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NOAA Aviation API

The Aviation API from NOAA — 7 operation(s) for aviation.

NOAA Aviation API is one of 17 APIs that NOAA publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 9 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include Aviation. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, a GitHub repository, and 9 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 7 operations across 7 paths, and defines 22 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.3, at version v4.0.

Requests are made against the base URL https://api.weather.gov.

7 operations 7 paths 22 schemas 7 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.3
API Version
v4.0
Base URL
https://api.weather.gov
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Paths & Operations 7

Across 7 paths, the API surfaces 7 operations — 7 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Aviation 7
GET
/aviation/cwsus/{cwsuId}
Returns metadata about a Center Weather Service Unit
cwsu 1 param → 200default
GET
/aviation/cwsus/{cwsuId}/cwas
Returns a list of Center Weather Advisories from a CWSU
cwas 1 param → 200default
GET
/aviation/cwsus/{cwsuId}/cwas/{date}/{sequence}
Returns a list of Center Weather Advisories from a CWSU
cwa 3 params → 200default
GET
/aviation/sigmets
Returns a list of SIGMET/AIRMETs
sigmetQuery 5 params → 200default
GET
/aviation/sigmets/{atsu}
Returns a list of SIGMET/AIRMETs for the specified ATSU
sigmetsByATSU 1 param → 200default
GET
/aviation/sigmets/{atsu}/{date}
Returns a list of SIGMET/AIRMETs for the specified ATSU for the specified date
sigmetsByATSUByDate 2 params → 200default
GET
/aviation/sigmets/{atsu}/{date}/{time}
Returns a specific SIGMET/AIRMET
sigmet 3 params → 200default

Schemas 22

The contract defines 22 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Office (16 properties), CenterWeatherAdvisory (8 properties), Sigmet (8 properties), ProblemDetail (6 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

JsonLdContext
Date
string
Date (in YYYY-MM-DD format).
CenterWeatherAdvisoryCollectionGeoJson
CenterWeatherServiceUnitJsonLd
GeoJsonGeometry
A GeoJSON geometry object. Please refer to IETF RFC 7946 for information on the GeoJSON format.
GeoJsonPolygon
array
A GeoJSON polygon. Please refer to IETF RFC 7946 for information on the GeoJSON format.
Sigmet
object
8 properties
SigmetSequenceNumber
string
CenterWeatherAdvisory
object
8 properties
SigmetGeoJson
CenterWeatherAdvisoryGeoJson
GeoJsonLineString
array
A GeoJSON line string. Please refer to IETF RFC 7946 for information on the GeoJSON format.
Office
object
16 properties
Time
string
A time (in HHMM format). This is always specified in UTC (Zulu) time.
ProblemDetail
object
Detail about an error. This document conforms to RFC 7807 (Problem Details for HTTP APIs).
6 properties 6 required
GeoJsonBoundingBox
array
A GeoJSON bounding box. Please refer to IETF RFC 7946 for information on the GeoJSON format.
ATSUIdentifier
string
ATSU Identifier
GeoJsonFeatureCollection
object
A GeoJSON feature collection. Please refer to IETF RFC 7946 for information on the GeoJSON format.
3 properties 2 required
GeoJsonCoordinate
array
A GeoJSON coordinate. Please refer to IETF RFC 7946 for information on the GeoJSON format.
GeoJsonFeature
object
A GeoJSON feature. Please refer to IETF RFC 7946 for information on the GeoJSON format.
5 properties 3 required
NWSCenterWeatherServiceUnitId
string
Three-letter identifier for a Center Weather Service Unit (CWSU).
SigmetCollectionGeoJson

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

noaa-aviation-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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