Aviation Weather Center

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: 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