Av-Weather API - METAR, TAF, Runway, and Airport Information
The Av-Weather Aviation Data API provides fast, reliable, and continuously updated aviation weather and airport information for pilots, dispatchers, EFBs, flight schools, and aviation software platforms. We update: • METARs every 5 minutes • TAFs every 10 minutes • Airport data weekly Av-Weather goes beyond standard reports by providing computed operational insights, including: • ✈️ Active…
Av-Weather API - METAR, TAF, Runway, and Airport Information endpoints
| Method | Endpoint | Description |
|---|---|---|
| health | ||
| GET |
/health /health |
Check if the API is running |
| metars | ||
| GET |
/api/metars/station/{stationId} /api/metars/station/{stationId} |
Retrieve METAR observations for a specific station identifier |
| GET |
/api/metars/station/{stationId}/history /api/metars/station/{stationId}/history |
Retrieve time-series METAR data with intelligent sampling for creating charts and graphs |
| airports | ||
| GET |
/api/airports/{identifier}/runways /api/airports/{identifier}/runways |
Get runway information with calculated active runway based on current wind |
| GET |
/api/airports/{identifier} /api/airports/{identifier} |
Get comprehensive airport information including weather (METAR/TAF), runways with active runway calculation, and frequencies |
| GET |
/api/airports/search/location /api/airports/search/location |
Find airports within a radius or bounding box. Returns airports sorted by distance with weather and frequency information. |
| GET |
/api/airports/search /api/airports/search |
Search for airports by name, city, or identifier code |
| GET |
/api/airports/{identifier}/weather /api/airports/{identifier}/weather |
Get only METAR and TAF weather data for an airport |
| triggers | ||
| POST |
/api/trigger/taf /api/trigger/taf |
Manually trigger the TAF data fetching job. Requires API key authentication via X-API-Key header. |
| POST |
/api/trigger/metar /api/trigger/metar |
Manually trigger the METAR data fetching job. Requires API key authentication via X-API-Key header. |
| POST |
/api/trigger/all /api/trigger/all |
Manually trigger all data fetching jobs (METAR, TAF, airports). Requires API key authentication via X-API-Key header. This is a long-running operation. |
| POST |
/api/trigger/airports /api/trigger/airports |
Manually trigger the airport data fetching job. Requires API key authentication via X-API-Key header. This is a long-running operation. |
Av-Weather API - METAR, TAF, Runway, and Airport Information pricing
| Plan | Price | Rate limit | Quotas |
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| BASIC | Free | — |
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| PRO | $9 / month | 5 / second |
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| ULTRA Recommended | $29 / month | — |
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| MEGA | $69 / month | — |
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