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Aviation

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Providers using this tag (158)

Ranked by API Evangelist rating — Exemplar and Strong are expanded by default.

Strong 3 Solid coverage with minor gaps
FlightAwareFlightsFlight TrackingMapping1 API58.2Aviation EdgeAirlinesAirportsFlight Data1 API57.8FlightFinderAviation SafetyAccident DataOpen Data1 API55.2
Developing 15 Usable, with meaningful gaps to close
TUI GroupTravelUnited KingdomAirlines21 APIs53.1DTNWeatherAgricultureEnergyMarket Data37 APIs52.0Federal Aviation AdministrationTravelUnited StatesAirports4 APIs51.1ShellEV ChargingEnergyFleet Management3 APIs51.0American Express Global Business TravelTravelUnited StatesCorporate TravelTravel Management17 APIs49.2U.S. Department of TransportationTravelUnited StatesAirlines12 APIs49.0SkymerseCompanyNOTAMFlight Operations1 API48.8OpenTravel AllianceTravelUnited StatesStandards8 APIs45.6Virgin AtlanticTravelUnited KingdomAirlines12 APIs45.4Flightradar24Flight TrackingReal-TimeAircraft1 API44.0StarlinkNon-Terrestrial NetworkStarlinkTelecommunicationsUnited States1 API43.3UK Civil Aviation AuthorityTravelUnited KingdomAirlines1 API43.1AloftDronesAirspaceUTMLAANC1 API42.8Bureau of Transportation StatisticsFederal GovernmentStatisticsTransportation2 APIs42.0NOAA — National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationWeatherClimateOceanSpace Weather1 API40.4
Thin 30 Limited public surface area
Airport GapAirportsTransportationIATA1 API38.9OpenSky NetworkFlight TrackingADS-BAircraft1 API38.9Tomorrow.ioWeatherClimateForecastHistorical Weather11 APIs38.5AirbusAerospaceDefenseManufacturing1 API37.8Aviation Weather CenterWeatherGovernmentNOAA1 API37.6WestJetTravelCanadaAirlines1 API37.5AeroDataBoxFlightsAerospaceFlight Data1 API37.4WebjetTravelAustraliaOTA17 APIs36.7Rockwell CollinsAvionicsAerospaceDefense1 API36.6ADS-B ExchangeFlight TrackingADS-BAircraft1 API36.4AirlabsFlightsAirlinesAirports1 API35.6FlightLabsFlightsAirlinesAirports1 API35.2United AirlinesAirlinesTravelFlight BookingNDC1 API34.6Airspace LinkCompanyDronesUASAirspace1 API33.2ICON AircraftCompanyAerospaceAircraft Manufacturing1 API33.2Air CanadaTravelCanadaAirlines10 APIs32.7VATSIMFlight SimulationAir Traffic ControlReal-Time Data8 APIs32.3OAGCompanyDataAnalytics10 APIs31.7QantasTravelAustraliaAirlines1 API30.0LufthansaAirlinesTravelFlights1 API29.3ZamnaCompanyTravelIdentity Verification1 API29.2United TechnologiesAerospaceDefenseManufacturing3 APIs28.4Department of TransportationFederal GovernmentTransportationVehicles4 APIs28.3Alaska AirlinesAirlinesTravelCargo8 APIs28.1Heathrow AirportTravelUnited KingdomAirports3 APIs27.9American AirlinesAirlinesFlightsTravel1 API27.6British AirwaysTravelUnited KingdomAirlines1 API27.2Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA)TravelAustraliaAirports3 APIs27.1AARMROAerospaceDefense9 APIs26.8Corporate Travel ManagementTravelAustraliaCorporate TravelTravel Management Company1 API26.2
Emerging 48 Early or largely undocumented
Electra.aeroAerospaceAircraft ManufacturingAdvanced Air Mobility1 API25.0AirWise SolutionsCompanyDronesUAS1 API23.7TransatTravelCanadaAirlines1 API23.7JetstarTravelAustraliaAirlines1 API22.8Transport CanadaTravelCanadaRegulator3 APIs22.0JetBlueTravelUnited StatesAirlines21.9Breeze AirwaysCompanyAirlinesTravel1 API21.6GarminGPSFitnessWearablesOutdoor17 APIs21.4Southwest AirlinesFortune 500AirlinesTravel3 APIs20.6OurAirportsAirportsOpen DataCSV6 APIs20.3AviationstackAirlinesAirportsFlights11 APIs19.6AvisionCompanyDronesUASUTM18.6ICAOAirlinesAirportsAirspace7 APIs18.1Flight NetworkTravelCanadaAirlines17.9Sydney AirportTravelAustraliaAirports17.8AuranetworksystemsCommunicationsInfrastructureUnmanned1 API17.7Flight Centre Travel GroupTravelAustraliaCorporate TravelTravel Agency16.7SkySelectCompanyMarketplaceProcurement16.7Triumph GroupAerospaceDefenseManufacturingMaintenance Repair Overhaul1 API16.6Lufthansa CargoLogisticsSupply ChainGermanyAir Cargo2 APIs16.4CHAMP CargosystemsAir CargoAirlinesBookingCargo31 APIs16.1Comply365CompanyComplianceContent Management16.1AIG AerospaceInsuranceAerospaceSpecialty Insurance15.8IATAAirlinesAirportsCargo3 APIs15.8Spire GlobalSatelliteEarth ObservationAISMaritime5 APIs15.8Air France-KLMCompanyTravelEurope1 API14.6MoviationCompanyMobilityAir TaxiUrban Air Mobility14.4Porter AirlinesTravelCanadaAirlines14.4EmiratesCompanyAirlinesTravel14.0Emirates SkyCargoLogisticsSupply ChainUnited Arab EmiratesAir Cargo1 API14.0easyJetTravelUnited KingdomAirlines1 API13.8InmarsatSatellite CommunicationsSATCOMMaritime7 APIs13.8AEG FuelsCompanyAviation FuelFuel13.5FLYR LabsCompanyTravel TechnologyAirlinesHospitality2 APIs13.5LIFT AircraftCompanyeVTOLElectric Aircraft1 API13.2SkyWest AirlinesAirlinesRegional AirlineTransportation1 API12.9Delta AirlinesAir TravelAirlinesBooking1 API12.7AviyairAirlinesAirportsFlight Tracking1 API12.6Rex AirlinesTravelAustraliaAirlines12.3China Southern Air LogisticsCompanyAir CargoAir FreightLogistics11.9EyeLightsCompanyAugmented RealityHead-Up DisplayWearables11.9Virgin AustraliaTravelAustraliaAirlines11.7BoeingAirplanesAerospaceFlights9 APIs11.6Loft DynamicsCompanyInfrastructureFlight Simulation11.5RyanairCompanyAirlinesTravelEurope11.3SkyryseCompanyAerospaceFlight Automation11.3GoodwinCompanyCharter AviationPrivate Aviation11.2Merlin LabsCompanyAerospaceDefense11.2
Minimal 62 Almost no public developer surface
ZeroAviaCompanyAerospaceHydrogen10.9Airspace IntelligenceCompanyArtificial IntelligenceAir Traffic Management10.8DraxonCompanyAi Enterprise SoftwareVirtual RealityTraining10.4On the BeachTravelUnited KingdomOTAOnline Travel Agency10.3Boom SupersonicCompanyDeep TechAerospace10.2CargoluxLogisticsSupply ChainLuxembourgAir Cargo10.2KilsarCompanyArtificial IntelligenceMaintenance10.2Sarla AviationCompanyManufacturingeVTOL10.2Atlas Air Worldwide HoldingsACMIAir CargoAircraft LeasingAir Freight9.9LanzaJetCompanyEnergySustainable Aviation FuelRenewable Fuels9.6HEICOAerospaceDefense1 API9.51001 AICompanyArtificial IntelligenceSovereign AICritical Infrastructure9.4FetcherrCompanyArtificial IntelligenceMachine Learning9.4SkyDriveCompanyAerospaceAdvanced Air Mobility9.2Whisper AeroCompanyMobility LogisticsAerospaceElectric Propulsion9.2AutoflighteVTOLAir TaxiAdvanced Air Mobility1 API9.0ZiplineDronesAutonomous AircraftDrone DeliveryUnmanned Aerial Systems8.9ZymblyCompanyArtificial IntelligenceAircraft Maintenance8.9Beyond AeroCompanyFrontier TechAerospace8.8De-IceCompanyAerospaceDe-Icing8.8TextronAerospaceDefenseFortune 5008.5JetZeroCompanyAerospaceAircraft Manufacturing8.4REGENT CraftCompanyTransportationMaritime8.2AuraaeroeVTOLAircraftHybrid EVTOLUltra‑Long Range8.0Savion AerospaceCompanyAerospaceSustainability7.6Acacus GroupCompanyFleet ManagementTransportationLogistics7.3Jet2TravelUnited KingdomAirlines7.0AerofugiaAerospaceeVTOLAdvanced Air Mobility6.5Rolls-RoyceAerospaceDefensePower Systems6.1FlytrexCompanyDrone DeliveryLast Mile DeliveryLogistics5.8IONACompanyDronesLogisticsDelivery5.7AeroCompanyTravelAir TravelAirlines5.4WingDronesDrone DeliveryUnmanned AircraftUAS5.3AmpaireCompanyAerospaceElectric Aircraft5.2RadiaCompanyAerospaceAir Cargo5.0Aerospace Times FeipengCompanyAerospaceDronesUAV4.9XwingCompanyAutonomyAerospace4.9Astro MechanicaCompanyAerospaceJet Engines4.8Heart AerospaceCompanySustainable TransportAerospace4.8B/E AerospaceAerospaceAircraft Cabin InteriorsBusiness Jets4.7Zunum AeroCompanyAerospaceAircraft Manufacturing4.6General ElectricAerospaceEnergyManufacturing4.3Amprius TechnologiesBatteriesLithium-IonSilicon AnodeEnergy Density4.1GE AerospaceAerospaceDefenseManufacturing4.1Nabhdrishti AerospaceCompanyAerospacePropulsionGas Turbine4.0HermeusCompanyAerospaceDefenseHypersonic3.8MightyFlyCompanyLogisticsDrones3.8Wheels UpPrivate AviationCharterMembership3.7Hawaiian HoldingsAirlinesTravelHolding Company3.5IridiumSatelliteSatellite CommunicationsLEOL-Band3.5General AviationCompanyAir Traffic ControlAerospace3.4Pratt & WhitneyAerospaceDefenseManufacturing3.4Virgin GalacticCompanySpaceSpaceflightSpace Tourism3.4AssaiaCompanyArtificial IntelligenceTurnaround3.3Enhanced RadarCompanyArtificial IntelligenceAir Traffic Control3.3Iris AutomationCompanyDeep TechDronesUAS3.3Nexus Lab TechnologiesCompanySustainabilityClimate3.3LydianCompanySustainable Aviation FuelClean EnergyClimate Tech2.8Frontier Group HoldingsAirlinesLow Cost CarrierTravel2.5Allegiant TravelTravelAirlines2.3AirMapCompanyInfrastructureDronesAirspace0.0Universal HydrogenCompanyDefunctAerospace0.0

APIs with this tag (53)

Ranked by the provider's API Evangelist rating — the Kin Score is scored per provider, not per API, so every API of a provider shares its band. How the rating works →

Strong 2 Solid coverage with minor gaps
FlightAware AeroAPIAeroAPI is FlightAware's query-based REST API for accessing aviation data on demand. It exposes 60+ endpoin...58.2FlightAware FirehoseFirehose is FlightAware's real-time streaming feed of global flight data, delivering ADS-B, radar, and ATC-...58.2
Developing 12 Usable, with meaningful gaps to close
DTN Point Forecast APIDTN Point Forecast API delivers high-quality weather forecasts for specified locations. Provides hourly and...52.0FAA DMS Lookup APIRetrieves designee information from the FAA Data Management System using either a Designee Number or an ODA...51.1FAA NOTAM APINotices to Air Missions retrieval API. Probe-confirmed live but gated — an unauthenticated GET returned HTT...51.1FAA NOTAM Management Service (NMS) APIThe distribution interface of the FAA's new NOTAM Management Service, the vendor-provided replacement for t...51.1FAA Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) List APIUnauthenticated JSON list of active Temporary Flight Restrictions, each carrying a NOTAM id, TFR type, ARTC...51.1Shell Aviation Fuel Reseller APIThe Shell Aviation Fuel Reseller API enables aviation fuel resellers and operators to manage fuel procureme...51.0Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open Data APIThe Bureau of Transportation Statistics open data platform on Socrata SODA 2.1, and the authoritative recor...49.0DOT Data Hub Open Data APIThe departmental open data platform, served from both data.transportation.gov and datahub.transportation.go...49.0FAA Data Catalog (CKAN Action API v3)The Federal Aviation Administration's open data catalog, running CKAN 2.11.4 and exposing the full CKAN Act...49.0TranStats - Airline On-Time Performance DataTranStats is BTS's aviation and transportation statistics database providing flight on-time performance dat...42.0NOAA Aviation APIThe Aviation API from NOAA — 7 operation(s) for aviation.40.5NOAA — National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Aviation APIThe Aviation API from NOAA — National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration — 7 operation(s) for aviation.40.4
Thin 19 Limited public surface area
Weather.gov Aviation APIThe Aviation API from Weather.gov — 7 operation(s) for aviation.36.8VATSIM METAR APIThe METAR API from VATSIM — 1 operation(s) for metar.32.3National Weather Service Aviation APIThe Aviation API from National Weather Service — 7 operation(s) for aviation.28.0Heathrow Flight Connections APIHeathrow's Connections API provides up to date information on real time flight connections to and from Heat...27.9Heathrow Flights APIHeathrow's Flights API provides up to date information on real time flights to and from Heathrow, covering ...27.9Heathrow Weather APIHeathrow's Weather API provides up to date information on weather conditions at most airports worldwide, ex...27.9Australian Civil Aircraft Register Data FilesThe complete Australian Civil Aircraft Register published as a daily comma-delimited data file (acrftreg.cs...27.1CASA Airworthiness Directives Data FilesOpen, unauthenticated bulk data files covering every current Australian Airworthiness Directive (AD). combi...27.1CASA RPAS Digital Platform APIA partner-only API that supplies CASA advisories, notifications and geospatial map data to drone safety app...27.1AAR Aerostrat (Aerros)Aerostrat is AAR's maintenance planning software subsidiary, acquired in 2025 and run under Trax. Its flags...26.8AAR Airframe MROAAR provides airframe maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services as the leading North American MRO pr...26.8AAR Airinmar Warranty and ClaimsAirinmar is AAR's aviation warranty management and components repair solution, providing warranty claim pro...26.8AAR AirvoyantAirvoyant is AAR's AI-driven parts procurement platform, launched April 2026 with Delta Air Lines and Air C...26.8AAR Component MROAAR component MRO services provide comprehensive maintenance, repair, and overhaul for aircraft components,...26.8AAR Government ServicesAAR's government services division provides comprehensive maintenance and supply chain programs, shelters a...26.8AAR PAARTS Store Commerce APIThe AAR PAARTS Store is AAR's online aviation parts storefront, running on Adobe Commerce (Magento 2). It e...26.8AAR Parts SupplyAAR's parts supply division distributes new and used aircraft and engine parts to commercial airlines, MROs...26.8AAR Trax Aviation SoftwareTrax is AAR's aviation software subsidiary, wholly owned since 2023. Its flagship eMRO is a browser-based, ...26.8eAPIS — Advance Passenger Information SystemA CBP web-based application for commercial and private carriers to electronically submit inbound and outbou...26.7
Emerging 18 Early or largely undocumented
Transport Canada Canadian Airports ArcGIS REST APIQueryable Esri ArcGIS REST MapServer (currentVersion 10.81) published by Transport Canada through the Gover...22.0Transport Canada Canadian Airports OGC WMSOGC Web Map Service 1.3.0 endpoint for the same Canadian Airports with Air Navigation Services layer. GetCa...22.0Garmin Aviation Flight Data Log APIAviation API for accessing flight data logs (FDL/FDM) generated by Garmin avionics — G1000/G3000/G5000 inte...21.4OurAirports Airport Frequencies DatasetDaily-updated CSV dataset of radio communication frequencies for airports, including tower (TWR), ground (G...20.3OurAirports Navaids DatasetDaily-updated CSV dataset of radio navigation aids (VOR, NDB, DME, TACAN, VORTAC, and combinations) associa...20.3IATA Open API HubThe IATA Open API Hub aggregates airline-published APIs covering flight status, customer flight info, desti...15.8Spire Aviation APIREST APIs and real-time event and tracking streams for global flight data, including space-based ADS-B posi...15.8SkyWest Flight DataSkyWest Airlines flight data including flight status, schedules, and routes is accessible through third-par...12.9AviyairAviyair API provides global flight data including real-time flight tracking and status, historical flight d...12.6Boeing Aircraft Models APIThe Boeing Aircraft Models API provides model characteristics of commercial and business aviation aircraft ...11.6Boeing Airports and Aerodromes APIThe Boeing Airports and Aerodromes API provides current, worldwide aerodrome data from Jeppesen's aeronauti...11.6Boeing Airspaces APIThe Boeing Airspaces API provides detailed, current information about airspace classifications and boundari...11.6Boeing Flight Events APIThe Boeing Flight Events API (Beta) provides real-time insights into worldwide flight events, enabling flig...11.6Boeing NOTAMs APIThe Boeing NOTAMs API provides access to Jeppesen's global Notices to Air Missions (NOTAMs) database, enabl...11.6Boeing Parts APIThe Boeing Parts API enables searching and requesting price and availability information for specific Boein...11.6Boeing Runway Monitor APIThe Boeing Runway Monitor API provides active runway information for arrivals and departures at airports ar...11.6Boeing Standard Minimums APIThe Boeing Standard Minimums API provides worldwide, detailed, and current information about instrument app...11.6Boeing Taxi Time APIThe Boeing Taxi Time API provides current taxi time information at airports around the world, enabling airl...11.6
Minimal 2 Almost no public developer surface
HEICO Corporation APIThe HEICO Corporation API provides access to platform services and data for enterprise integration and auto...9.5Plane-ly Spoken — Aviation Law BlogAttorney-authored LexBlog covering aviation and drone law.6.3

Companies reaching this through an API (5)

These companies publish an API, specification or operation carrying “Aviation” but do not classify their business under it. Listed unranked and kept out of the count above, because one tagged operation is not a statement about what a company does.

CBP Fox Rothschild National Weather Service NOAA Weather.gov

Score breakdown

Frequency
63.9
log-scaled weighted occurrences
Breadth
4.1
spread across providers
Quality lift
23.5
mean composite of providers using it
Cohesion
12.9
strength of nearest seed neighbor

Where this tag sits

158 providers carry this tag directly, and 169 counting the 2 narrower tags below — 11 more to reach.

Transportation broader Airports 20 providers Airlines 56 providers

Related tags

Airlines 47 co-occurrences Airports 24 co-occurrences Aerospace 44 co-occurrences Flights 21 co-occurrences NDC 17 co-occurrences Travel 50 co-occurrences Aircraft 13 co-occurrences Distribution 24 co-occurrences

Where this tag comes from

Provider tag158
Api tag53
Openapi tag4
Openapi op tag28

Cohort brief

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The 151 providers in the APIs.io catalog tagged Aviation, scored on the Kin Score. Every figure below is computed from the catalog — nothing here is written.

Providers
151
all scored
Mean Kin Score
19.6
-3.3 vs catalog 22.9
Mean Agent Readiness
10
-1.9 vs catalog 11.9
Spread
0–58.2
median 14.4 · σ 14.7
How the 151 split by band
Exemplar 0Strong 3Developing 15Thin 30Emerging 47Minimal 56
Facet averages, against the whole catalog
FacetThis cohortCatalogDifferenceScored
Discoverability 58 58.1 -0.1 151
Contract Governance 5.9 6.3 -0.4 151
Contract Quality 15.5 17.6 -2.1 151
Operational Transparency 10.3 13.7 -3.4 151
Developer Ergonomics 18.6 23.2 -4.6 151
Access Clarity 21.1 26.5 -5.4 151

A facet is averaged over the members that carry it, not over the whole cohort — the “Scored” column is that count. Averaging an absent facet as zero would score our own coverage gaps as the providers’ posture.

What this cohort publishes
ArtifactThis cohortCatalogDifference
MCP server (any) 8% 14% -6
MCP server (first-party) 3% 12% -9
Agent Skills 0% 0% 0
OAuth scopes 11% 11% 0
Security 99% 98% +1
Arazzo workflows 1% 2% -1
Governance rules 15% 14% +1

mcp_pct counts any mcp/ artifact including ones API Evangelist derived from the provider OpenAPI; mcp_first_party_pct counts only servers the provider publishes. Prefer the latter.

Top by Kin Score
  1. 1 FlightAware 58.2
  2. 2 Aviation Edge 57.8
  3. 3 FlightFinder 55.2
  4. 4 TUI Group 53.1
  5. 5 DTN 52
  6. 6 Federal Aviation Administration 51.1
  7. 7 Shell 51
  8. 8 American Express Global Business Travel 49.2
  9. 9 U.S. Department of Transportation 49
  10. 10 Skymerse 48.8
Top by Agent Readiness
  1. 1 FlightLabs 46.7
  2. 2 American Express Global Business Travel 44.4
  3. 3 FlightFinder 43
  4. 4 ICON Aircraft 42.5
  5. 5 OpenTravel Alliance 40.3
  6. 6 TUI Group 40.1
  7. 7 Starlink 38.3
  8. 8 Electra.aero 36.5
  9. 9 FlightAware 35.1
  10. 10 DTN 34.6
All 158 members of this roster resolve to a scored provider in the catalog.Generated from the catalog build of 5 October 2026, across 29093 providers, using the same computation served by the APIs.io cohort API. Briefs are published for rosters of 5 or more scored providers; below that a distribution is not meaningful.

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