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Aviation

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Providers using this tag (139)

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

Strong 2 Solid coverage with minor gaps
DTNWeatherAgricultureEnergyMarket Data38 APIs57.0Federal Aviation AdministrationTravelUnited StatesAirports14 APIs55.8
Developing 20 Usable, with meaningful gaps to close
U.S. Department of TransportationTravelUnited StatesAirlines12 APIs52.2ShellElectric Vehicle ChargingEnergyFleet Management12 APIs52.0TUI GroupTravelUnited KingdomAirline21 APIs51.9SkymerseCompanyNOTAMFlight Operations1 API50.7American Express Global Business TravelTravelUnited StatesCorporate TravelTravel Management17 APIs47.6OpenTravel AllianceTravelUnited StatesStandards4 APIs47.1Flightradar24Flight TrackingReal-TimeAircraft16 APIs46.8StarlinkTelecommunicationsUnited StatesSatelliteBroadband7 APIs46.3AloftDronesAirspaceUTMLAANC36 APIs46.1OpenSky NetworkFlight TrackingADS-BAircraft4 APIs45.7Virgin AtlanticTravelUnited KingdomAirline12 APIs45.3UK Civil Aviation AuthorityTravelUnited KingdomAirline1 API43.9Airport GapAirportsTransportationIATA4 APIs42.4NOAAWeatherClimateForecastAlerts17 APIs41.1AirbusAerospaceDefenseManufacturing7 APIs40.7NOAA — National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationWeatherClimateOceanSpace Weather24 APIs40.1AeroDataBoxFlightsAerospaceFlight Data8 APIs40.0Weather.govWeatherGovernmentUnited StatesForecasting13 APIs40.0ADS-B ExchangeFlight TrackingADS-BAircraft5 APIs39.9Tomorrow.ioWeatherClimateForecastHistorical Weather11 APIs39.9
Thin 27 Limited public surface area
FlightAwareFlightsFlight TrackingMapping9 APIs38.3Rockwell CollinsAvionicsAerospaceDefense8 APIs38.2WestJetTravelCanadaAirline1 API38.2AirlabsFlightsAirlinesAirports23 APIs37.7Aviation Weather CenterWeatherGovernmentNOAA2 APIs37.2WebjetTravelAustraliaOTA10 APIs35.9FlightLabsFlightsAirlinesAirports7 APIs33.9US Department of TransportationGovernmentTransportationTrucking12 APIs32.7Air CanadaTravelCanadaAirline10 APIs32.6ZamnaCompanyTravelIdentity Verification4 APIs32.6VATSIMFlight SimulationAir Traffic ControlReal-Time Data18 APIs32.1GarminGPSFitnessWearablesOutdoor17 APIs31.6Bureau of Transportation StatisticsFederal-GovernmentStatisticsTransportation5 APIs31.1QantasTravelAustraliaAirline1 API31.1Department of TransportationFederal-GovernmentTransportationVehicles18 APIs30.5LufthansaAirlinesTravelFlights8 APIs30.5Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA)TravelAustraliaAirports3 APIs30.0Airspace LinkCompanyDronesUASAirspace1 API29.7American AirlinesAirlinesFlightsTravel2 APIs29.2United TechnologiesAerospaceDefenseManufacturing3 APIs29.1Aviation EdgeAirlinesAirportsFlight Data5 APIs28.8Southwest AirlinesFortune 500AirlinesTravel3 APIs28.2Alaska AirlinesAirlinesTravelCargo8 APIs27.7National Weather ServiceFederal-GovernmentForecastingWeather13 APIs27.5Electra.aeroAerospaceAircraft ManufacturingAdvanced Air Mobility1 API27.3British AirwaysTravelUnited KingdomAirline1 API26.8Heathrow AirportTravelUnited KingdomAirports3 APIs26.8
Emerging 37 Early or largely undocumented
CBPUS GovernmentTradeCustomsImport4 APIs25.0JetstarTravelAustraliaAirline1 API25.0Corporate Travel ManagementTravelAustraliaCorporate TravelTravel Management Company1 API23.9TransatTravelCanadaAirline1 API21.6Transport CanadaTravelCanadaRegulator3 APIs21.4AviationstackAirlinesAirportsFlights11 APIs20.7Lufthansa CargoLogisticsSupply ChainGermanyAir Cargo10 APIs20.3Delta AirlinesAir TravelAirlinesBooking1 API20.0OurAirportsAirportsOpen DataCSV6 APIs19.8ICAOAirlinesAirportsAirspace7 APIs19.2AvisionCompanyDronesUASUTM19.1Flight NetworkTravelCanadaAirline19.1JetBlueTravelUnited StatesAirline19.1Breeze AirwaysCompanyAirlinesTravel1 API18.4Triumph GroupAerospaceDefenseManufacturingMaintenance Repair Overhaul1 API17.8Flight Centre Travel GroupTravelAustraliaCorporate TravelTravel Agency16.6SkySelectCompanyMarketplacesProcurement16.4Spire GlobalSatellitesEarth ObservationAISMaritime5 APIs16.3Sydney AirportTravelAustraliaAirports15.4Comply365CompanyComplianceContent Management15.1Moviation, Inc.CompanyMobilityAir TaxiUrban Air Mobility14.9IATAAirlinesAirportsCargo3 APIs14.7easyJetTravelUnited KingdomAirline1 API14.2Porter AirlinesTravelCanadaAirline14.1SkyWest AirlinesAirlinesRegional AirlineTransportation1 API14.0LIFT AircraftCompanyeVTOLElectric Aircraft1 API13.9AviyairAirlinesAirportsFlight Tracking1 API13.3China Southern Air LogisticsCompanyAir CargoAir FreightLogistics12.8Rex AirlinesTravelAustraliaAirline12.8EyeLightsCompanyAugmented RealityHead-Up DisplayWearables12.6BoeingAirplanesAerospaceFlight9 APIs12.3Loft DynamicsCompanyInfrastructureFlight Simulation11.9Virgin AustraliaTravelAustraliaAirline11.7Atlas Air Worldwide HoldingsACMIAir CargoAircraft LeasingAir Freight11.5DraxonCompanyAi Enterprise SoftwareVirtual RealityTraining11.5Airspace IntelligenceCompanyArtificial IntelligenceAir Traffic Management11.3SkyryseCompanyAerospaceFlight Automation11.0
Minimal 53 Almost no public developer surface
KilsarCompanyArtificial IntelligenceMaintenance10.8GoodwinCompanyCharter AviationPrivate Aviation10.7BoomCompanyAerospaceSupersonic10.6Boom SupersonicCompanyDeep TechAerospace10.6Sarla AviationCompanyManufacturingeVTOL10.6ZeroAviaCompanyAerospaceHydrogen10.6On the BeachTravelUnited KingdomOTAOnline Travel Agency10.5Federal Aviation AdministrationFederal-Government6 APIs10.4FetcherrCompanyArtificial IntelligenceMachine-Learning10.0Whisper AeroCompanyMobility LogisticsAerospaceElectric Propulsion9.7ZymblyCompanyArtificial IntelligenceAircraft Maintenance9.6TextronAerospaceDefenseFortune 5009.51001 AICompanyArtificial IntelligenceSovereign AICritical Infrastructure9.4HEICO CorporationAerospaceDefense1 API9.3Beyond AeroCompanyFrontier TechAerospace9.2De-IceCompanyAerospaceDe-Icing9.2LanzaJetCompanyEnergySustainable Aviation FuelRenewable Fuels9.1ZiplineDronesAutonomous AircraftDrone DeliveryUnmanned Aerial Systems9.0JetZeroCompanyAerospaceAircraft Manufacturing8.5AAR CorpMROAerospaceDefense7 APIs8.2InmarsatSatellite CommunicationsSATCOMMaritime7 APIs8.2Fox Rothschild LLPLaw FirmLegalProfessional ServicesBlog21 APIs7.9Savion AerospaceCompanyAerospaceSustainability7.6B/E AerospaceAerospaceAircraft Cabin InteriorsBusiness Jets7.2AmpaireCompanyAerospaceElectric Aircraft7.1FlytrexCompanyDrone DeliveryLast Mile DeliveryLogistics6.7Astro MechanicaCompanyAerospaceJet Engines6.4Heart AerospaceCompanySustainable TransportAerospace6.4Rolls-RoyceAerospaceDefensePower Systems6.4Jet2TravelUnited KingdomAirline5.9WingDronesDrone DeliveryUnmanned AircraftUAS5.9HermeusCompanyAerospaceDefenseHypersonic5.5IONACompanyDronesLogisticsDelivery5.5MightyFlyCompanyLogisticsDrones5.5Wheels UpPrivate AviationCharterMembership5.3RadiaCompanyAerospaceAir Cargo5.1AirMapCompanyInfrastructureDronesAirspace5.0Enhanced RadarCompanyArtificial IntelligenceAir Traffic Control5.0General AviationCompanyAir Traffic ControlAerospace5.0Hawaiian HoldingsAirlinesTravelHolding Company5.0IridiumSatelliteSatellite CommunicationsLEOL-Band5.0Iris AutomationCompanyDeep TechDronesUAS5.0Nexus Lab Technologies, Inc.CompanySustainabilityClimate5.0Pratt & WhitneyAerospaceDefenseManufacturing5.0Virgin GalacticCompanySpaceSpaceflightSpace Tourism5.0GE AerospaceAerospaceDefenseManufacturing4.8General ElectricAerospaceEnergyManufacturing4.5Allegiant TravelTravelAirline3.9Amprius TechnologiesBatteriesLithium-IonSilicon AnodeEnergy Density3.8Nabhdrishti AerospaceCompanyAerospacePropulsionGas Turbine3.8JetBlue AirwaysAirlinesFortune 500Travel3.5LydianCompanySustainable Aviation FuelClean EnergyClimate Tech2.1Frontier Group HoldingsAirlinesLow Cost CarrierTravel1.7

APIs with this tag (64)

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 13 Solid coverage with minor gaps
DTN Enhanced Flight Hazards APIProvides data for EDR turbulence (including Nowcast), icing & HIWC, thunderstorms, ozone, jet stream axis, ...57.0DTN METARs APIMETARs are a key piece of information required for flight planning and flight operations. DTN METAR API all...57.0DTN NOTAMs APIThe DTN NOTAM API is an all-encompassing solution to retrieve the most current NOTAM from multiple availabl...57.0DTN PIREPs APIPIREPS are a key piece of information required for flight planning and flight operations. DTN PIREP API all...57.0DTN Point Forecast APIDTN Point Forecast API delivers high-quality weather forecasts for specified locations. Provides hourly and...57.0DTN SIGMETs/AIRMETs APIThe DTN Aviation SIGMET/AIRMET API retrieves available SIGMET, Convective SIGMET, SIERRA (visibility) AIRME...57.0DTN TAFs APITAFs are a key piece of information required for flight planning and flight operations. DTN TAF API allows ...57.0DTN Winds Aloft APIWinds Aloft are a key piece of information for flight planning and flight operations. DTN Winds Aloft allow...57.0FAA Aeronautic Product Release API (APRA)Chart publication metadata and download API from FAA Aeronautical Information Services. Thirty-four operati...55.8FAA DMS Lookup APIRetrieves designee information from the FAA Data Management System using either a Designee Number or an ODA...55.8FAA NOTAM APINotices to Air Missions retrieval API. Probe-confirmed live but gated — an unauthenticated GET returned HTT...55.8FAA NOTAM Management Service (NMS) APIThe distribution interface of the FAA's new NOTAM Management Service, the vendor-provided replacement for t...55.8FAA Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) List APIUnauthenticated JSON list of active Temporary Flight Restrictions, each carrying a NOTAM id, TFR type, ARTC...55.8
Developing 11 Usable, with meaningful gaps to close
Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open Data APIThe Bureau of Transportation Statistics open data platform on Socrata SODA 2.1, and the authoritative recor...52.2DOT Data Hub Open Data APIThe departmental open data platform, served from both data.transportation.gov and datahub.transportation.go...52.2FAA Aeronautic Product Release API (APRA)FAA aeronautical chart and data publication download API. Thirty-four GET operations expose edition metadat...52.2FAA Air Carrier Pilot Records Database (PRD) APIData submission API for the FAA Pilot Records Database. Five paths covering pilot record create/update/dele...52.2FAA 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...52.2FAA Safety Assurance System (SAS) APISingle-operation submission API for passenger discrepancy reporting into the FAA Safety Assurance System. A...52.2Shell Aviation Fuel Reseller APIThe Shell Aviation Fuel Reseller API enables aviation fuel resellers and operators to manage fuel procureme...52.0Starlink Aviation Flight Status APIA single endpoint, POST /public/v2/flights/status, for posting real-time flight events from a Starlink-equi...46.3NOAA Aviation APIThe Aviation API from NOAA — 7 operation(s) for aviation.41.1NOAA — National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Aviation APIThe Aviation API from NOAA — National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration — 7 operation(s) for aviation.40.1Weather.gov Aviation APIThe Aviation API from Weather.gov — 7 operation(s) for aviation.40.0
Thin 13 Limited public surface area
FlightAware AeroAPIAeroAPI is FlightAware's query-based REST API for accessing aviation data on demand. It exposes 60+ endpoin...38.3FlightAware FirehoseFirehose is FlightAware's real-time streaming feed of global flight data, delivering ADS-B, radar, and ATC-...38.3VATSIM METAR APIThe METAR API from VATSIM — 1 operation(s) for metar.32.1Garmin Aviation Flight Data Log APIAviation API for accessing flight data logs (FDL/FDM) generated by Garmin avionics — G1000/G3000/G5000 inte...31.6TranStats - Airline On-Time Performance DataTranStats is BTS's aviation and transportation statistics database providing flight on-time performance dat...31.1Australian Civil Aircraft Register Data FilesThe complete Australian Civil Aircraft Register published as a daily comma-delimited data file (acrftreg.cs...30.0CASA Airworthiness Directives Data FilesOpen, unauthenticated bulk data files covering every current Australian Airworthiness Directive (AD). combi...30.0CASA RPAS Digital Platform APIA partner-only API that supplies CASA advisories, notifications and geospatial map data to drone safety app...30.0Aviation EdgeAviation Edge API provides comprehensive aviation data including real-time flight tracking, airport informa...28.8National Weather Service Aviation APIThe Aviation API from National Weather Service — 7 operation(s) for aviation.27.5Heathrow Flight Connections APIHeathrow's Connections API provides up to date information on real time flight connections to and from Heat...26.8Heathrow Flights APIHeathrow's Flights API provides up to date information on real time flights to and from Heathrow, covering ...26.8Heathrow 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
eAPIS — Advance Passenger Information SystemA CBP web-based application for commercial and private carriers to electronically submit inbound and outbou...25.0Transport Canada Canadian Airports ArcGIS REST APIQueryable Esri ArcGIS REST MapServer (currentVersion 10.81) published by Transport Canada through the Gover...21.4Transport Canada Canadian Airports OGC WMSOGC Web Map Service 1.3.0 endpoint for the same Canadian Airports with Air Navigation Services layer. GetCa...21.4OurAirports Airport Frequencies DatasetDaily-updated CSV dataset of radio communication frequencies for airports, including tower (TWR), ground (G...19.8OurAirports Navaids DatasetDaily-updated CSV dataset of radio navigation aids (VOR, NDB, DME, TACAN, VORTAC, and combinations) associa...19.8Spire Aviation APIREST APIs and real-time event and tracking streams for global flight data, including space-based ADS-B posi...16.3IATA Open API HubThe IATA Open API Hub aggregates airline-published APIs covering flight status, customer flight info, desti...14.7SkyWest Flight DataSkyWest Airlines flight data including flight status, schedules, and routes is accessible through third-par...14.0AviyairAviyair API provides global flight data including real-time flight tracking and status, historical flight d...13.3Boeing Aircraft Models APIThe Boeing Aircraft Models API provides model characteristics of commercial and business aviation aircraft ...12.3Boeing Airports and Aerodromes APIThe Boeing Airports and Aerodromes API provides current, worldwide aerodrome data from Jeppesen's aeronauti...12.3Boeing Airspaces APIThe Boeing Airspaces API provides detailed, current information about airspace classifications and boundari...12.3Boeing Flight Events APIThe Boeing Flight Events API (Beta) provides real-time insights into worldwide flight events, enabling flig...12.3Boeing NOTAMs APIThe Boeing NOTAMs API provides access to Jeppesen's global Notices to Air Missions (NOTAMs) database, enabl...12.3Boeing Parts APIThe Boeing Parts API enables searching and requesting price and availability information for specific Boein...12.3Boeing Runway Monitor APIThe Boeing Runway Monitor API provides active runway information for arrivals and departures at airports ar...12.3Boeing Standard Minimums APIThe Boeing Standard Minimums API provides worldwide, detailed, and current information about instrument app...12.3Boeing Taxi Time APIThe Boeing Taxi Time API provides current taxi time information at airports around the world, enabling airl...12.3
Minimal 9 Almost no public developer surface
HEICO Corporation APIThe HEICO Corporation API provides access to platform services and data for enterprise integration and auto...9.3AAR AerostratAerostrat is AAR's aviation supply chain and parts management software, providing inventory optimization, d...8.2AAR Airframe MROAAR provides airframe maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services as the leading North American MRO pr...8.2AAR Airinmar Warranty and ClaimsAirinmar is AAR's aviation warranty management and components repair solution, providing warranty claim pro...8.2AAR Component MROAAR component MRO services provide comprehensive maintenance, repair, and overhaul for aircraft components,...8.2AAR Government ServicesAAR's government services division provides comprehensive maintenance and supply chain programs, shelters a...8.2AAR Parts SupplyAAR's parts supply division distributes new and used aircraft and engine parts to commercial airlines, MROs...8.2AAR Trax Aviation SoftwareTrax is AAR's aviation maintenance management software (MMS) for airlines, MROs, and cargo operators. Provi...8.2Plane-ly Spoken — Aviation Law BlogAttorney-authored LexBlog covering aviation and drone law.7.9

Score breakdown

Frequency
63.4
log-scaled weighted occurrences
Breadth
3.8
spread across providers
Quality lift
24.5
mean composite of providers using it
Cohesion
12.0
strength of nearest seed neighbor

Related tags

Airports 24 co-occurrences Airlines 24 co-occurrences Airline 18 co-occurrences Flights 20 co-occurrences NDC 15 co-occurrences Travel 46 co-occurrences Aerospace 36 co-occurrences Distribution 26 co-occurrences

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Provider tag134
Api tag64
Openapi tag4
Openapi op tag28

Cohort brief

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The 139 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
139
all scored
Mean Kin Score
20.5
-0.2 vs catalog 20.7
Mean Agent Readiness
10.5
+0.8 vs catalog 9.7
Spread
1.7–57
median 14.9 · σ 14.7
How the 139 split by band
Exemplar 0Strong 2Developing 20Thin 27Emerging 37Minimal 53
Facet averages, against the whole catalog
FacetThis cohortCatalogDifferenceScored
Discoverability 61.7 60.4 +1.3 139
Contract Quality 18.8 17.5 +1.3 139
Contract Governance 7.2 6.4 +0.8 139
Operational Transparency 10.2 11.3 -1.1 139
Developer Ergonomics 16.1 17.9 -1.8 139
Access Clarity 20.1 22.3 -2.2 139

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) 14% 16% -2
MCP server (first-party) 4% 7% -3
Agent Skills 0% 0% 0
OAuth scopes 11% 9% +2
Security 96% 88% +8
Arazzo workflows 1% 2% -1
Governance rules 17% 13% +4

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 DTN 57
  2. 2 Federal Aviation Administration 55.8
  3. 3 U.S. Department of Transportation 52.2
  4. 4 Shell 52
  5. 5 TUI Group 51.9
  6. 6 Skymerse 50.7
  7. 7 American Express Global Business Travel 47.6
  8. 8 OpenTravel Alliance 47.1
  9. 9 Flightradar24 46.8
  10. 10 Starlink 46.3
Top by Agent Readiness
  1. 1 OpenTravel Alliance 43.9
  2. 2 American Express Global Business Travel 42.6
  3. 3 TUI Group 42.3
  4. 4 Starlink 40.5
  5. 5 Electra.aero 36.5
  6. 6 Skymerse 34.6
  7. 7 DTN 32.9
  8. 8 Federal Aviation Administration 32.9
  9. 9 Flightradar24 32.7
  10. 10 OpenSky Network 32.5
All 139 members of this roster resolve to a scored provider in the catalog.Generated from the catalog build of 25 August 2026, across 26891 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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