Aviation Weather METARs

FAA/NOAA

About this Data Source

The Aviation Weather Center API provides METAR (Meteorological Aerodrome Report) observations from thousands of airports and weather stations worldwide. METARs include wind speed/direction, visibility, cloud cover, temperature, dewpoint, and barometric pressure updated at least hourly. This data is critical for flight planning and is the standard format used by aviation authorities globally.

Operator

FAA / NOAA Aviation Weather Center

License

Open

Registration

None

Cost

Free — U.S. government aviation safety data

Feed Details

Endpoint

https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar

API Type

JSON

Provider

FAA/NOAA

Coverage

US (15 hub airports)

Refresh Rate

5 min

Documentation

https://aviationweather.gov

How this feed contributes to OVIX

Visibility-based + hazardous wx modifiers

weather

4.1/10

Live Health

Status

🟢 LIVE

Events (24h)

627

Events (1h)

Last Ingested

<1 min ago

Avg Severity

4.1

Max Severity

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