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 6 Solid coverage with minor gaps

FlightAware AeroAPIAeroAPI is FlightAware's query-based REST API for accessing aviation data on demand. It exposes 60+ endpoin...58.4 FlightAware FirehoseFirehose is FlightAware's real-time streaming feed of global flight data, delivering ADS-B, radar, and ATC-...58.4 Aviation EdgeAviation Edge API provides comprehensive aviation data including real-time flight tracking, airport informa...58.0 Aviation Edge NOTAMs APIReal-time and historical NOTAM data for airports and Flight Information Regions, by IATA code, ICAO code or...58.0 DTN Point Forecast APIDTN Point Forecast API delivers high-quality weather forecasts for specified locations. Provides hourly and...55.7 Shell Aviation Fuel Reseller APIThe Shell Aviation Fuel Reseller API enables aviation fuel resellers and operators to manage fuel procureme...55.3

Developing 12 Usable, with meaningful gaps to close

FAA DMS Lookup APIRetrieves designee information from the FAA Data Management System using either a Designee Number or an ODA...54.2 FAA NOTAM APINotices to Air Missions retrieval API. Probe-confirmed live but gated — an unauthenticated GET returned HTT...54.2 FAA NOTAM Management Service (NMS) APIThe distribution interface of the FAA's new NOTAM Management Service, the vendor-provided replacement for t...54.2 FAA Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) List APIUnauthenticated JSON list of active Temporary Flight Restrictions, each carrying a NOTAM id, TFR type, ARTC...54.2 Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open Data APIThe Bureau of Transportation Statistics open data platform on Socrata SODA 2.1, and the authoritative recor...52.0 DOT Data Hub Open Data APIThe departmental open data platform, served from both data.transportation.gov and datahub.transportation.go...52.0 FAA 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...52.0 FlightFinder Aviation Safety Data APIREST/JSON over the merged corpus. 17 paths / 18 operations in the served OpenAPI 3.0.3. Keyless GET tier, C...51.9 TranStats - Airline On-Time Performance DataTranStats is BTS's aviation and transportation statistics database providing flight on-time performance dat...46.0 NOAA — National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Aviation APIThe Aviation API from NOAA — National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration — 7 operation(s) for aviation.43.0 NOAA Aviation APIThe Aviation API from NOAA — 7 operation(s) for aviation.41.8 Weather.gov Aviation APIThe Aviation API from Weather.gov — 7 operation(s) for aviation.39.5

Thin 20 Limited public surface area

VATSIM METAR APIThe METAR API from VATSIM — 1 operation(s) for metar.33.7 Garmin Aviation Flight Data Log APIAviation API for accessing flight data logs (FDL/FDM) generated by Garmin avionics — G1000/G3000/G5000 inte...31.6 Encurate AirplanesDB APIRead-only REST API returning basic specifications for commercial airplanes. Seven GET operations cover the ...31.2 Australian Civil Aircraft Register Data FilesThe complete Australian Civil Aircraft Register published as a daily comma-delimited data file (acrftreg.cs...30.0 CASA Airworthiness Directives Data FilesOpen, unauthenticated bulk data files covering every current Australian Airworthiness Directive (AD). combi...30.0 CASA RPAS Digital Platform APIA partner-only API that supplies CASA advisories, notifications and geospatial map data to drone safety app...30.0 AAR Aerostrat (Aerros)Aerostrat is AAR's maintenance planning software subsidiary, acquired in 2025 and run under Trax. Its flags...29.7 AAR Airframe MROAAR provides airframe maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services as the leading North American MRO pr...29.7 AAR Airinmar Warranty and ClaimsAirinmar is AAR's aviation warranty management and components repair solution, providing warranty claim pro...29.7 AAR AirvoyantAirvoyant is AAR's AI-driven parts procurement platform, launched April 2026 with Delta Air Lines and Air C...29.7 AAR Component MROAAR component MRO services provide comprehensive maintenance, repair, and overhaul for aircraft components,...29.7 AAR Government ServicesAAR's government services division provides comprehensive maintenance and supply chain programs, shelters a...29.7 AAR PAARTS Store Commerce APIThe AAR PAARTS Store is AAR's online aviation parts storefront, running on Adobe Commerce (Magento 2). It e...29.7 AAR Parts SupplyAAR's parts supply division distributes new and used aircraft and engine parts to commercial airlines, MROs...29.7 AAR Trax Aviation SoftwareTrax is AAR's aviation software subsidiary, wholly owned since 2023. Its flagship eMRO is a browser-based, ...29.7 National Weather Service Aviation APIThe Aviation API from National Weather Service — 7 operation(s) for aviation.28.8 eAPIS — Advance Passenger Information SystemA CBP web-based application for commercial and private carriers to electronically submit inbound and outbou...27.6 Heathrow Flight Connections APIHeathrow's Connections API provides up to date information on real time flight connections to and from Heat...26.8 Heathrow Flights APIHeathrow's Flights API provides up to date information on real time flights to and from Heathrow, covering ...26.8 Heathrow Weather APIHeathrow's Weather API provides up to date information on weather conditions at most airports worldwide, ex...26.8

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...24.2 Transport Canada Canadian Airports OGC WMSOGC Web Map Service 1.3.0 endpoint for the same Canadian Airports with Air Navigation Services layer. GetCa...24.2 OurAirports Airport Frequencies DatasetDaily-updated CSV dataset of radio communication frequencies for airports, including tower (TWR), ground (G...21.7 OurAirports Navaids DatasetDaily-updated CSV dataset of radio navigation aids (VOR, NDB, DME, TACAN, VORTAC, and combinations) associa...21.7 Spire Aviation APIREST APIs and real-time event and tracking streams for global flight data, including space-based ADS-B posi...18.2 IATA Open API HubThe IATA Open API Hub aggregates airline-published APIs covering flight status, customer flight info, desti...16.6 AviyairAviyair API provides global flight data including real-time flight tracking and status, historical flight d...15.2 SkyWest Flight DataSkyWest Airlines flight data including flight status, schedules, and routes is accessible through third-par...14.0 Boeing Aircraft Models APIThe Boeing Aircraft Models API provides model characteristics of commercial and business aviation aircraft ...13.2 Boeing Airports and Aerodromes APIThe Boeing Airports and Aerodromes API provides current, worldwide aerodrome data from Jeppesen's aeronauti...13.2 Boeing Airspaces APIThe Boeing Airspaces API provides detailed, current information about airspace classifications and boundari...13.2 Boeing Flight Events APIThe Boeing Flight Events API (Beta) provides real-time insights into worldwide flight events, enabling flig...13.2 Boeing NOTAMs APIThe Boeing NOTAMs API provides access to Jeppesen's global Notices to Air Missions (NOTAMs) database, enabl...13.2 Boeing Parts APIThe Boeing Parts API enables searching and requesting price and availability information for specific Boein...13.2 Boeing Runway Monitor APIThe Boeing Runway Monitor API provides active runway information for arrivals and departures at airports ar...13.2 Boeing Standard Minimums APIThe Boeing Standard Minimums API provides worldwide, detailed, and current information about instrument app...13.2 Boeing Taxi Time APIThe Boeing Taxi Time API provides current taxi time information at airports around the world, enabling airl...13.2 HEICO Corporation APIThe HEICO Corporation API provides access to platform services and data for enterprise integration and auto...11.2

Minimal 1 Almost no public developer surface

Plane-ly Spoken — Aviation Law BlogAttorney-authored LexBlog covering aviation and drone law.7.9

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 LLP National Weather Service NOAA Weather.gov

Score breakdown

Frequency

63.5

log-scaled weighted occurrences

Breadth

4.0

spread across providers

Quality lift

23.2

mean composite of providers using it

Cohesion

13.1

strength of nearest seed neighbor

Where this tag comes from

Provider tag146

Api tag57

Openapi tag4

Openapi op tag28

Cohort brief

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The 141 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

141

all scored

Mean Kin Score

20.9

-3.0 vs catalog 23.9

Mean Agent Readiness

10.7

-1.3 vs catalog 12

Spread

1.7–58.4

median 14.2 · σ 15.1

How the 141 split by band

Exemplar 0Strong 4Developing 19Thin 25Emerging 43Minimal 50

Facet averages, against the whole catalog

Facet	This cohort	Catalog	Difference	Scored
Contract Governance	5.9	6.4	-0.5	141
Discoverability	60.3	61.2	-0.9	141
Contract Quality	17.9	19.8	-1.9	141
Operational Transparency	10.8	14	-3.2	141
Access Clarity	21.7	26.5	-4.8	141
Developer Ergonomics	18.5	23.4	-4.9	141

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

Artifact	This cohort	Catalog	Difference
MCP server (any)	8%	10%	-2
MCP server (first-party)	6%	13%	-7
Agent Skills	0%	0%	0
OAuth scopes	11%	11%	0
Security	99%	97%	+2
Arazzo workflows	1%	2%	-1
Governance rules	14%	14%	0

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