Beacon Flight
by DecDuck
Beacon Flight lets survival players fly within the range of a beacon, granting creative-style flight when the beacon meets the conditions set in its config.
What it does
When a player stands inside the area of an active beacon and the beacon grants the flight effect, the player can fly the way creative players do. The effect depends on the beacon's level, and a minimum level can be set in the config file, so only beacons at or above that level grant flight. Flight can also linger for a set time after the player leaves the area, and custom beacons apply their effect for only a few seconds at a time.
The mod is server-side only, so players join the server with an unmodded Fabric client and do not need to install anything. Beacon Flight runs on Fabric for 1.20.6 and 1.21.4, with 1.1.0 as the latest file. The configuration lives in a file named beaconflight config.json, which the mod creates on first startup if it is missing. Released under All rights reserved, the code is not open source, although its source code is publicly available.
Key features
Flight inside beacon range
Survival players receive creative-style flight while standing within the range of a beacon that grants the effect.
Minimum beacon level
A minBeaconLevel setting requires beacons to reach a chosen integer level before they grant flight.
Item-based conditions
Flight can be tied to an item held in the main hand, the off hand or either hand, or to an item worn on the head, chest, legs or feet.
Advancement requirements
A flight condition can require a specific advancement, and the advancement command offers autocomplete for the full list.
Configurable linger time
A flightLingerTime setting keeps flight active after leaving the beacon, and a value of 0 matches the beacon level's effect time.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Julio's Boots is a Fabric mod for 1.20.1 – 1.21.11 that is open source under the MIT License and runs on both client and server. WingedSandals is open source under the MIT License, supports Fabric and NeoForge for 1.20 – 1.21.5, and also needs the client and server. Beacon Waypoints is open source under the MIT License, server-side only and built for 1.21 – 26.3, so it is the closest match on environment. Beacon Flight itself is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beacon Flight | Fabric | 1.20.6 – 1.21.4 | Server-side only | 2025-02-01 |
| Julio's Boots | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-02-05 |
| WingedSandals | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.20 – 1.21.5 | Client and server | 2025-06-08 |
| Beacon Waypoints | Fabric | 1.21 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-09-28 |
Questions
Does Beacon Flight need to be installed on the client?
Which versions does Beacon Flight support?
Where is the configuration file located?
In the catalog
Beacon Flight is one of 3,932 Transportation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,390 Transportation mods for Fabric. 17,979 mods support Minecraft 1.21.4.
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What the author says
This is a server-side only mod (works with unmodded clients!) which allows beacons to grant creative flight to players when certain configurable conditions are met. \* The id of the advancements is required. This can be found in the in-game autocomplete for the advancement command, or a full list with descriptions…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/beacon-flight
- Owner
- DecDuck
- Published
- 2025-01-18
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-02-01
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15