X pa…visa_passport_compareCompare passport power: for 2-5 passports, how many destinations each can enter visa-free / on arrival / with e-visa or eTA / visa required (passport-ranking mobility comparison). With exactly 2 passports, also lists destinations where the requirements differ (up to 30). Data: Passport Index snapsh…
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
Airports
{
"mcpServers": {
"airports": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-airports"
]
}
}
}
Visa Requirements
{
"mcpServers": {
"visa-requirements-2": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-visa-requirements"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Airports is categorized under Travel & Transportation and uses a local stdio subprocess. Visa Requirements belongs to Travel & Transportation and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Airports for travel & transportation work and Visa Requirements for travel & transportation.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.
Airports has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Visa Requirements has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add airports and visa-requirements-2 as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Airports has a quality signal of 52/100 (Good) with 3 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Visa Requirements has 53/100 (Good) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.