API reference/Airlines & Aviation/Airport Briefing

Airport Briefing

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Live data

One call for an airport: current weather, forecast, runway winds and FAA delay status. Combines four sources.

GET/api/v1/airlines/briefing

Data source

OurAirportsOurAirports · public-domain · updates Daily
Aviation Weather Center Data APINOAA / NWS · public-domain · updates 1–5 min
FAA NAS Airport StatusUS Federal Aviation Administration · public-domain · updates ~1 min

Query parameters

Parameter	Description	Try value
`code` string required	ICAO/IATA code
`apikey` string required	Your API key. Can also be sent as the `X-API-Key` header.	demo key used here

Response envelope

Success: { data, meta: { sources, fetchedAt, cached } }. Errors: { error: { code, message } } with HTTP 400, 401, 404, 502, 503 or 504.

curl "https://api.sectorapi.com/api/v1/airlines/briefing?code=DEN&apikey=YOUR_API_KEY"

Calls the live source

Example response

{
  "data": {
    "airport": {
      "ident": "KDEN",
      "icao": "KDEN",
      "iata": "DEN",
      "name": "Denver International Airport",
      "type": "large_airport",
      "city": "Denver",
      "country": "US",
      "region": "US-CO",
      "lat": 39.860027,
      "lon": -104.673792,
      "elevationFt": 5431,
      "scheduledService": true
    },
    "current": {
      "icao": "KDEN",
      "name": "Denver Intl, CO, US",
      "observedAt": "2026-10-22T01:53:00.000Z",
      "tempC": 18.3,
      "dewpointC": 2.2,
      "windDirDeg": 160,
      "windVariable": false,
      "windKt": 13,
      "gustKt": null,
      "visibilitySm": "10+",
      "altimeterHpa": 1024.1,
      "weather": null,
      "flightCategory": "VFR",
      "clouds": [
        {
          "cover": "SCT",
          "baseFt": 10000
        },
        {
          "cover": "BKN",
          "baseFt": 14000
        }
      ],
      "raw": "METAR KDEN 220153Z 16013KT 10SM SCT100 BKN140 18/02 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP189 T01830022"
    },
    "forecast": {
      "icao": "KDEN",
      "name": "Denver Intl",
      "issuedAt": "2026-10-21T23:20:00.000Z",
      "validFrom": "2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z",
      "validTo": "2026-10-23T06:00:00.000Z",
      "periods": [
        {
          "from": "2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z",
          "to": "2026-10-22T03:00:00.000Z",
          "change": null,
          "probability": null,
          "windDirDeg": 150,
          "windKt": 13,
          "gustKt": null,
          "visibilitySm": "6+",
          "weather": null,
          "clouds": [
            {
              "cover": "FEW",
              "baseFt": 15000
            },
            {
              "cover": "BKN",
              "baseFt": 18000
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "from": "2026-10-22T03:00:00.000Z",
          "to": "2026-10-22T08:00:00.000Z",
          "change": "FM",
          "probability": null,
          "windDirDeg": 190,
          "windKt": 14,
          "gustKt": null,
          "visibilitySm": "6+",
          "weather": null,
          "clouds": [
            {
              "cover": "SCT",
              "baseFt": 12000
            },
            {
              "cover": "BKN",
              "baseFt": 15000
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "from": "2026-10-22T08:00:00.000Z",
          "to": "2026-10-22T11:00:00.000Z",
          "change": "FM",
          "probability": null,
          "windDirDeg": 210,
          "windKt": 12,
          "gustKt": null,
          "visibilitySm": "6+",
          "weather": null,
          "clouds": [
            {
              "cover": "SCT",
              "baseFt": 12000
            },
            {
              "cover": "BKN",
              "baseFt": 15000
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "raw": "TAF KDEN 212320Z 2200/2306 15013KT P6SM FEW150 BKN180 FM220300 19014KT P6SM SCT120 BKN150 FM220800 21012KT P6SM SCT120 BKN150 FM221100 25006KT P6SM BKN120 FM222100 23009KT P6SM SCT070 BKN120 PROB30 2221/2301 VRB10G20KT -SHRA BKN070 FM230100 20011KT P6SM VCSH BKN070 BKN110"
    },
    "runwayWinds": {
      "wind": {
        "directionDeg": 160,
        "variable": false,
        "speedKt": 13,
        "gustKt": null
      },
      "favoredRunway": "16L",
      "calm": false,
      "runways": [
        {
          "runway": "07",
          "headingDeg": 91,
          "headingSource": "true",
          "lengthFt": 12000,
          "surface": "CON",
          "headwindKt": 5,
          "crosswindKt": 12,
          "crosswindFrom": "right",
          "gustHeadwindKt": null,
          "gustCrosswindKt": null
        },
        {
          "runway": "25",
          "headingDeg": 271,
          "headingSource": "true",
          "lengthFt": 12000,
          "surface": "CON",
          "headwindKt": -5,
          "crosswindKt": 12,
          "crosswindFrom": "left",
          "gustHeadwindKt": null,
          "gustCrosswindKt": null
        },
        {
          "runway": "08",
          "headingDeg": 91,
          "headingSource": "true",
          "lengthFt": 12000,
          "surface": "CON",
          "headwindKt": 5,
          "crosswindKt": 12,
          "crosswindFrom": "right",
          "gustHeadwindKt": null,
          "gustCrosswindKt": null
        }
      ]
    },
    "faaStatus": {
      "delayed": false,
      "events": []
    },
    "sections": {
      "current": true,
      "forecast": true,
      "runwayWinds": true,
      "faaStatus": true
    }
  }
}