AIRPORT WEATHER API
Get real-time, historical and forecasted airport weather data
The Airport Weather API provides real-time updates on the weather forecast and conditions via JSON REST API. By integrating the API into your platform, it is possible to retrieve and display live and historical flight weather conditions data for airports worldwide which plays a crucial role in flight planning and safety, ground handling operations, airport management and much more.
- Airport weather details and forecasts for pilots, airport operations and more
- Global airport and station identifications and locations
- Runway safety elements
- Temperature, wind, humidity, cloud situation, rain situation, visibility, pressure, all weather condition
- Real-time weather and forecasts based on METAR and TAF
- Historical airport weather database for analysis
Data included in Real-time and Historical Airport Weather API
Access historical airport weather data patterns, forecasts for upcoming flights, plan for ground and hospitality operations in real-time, analyze flight delay and cancellation correlation with weather.
- Airport Details and Location: Airport IATA and ICAO identifiers. City, country, latitude and longitude, elevation
- Current weather: Data observation time in ISO 8601 format, station details, METAR report, temperature, barometer, weather conditions
- Flight safety: Sight distance, visibility, runway conditions, wind shear, friction, surface conditions, cloud conditions
- Wind: Direction and speed
- Forecast: TAF reports, time range of validity, broken down report details, precipitation
- Pressure: Atmospheric pressure
Sources and Process
Aviation Edge continuously updates its database to provide up-to-date and accurate airport weather data while also maintaining extensive historical coverage. Particularly, the API enables data-powered decisions in flight safety, benefiting airlines, air traffic control, logistics companies and much more. Our airport weather forecast database is subject to strict quality control measures and thus maintains reliable and relevant flight weather information for our clients, helping ensure best practices in aviation.
Response Example
Airport Weather API
{
“airport_icao”: “KJFK”,
“airport_iata”: “JFK”,
“airport_name”: “John F. Kennedy International Airport”,
“latitude”: 40.6413,
“longitude”: -73.7781,
“current_weather”: {
“metar”: “JFK 171400Z 21012KT 10SM SCT040 22/15 A2992”,
“barometer”: {
“inHg”: 29.92,
“hPa”: 1013.25,
“kPa”: 101.325,
“millibar”: 1013.25
},
“sky_condition”: [
{
“cloud_coverage”: “SCT”,
“description”: “Scattered clouds”,
“altitude_ft”: 4000,
“altitude_m”: 1219
}
],
“airport_elevation”: {
“elevation_ft”: 13,
“elevation_m”: 4
},
“weather_category”: “VFR”,
“air_humidity”: {
“humidity_percent”: 65
},
“observation_time”: “2024-10-17T14:00:00Z”,
“weather_station”: {
“geo_coordinates”: {
“longitude”: -73.7781,
“latitude”: 40.6413
},
“station_location”: “New York, New York, United States”,
“station_type”: “Airport”
},
“air_temperature”: {
“temp_c”: 22,
“temp_f”: 72
},
“sight_distance”: {
“visibility_mi”: “10”,
“visibility_mi_float”: 10.0,
“visibility_m”: “16,000”,
“visibility_m_float”: 16000.0
},
“wind_conditions”: {
“wind_direction”: 210,
“wind_speed_kph”: 22,
“wind_speed_knots”: 12,
“wind_speed_mph”: 14,
“wind_speed_mps”: 6
}
},
“forecast”: {
“taf”: “TAF JFK 171130Z 1712/1818 21010KT P6SM SCT030 BKN050”,
“taf_valid_period”: {
“from”: “2024-10-17T12:00:00Z”,
“to”: “2024-10-18T18:00:00Z”
},
“taf_forecast”: [
{
“time_from”: “2024-10-17T12:00:00Z”,
“time_to”: “2024-10-17T18:00:00Z”,
“wind_direction”: 210,
“wind_speed_knots”: 10,
“visibility_mi”: “P6”,
“cloud_coverage”: [
{
“coverage”: “SCT”,
“description”: “Scattered clouds”,
“altitude_ft”: 3000,
“altitude_m”: 914
},
{
“coverage”: “BKN”,
“description”: “Broken clouds”,
“altitude_ft”: 5000,
“altitude_m”: 1524
}
]
}
]
},
“runway_conditions”: [
{
“runway_id”: “04L”,
“surface_state”: “Wet”,
“friction_index”: 0.45,
“temperature_c”: 18,
“temperature_f”: 64,
“wind_shear_observed”: true,
“precipitation_type”: “Rain”,
“visibility_ft”: 5000,
“visibility_m”: 1524,
“contaminants”: {
“type”: “Standing Water”,
“depth_mm”: 3,
“coverage_percent”: 30
}
}
]
}
Historical and Live Flight Weather Conditions API
Aviation Edge Flight Weather Conditions API API is a real-time, historical and forecasted airport weather data source that provides crucial information for airlines and pilots to ensure flight safety. The flight weather data allows tracking wind conditions, visibility, and pressure changes in real-time and forward planning by encompassing TAF reports. Airport ground services can benefit from flight weather data to schedule runway maintenance and optimize baggage handling during weather fluctuations. Hospitality providers such as passenger greeting and pick-up services can use this REST API to prepare operations for weather-related delays and adjust schedules in times of poor weather conditions. The Airport Weather Conditions API also features forecasts by TAF data that help plan proactively, improving overall efficiency and passenger experience, thus better and data-driven results for your business.
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