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METAR AND TAF API

Get real-time and historical METAR and TAF Report data

Our METAR and TAF API delivers extensive JSON data on airport weather conditions based on METAR and TAF reports. METAR (Meteorological Aerodrome Report) and TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast) data are crucial for ensuring flight and runway safety is at global standards. This airport weather condition data is also used in enhancing ground operations, flight planning, pilot and flight crew safety, air traffic control, airline resource management, hospitality services and more. The data is powered by METAR and TAF content that is aggregated and released from certified meteorological stations all over the world.

  • Reports: Real-time METAR reports and predictive TAF data
  • Airport and Weather Station Identification: ICAO and IATA codes, Location (Latitude, Longitude, City, Country)
  • Meteorological Data: Temperature, wind speed and direction, humidity, visibility, pressure, weather conditions, cloud conditions and more
  • Runway Safety: Sight and visibility with distance, surface conditions of the runway in detail
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Data included in Real-time and Historical METAR and TAF API

Access METAR data for current airport weather conditions and TAF data for upcoming predictions that help ensure flight and runway safety. METAR and TAF API is a one-in-all data source in pulling real-time, historical and forecasted airport and runway weather information, delivered via JSON REST API with metrics at industry standards.

  • Airport and Weather Station Details: IATA and ICAO codes, city, country, latitude, longitude, and elevation
  • Current Weather Conditions: METAR API provides observation timestamps, temperature readings, barometric pressure, and general weather conditions
  • Runway Conditions: Includes specifics on runway weather safety data such as sight distance, visibility, wind shear, friction, surface conditions, and cloud coverage
  • Wind: Wind direction and speed data which is crucial in safe air traffic control
  • Weather Forecast Data: TAF API with specified time range for detailed precipitation forecasts
  • Pressure Metrics: Atmospheric pressure readings
  • Alerts: Airport weather alert API for notification of the changes in the airport weather data

Sources and Process

Aviation Edge continuously updates its database to provide up-to-date and accurate airport weather data and maintains extensive historical coverage for past analysis. Our METAR and TAF database implements strict quality control measures to ensure best practices in flight and runway safety and provides overall reliable and relevant airport weather information for our clients.

Response Example

{
“airport_icao”: “EGLL”,
“airport_iata”: “LHR”,
“airport_name”: “London Heathrow Airport”,
“latitude”: 51.4700,
“longitude”: -0.4543,
“current_weather”: {
“metar”: “EGLL 171400Z 25008KT 8SM BKN020 16/11 A1021”,
“barometer”: {
“inHg”: 30.15,
“hPa”: 1021.0,
“kPa”: 102.1,
“millibar”: 1021.0
},
“sky_condition”: [
{
“cloud_coverage”: “BKN”,
“description”: “Broken clouds”,
“altitude_ft”: 2000,
“altitude_m”: 610
}
],
“airport_elevation”: {
“elevation_ft”: 83,
“elevation_m”: 25
},
“weather_category”: “MVFR”,
“air_humidity”: {
“humidity_percent”: 77
},
“observation_time”: “2024-10-17T14:00:00Z”,
“weather_station”: {
“geo_coordinates”: {
“longitude”: -0.4543,
“latitude”: 51.4700
},
“station_location”: “London, England, United Kingdom”,
“station_type”: “Airport”
},
“air_temperature”: {
“temp_c”: 16,
“temp_f”: 61
},
“sight_distance”: {
“visibility_mi”: “8”,
“visibility_mi_float”: 8.0,
“visibility_m”: “12,870”,
“visibility_m_float”: 12870.0
},
“wind_conditions”: {
“wind_direction”: 250,
“wind_speed_kph”: 15,
“wind_speed_knots”: 8,
“wind_speed_mph”: 9,
“wind_speed_mps”: 4
}
},
“forecast”: {
“taf”: “TAF EGLL 171130Z 1712/1818 24010KT P6SM BKN015”,
“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”: 240,
“wind_speed_knots”: 10,
“visibility_mi”: “P6”,
“cloud_coverage”: [
{
“coverage”: “BKN”,
“description”: “Broken clouds”,
“altitude_ft”: 1500,
“altitude_m”: 457
}
]
}
]
},
“runway_conditions”: [
{
“runway_id”: “27R”,
“surface_state”: “Dry”,
“friction_index”: 0.70,
“temperature_c”: 16,
“temperature_f”: 61,
“wind_shear_observed”: false,
“precipitation_type”: “None”,
“visibility_ft”: 8000,
“visibility_m”: 2438,
“contaminants”: {
“type”: “None”,
“depth_mm”: 0,
“coverage_percent”: 0
}
}
]
}
 
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Runway Weather Monitoring API

Usage of Runway Weather Monitoring API

Aviation Edge is a provider or Runway Weather Monitoring API which is powered by METAR and TAF data. Runway conditions and correlating weather data is crucial in the safe take-off and landing of flights. Thus, runway weather monitoring data is the backbone of aviation safety and runway analysis. Airport and runway weather monetization is relevant for many fields in aviation, logistics and hospitality with endless use cases. Runway maintenance, baggage handling, optimizing logistics and calculating delivery times, greeting services efficiency, supply chain maintenance and many other operations during weather fluctuations are mostly dependent on real-time and forecasted airport weather data. Moreover, forecasts provided with runway weather monitoring API helps make forward planning and time-efficient scheduling in case of possible delays and poor weather conditions.

Airport Weather Alert API

Thanks to the real-time coverage of the runway and airport weather monitoring API, changes in the weather conditions can be tracked via an alert system. Contact our team for the details of Airport Weather API and keep track of changing conditions on the airport area and runways with the help of live data-powered alerts and notifications.

Runway Weather Safety API - Test the Data

View further developer information here or get your API key within a minute to start testing the data right away. Benefit from the trial rates, reduced specifically for testing, with prices starting at  $7  only. If you want more than runway weather safety API, feel free to explore our complete list of flight APIs that are included with your key at no additional cost. Includes Real-time and Historical Airport Schedules API, Flight Tracking API, Airline Routes API, Nearby and Autocomplete services as well as our static database APIs such as airlines, airplanes, airports, cities, countries, plane-types, taxes-ID databases and more!

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