aid: aviationweather name: Aviation Weather Center description: >- The NOAA/NWS Aviation Weather Center (AWC) public data API provides machine-to-machine access to operational aviation weather products including METARs, TAFs, pilot reports (PIREPs/AIREPs), SIGMETs (domestic and international), G-AIRMETs and AIRMETs, Center Weather Advisories (CWAs), TFM convective forecasts (TCFs), area forecasts, area forecast discussions, meteorological information statements (MIS), and reference data for stations, airports, NAVAIDs, fixes, features, and obstacles. Responses are available in raw text, JSON, GeoJSON, XML, and (for METAR/TAF) IWXXM formats. url: https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/ specificationVersion: '0.20' created: '2026-05-28' modified: '2026-05-29' x-source: public-apis/public-apis x-type: government x-category: Weather x-tier: 3 x-tier-reason: bulk-registered-from-public-apis tags: - Aviation - Weather - Government - NOAA - NWS - METAR - TAF - PIREP - SIGMET - AIRMET - Open Data - Public APIs apis: - name: Aviation Weather Data API description: >- Public REST API exposing operational aviation weather products produced by the NOAA/NWS Aviation Weather Center. Endpoints cover decoded weather observations (METAR), terminal forecasts (TAF), pilot reports (PIREP/AIREP), domestic and international SIGMETs, G-AIRMETs and AIRMETs, CWAs, TFM convective forecasts, area forecasts, forecast discussions, meteorological information statements, plus reference data for stations, airports, NAVAIDs, fixes, features, and obstacles. All endpoints are public and do not require an API key. humanURL: https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/ baseURL: https://aviationweather.gov/api/data tags: - Weather - Aviation - Government - Open Data properties: - type: Documentation url: https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/ - type: OpenAPI url: openapi/aviationweather-openapi.yml - type: OpenAPISource url: https://aviationweather.gov/data/schema/openapi.yaml - type: Examples url: https://aviationweather.gov/data/example/ - type: TermsOfService url: https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/ - type: RateLimits url: rate-limits/aviationweather-rate-limits.yml - type: GovernmentAPI url: https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/ - type: DataAPI url: https://aviationweather.gov/api/data - type: OpenDataAPI url: https://aviationweather.gov/api/data - type: Status url: https://aviationweather.gov/ - type: NaftikoCapability title: Weather Data url: capabilities/aviationweather-weather-data.yaml - type: NaftikoCapability title: Navigational Data url: capabilities/aviationweather-navigational-data.yaml - type: JSONSchema title: METAR url: json-schema/aviationweather-metar-schema.json - type: JSONSchema title: TAF url: json-schema/aviationweather-taf-schema.json - type: JSONSchema title: PIREP url: json-schema/aviationweather-pirep-schema.json - type: JSONSchema title: AIRSIGMET url: json-schema/aviationweather-airsigmet-schema.json - type: JSONSchema title: ISIGMET url: json-schema/aviationweather-isigmet-schema.json - type: JSONSchema title: GAIRMET url: json-schema/aviationweather-gairmet-schema.json - type: JSONSchema title: AIRMET url: json-schema/aviationweather-airmet-schema.json - type: JSONSchema title: CWA url: json-schema/aviationweather-cwa-schema.json - type: JSONSchema title: Station url: json-schema/aviationweather-station-schema.json - type: JSONSchema title: Airport url: json-schema/aviationweather-airport-schema.json - type: JSONStructure title: METAR url: json-structure/aviationweather-metar-structure.json - type: JSONStructure title: TAF url: json-structure/aviationweather-taf-structure.json - type: JSONStructure title: Airport url: json-structure/aviationweather-airport-structure.json - type: ExamplePayload title: METAR url: examples/aviationweather-metar-example.json - type: ExamplePayload title: TAF url: examples/aviationweather-taf-example.json - type: ExamplePayload title: PIREP url: examples/aviationweather-pirep-example.json - type: ExamplePayload title: Domestic SIGMET url: examples/aviationweather-airsigmet-example.json - type: ExamplePayload title: International SIGMET url: examples/aviationweather-isigmet-example.json - type: ExamplePayload title: G-AIRMET url: examples/aviationweather-gairmet-example.json - type: ExamplePayload title: AIRMET url: examples/aviationweather-airmet-example.json - type: ExamplePayload title: TFM Convective Forecast url: examples/aviationweather-tcf-example.json - type: ExamplePayload title: CWA url: examples/aviationweather-cwa-example.json - type: ExamplePayload title: Wind/Temp url: examples/aviationweather-windtemp-example.json - type: ExamplePayload title: Area Forecast url: examples/aviationweather-areafcst-example.json - type: ExamplePayload title: Forecast Discussion url: examples/aviationweather-fcstdisc-example.json - type: ExamplePayload title: MIS url: examples/aviationweather-mis-example.json - type: ExamplePayload title: Station Info url: examples/aviationweather-stationinfo-example.json - type: ExamplePayload title: Airport url: examples/aviationweather-airport-example.json - type: ExamplePayload title: NAVAID url: examples/aviationweather-navaid-example.json - type: ExamplePayload title: Fix url: examples/aviationweather-fix-example.json - type: ExamplePayload title: Feature url: examples/aviationweather-feature-example.json - type: ExamplePayload title: Obstacle url: examples/aviationweather-obstacle-example.json - type: ExamplePayload title: Data Server (legacy) url: examples/aviationweather-dataserver-example.json common: - type: Website url: https://aviationweather.gov/ - type: Agency title: NOAA / National Weather Service / Aviation Weather Center url: https://www.weather.gov/aviation/awc - type: ParentOrganization title: NOAA NWS NCEP url: https://www.ncep.noaa.gov/ - type: SisterService title: api.weather.gov (National Weather Service general API) url: https://www.weather.gov/documentation/services-web-api - type: Documentation url: https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/ - type: Examples url: https://aviationweather.gov/data/example/ - type: Help url: https://aviationweather.gov/help/ - type: RecentChanges url: https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/ - type: OpenAPI url: openapi/aviationweather-openapi.yml - type: Vocabulary url: vocabulary/aviationweather-vocabulary.yml - type: JSONLD url: json-ld/aviationweather-context.jsonld - type: SpectralRules url: rules/aviationweather-rules.yml - type: RelatedService title: WIFS API (Weather Information For System) url: https://aviationweather.gov/wifs/api?f=html - type: PublicAPIsListing url: https://github.com/public-apis/public-apis - type: PrivacyPolicy url: https://www.weather.gov/privacy - type: License title: U.S. Government Work (public domain) url: https://www.weather.gov/disclaimer integrations: - name: api.weather.gov description: NWS general weather API (separate from AWC aviation surface). url: https://api.weather.gov/ - name: NOAA WIFS description: Weather Information For System — bulk GRIB/IWXXM distribution. url: https://aviationweather.gov/wifs/ - name: FAA SWIM description: FAA System Wide Information Management — operational distribution channel that also carries AWC products. url: https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/technology/swim solutions: - name: Flight planning description: Pre-flight briefings combining METAR, TAF, PIREP, SIGMET, and AIRMET data. - name: Dispatch and operations description: Airline/charter dispatch consuming SIGMET/AIRMET for route avoidance. - name: General aviation apps description: EFB (electronic flight bag) apps surfacing aviation weather on mobile. - name: Research and analytics description: Academic and research use of historical aviation weather observations and advisories. maintainers: - FN: Kin Lane email: kin@apievangelist.com