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Aviationweather Pirep Structure

Decoded pilot report as returned by GET /api/data/pirep?format=json.

Type: object Properties: 20
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AviationWeather Pilot Report (PIREP/AIREP) is a JSON Structure definition published by Aviation Weather Center, describing 20 properties. It conforms to the https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/# meta-schema.

Properties

receiptTime obsTime rawOb acType fltlvl lat lon tbInt1 tbType1 tbFreq1 tbBas1 tbTop1 icIntens1 icType1 icBas1 icTop1 cloudCvg1 cloudBas1 cloudTop1 remarks

Meta-schema: https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#

JSON Structure

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{
  "$schema": "https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/aviationweather/refs/heads/main/json-structure/aviationweather-pirep-structure.json",
  "name": "AviationWeather Pilot Report (PIREP/AIREP)",
  "description": "Decoded pilot report as returned by GET /api/data/pirep?format=json.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "receiptTime": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Receipt time of the report."
    },
    "obsTime": {
      "type": "int32",
      "description": "Observation time (UNIX epoch)."
    },
    "rawOb": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Raw report text."
    },
    "acType": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Aircraft type (e.g. B737, E170)."
    },
    "fltlvl": {
      "type": [
        "integer",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Flight level (hundreds of feet)."
    },
    "lat": {
      "type": "double"
    },
    "lon": {
      "type": "double"
    },
    "tbInt1": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Turbulence intensity (e.g. LGT, MOD, SEV)."
    },
    "tbType1": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Turbulence type (e.g. CHOP, CAT)."
    },
    "tbFreq1": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Turbulence frequency (e.g. OCNL, CONT)."
    },
    "tbBas1": {
      "type": [
        "integer",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Turbulence base (feet)."
    },
    "tbTop1": {
      "type": [
        "integer",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Turbulence top (feet)."
    },
    "icIntens1": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Icing intensity."
    },
    "icType1": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Icing type (RIME, CLEAR, MIXED)."
    },
    "icBas1": {
      "type": [
        "integer",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "icTop1": {
      "type": [
        "integer",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "cloudCvg1": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Cloud cover at level."
    },
    "cloudBas1": {
      "type": [
        "integer",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "cloudTop1": {
      "type": [
        "integer",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "remarks": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    }
  }
}