NOAA — National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Navigational Data API
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OpenAPI Specification
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
title: AviationWeather.gov Navigational Data API
description: Schema for public data API of AviationWeather.gov.
termsOfService: /data/api/
version: v4.0
servers:
- url: https://aviationweather.gov
description: NOAA Aviation Weather Center data API
tags:
- name: Navigational Data
description: Decoded navigational information
paths:
/api/data/stationinfo:
get:
tags:
- Navigational Data
summary: Station info
description: Station observation location information
parameters:
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/ids'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/bbox'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/RawJSONGeoXML'
responses:
200:
description: successful operation
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/StationInfoJSON'
application/geo+json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/StationInfoGeoJSON'
application/xml:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/StationInfoXML'
400:
$ref: '#/components/responses/400'
operationId: getApiDataStationinfo
x-operation-id-source: derived
/api/data/airport:
get:
tags:
- Navigational Data
summary: Airport info
description: Information about airports
parameters:
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/ids'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/bbox'
- name: format
in: query
description: Format
required: false
explode: true
schema:
type: string
enum:
- decoded
- json
- geojson
default: decoded
responses:
200:
description: Successful operation
content:
application/json:
schema:
type: array
items:
type: object
properties:
icaoId:
type: string
examples:
- KMCI
iataId:
type: string
examples:
- MCI
faaId:
type: string
examples:
- MCI
name:
type: string
examples:
- KANSAS CITY/KANSAS CITY INTL
state:
type: string
examples:
- MO
country:
type: string
examples:
- US
source:
type: string
examples:
- FAA
type:
type: string
examples:
- ARP
lat:
type: string
examples:
- 39.2976
lon:
type: string
examples:
- -94.7139
elev:
type: string
examples:
- 313
magdec:
type: string
examples:
- 02E
owner:
type: string
examples:
- P
runways:
type: array
400:
$ref: '#/components/responses/400'
operationId: getApiDataAirport
x-operation-id-source: derived
/api/data/navaid:
get:
tags:
- Navigational Data
summary: Navigational aid info
description: Navigational aid data
parameters:
- name: ids
in: query
description: three character identifier
required: false
examples:
'-':
value: ''
barbq:
summary: MCI
value: MCI
schema:
type: string
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/bbox'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/RawJSONGeo'
responses:
200:
description: Successful operation
content:
application/json:
schema:
type: array
items:
type: object
properties:
id:
type: string
examples:
- MCI
type:
type: string
examples:
- VORTAC
name:
type: string
examples:
- Kansas City
state:
type: string
examples:
- MO
country:
type: string
examples:
- US
lat:
type: number
examples:
- 39.2853
lon:
type: number
examples:
- -94.7371
elev:
type: number
examples:
- 310
freq:
type: number
examples:
- 113.25
mag_dec:
type: string
examples:
- 05E
400:
$ref: '#/components/responses/400'
operationId: getApiDataNavaid
x-operation-id-source: derived
/api/data/fix:
get:
tags:
- Navigational Data
summary: Navigational fix/waypoint info
description: Navigational fix data
parameters:
- name: ids
in: query
description: 5 letter Fix ID(s)
required: false
examples:
'-':
value: ''
barbq:
summary: BARBQ
value: BARBQ
schema:
type: string
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/bbox'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/RawJSONGeo'
responses:
200:
description: Successful operation
content:
application/json:
schema:
type: array
items:
type: object
properties:
id:
type: string
examples:
- BARBQ
type:
type: string
examples:
- I
lat:
type: number
examples:
- 39.0811
lon:
type: number
examples:
- -94.7681
400:
$ref: '#/components/responses/400'
operationId: getApiDataFix
x-operation-id-source: derived
/api/data/feature:
get:
tags:
- Navigational Data
summary: Feature info
description: Additional geographic features
parameters:
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/bbox'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/RawJSONGeo'
responses:
200:
description: successful operation
400:
$ref: '#/components/responses/400'
operationId: getApiDataFeature
x-operation-id-source: derived
/api/data/obstacle:
get:
tags:
- Navigational Data
summary: Obstacle info
description: Aviation obstacle information
parameters:
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/bbox'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/RawJSONGeo'
responses:
200:
description: successful operation
400:
$ref: '#/components/responses/400'
operationId: getApiDataObstacle
x-operation-id-source: derived
components:
parameters:
bbox:
name: bbox
in: query
description: Geographic bounding box (lat0, lon0, lat1, lon1)
required: false
examples:
'-':
value: ''
box:
summary: A small box around Chicago
value: 40,-90,45,-85
schema:
type: string
RawJSONGeo:
name: format
in: query
description: Format
required: false
explode: true
schema:
type: string
enum:
- raw
- json
- geojson
default: raw
RawJSONGeoXML:
name: format
in: query
description: Format
required: false
explode: true
schema:
type: string
enum:
- raw
- json
- geojson
- xml
default: raw
ids:
name: ids
in: query
description: Station ID(s)
required: false
examples:
'-':
value: ''
id:
summary: A single ICAO Id
value: KMCI
ids:
summary: A list of ICAO Ids separated by commas
value: KMCI,KORD,KBOS
states:
summary: A 2 letter state abbreviation preceded by a @
value: '@WA'
schema:
type: string
schemas:
StationInfoGeoJSON:
type: object
properties:
type:
type: string
enum:
- FeatureCollection
features:
type: array
items:
type: object
properties:
type:
type: string
enum:
- Feature
id:
type: number
properties:
type: object
properties:
icaoId:
type: string
description: ICAO station identifier
iataId:
type: string
description: IATA station identifier
faaId:
type: string
description: FAA station identifier
site:
type: string
description: Site name
elev:
type: number
description: Elevation
state:
type: string
description: State or region
country:
type: string
description: Country
priority:
type: number
description: Priority display order
siteType:
type: array
description: METAR and/or TAF availability
items:
type: string
geometry:
type: object
properties:
type:
type: string
enum:
- Point
coordinates:
type: array
minItems: 2
maxItems: 2
items:
type: number
examples:
- - -87.9316
- 41.9602
StationInfoXML:
xml:
name: response
type: object
properties:
request_index:
type: number
data_source:
properties:
name:
type: string
enum:
- aircraftreports
xml:
attribute: true
request:
properties:
type:
type: string
enum:
- retrieve
xml:
attribute: true
errors: null
warnings: null
time_taken_ms:
type: number
data:
type: array
xml:
name: data
wrapped: true
items:
type: object
xml:
name: Station
properties:
station_id:
type: string
iata_id:
type: string
wmo_id:
type: string
faa_id:
type: string
latitude:
type: string
longitude:
type: string
elevation_m:
type: string
site:
type: string
state:
type: string
country:
type: string
site_type:
type: object
properties:
METAR: null
TAF: null
StationInfoJSON:
type: array
items:
type: object
properties:
icaoId:
type: string
description: ICAO station identifier
iataId:
type: string
description: IATA station identifier
faaId:
type: string
description: FAA station identifier
site:
type: string
description: Site name
lat:
type: number
description: Latitude
lon:
type: number
description: Longitude
elev:
type: number
description: Elevation
state:
type: string
description: State or region
country:
type: string
description: Country
priority:
type: number
description: Priority display order
siteType:
type: array
description: METAR and/or TAF availability
items:
type: string