API reference/Airlines & Aviation/International SIGMETs

International SIGMETs

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Live data

Worldwide SIGMETs by flight information region: volcanic ash, tropical cyclones, thunderstorms, turbulence, icing.

GET/api/v1/airlines/sigmets/international

Data source

Aviation Weather Center Data APINOAA / NWS · public-domain · updates 1–5 min

Query parameters

Parameter	Description	Try value
`hazard` string	VA \| TC \| TS \| TURB \| ICE \| MTW
`fir` string	FIR id filter
`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/sigmets/international?hazard=VA&apikey=YOUR_API_KEY"

Calls the live source

Example response

{
  "data": {
    "count": 14,
    "sigmets": [
      {
        "id": "13",
        "issuer": "WAAA",
        "fir": {
          "id": "WAAF",
          "name": "WAAF UJUNG PANDANG"
        },
        "hazard": "VA",
        "qualifier": "ERUPTION MT SEMERU",
        "validFrom": "2026-10-21T21:10:00.000Z",
        "validTo": "2026-10-22T03:10:00.000Z",
        "baseFt": 0,
        "topFt": 15000,
        "movement": {
          "dir": "W",
          "speedKt": 10
        },
        "change": "NC",
        "area": [
          [
            -8.033,
            113
          ],
          [
            -8.183,
            113
          ],
          [
            -8.267,
            112.283
          ]
        ],
        "raw": "WVID21 WAAA 212110\nWAAF SIGMET 13 VALID 212110/220310 WAAA-\nWAAF UJUNG PANDANG  FIR VA\nERUPTION MT SEMERU PSN S0806 E11255 VA CLD OBS AT 2050Z WI S0802\nE11300 - S0811 E11300 - S0816 E11217 - S0758 E11208 - S0744 E11221 -\nS0802 E11300 SFC/FL150 MOV W 10KT NC="
      },
      {
        "id": "3",
        "issuer": "RPLL",
        "fir": {
          "id": "RPHI",
          "name": "RPHI MANILA"
        },
        "hazard": "VA",
        "qualifier": "ERUPTION MT TAAL",
        "validFrom": "2026-10-21T21:24:00.000Z",
        "validTo": "2026-10-22T03:24:00.000Z",
        "baseFt": 0,
        "topFt": 5000,
        "movement": {
          "dir": "NE",
          "speedKt": 0
        },
        "change": null,
        "area": [
          [
            14.833,
            121
          ],
          [
            14.821,
            121.149
          ],
          [
            14.783,
            121.294
          ]
        ],
        "raw": "WVPH31 RPLL 212124\nRPHI SIGMET 3 VALID 212124/220324 RPLL-\nRPHI MANILA FIR VA ERUPTION MT TAAL PSN N1400 E12100 \nVA CLD OBS AT 2052Z SFC/FL050 MOV NE="
      },
      {
        "id": "C1",
        "issuer": "SKBO",
        "fir": {
          "id": "SKED",
          "name": "SKED BOGOTA"
        },
        "hazard": "VA",
        "qualifier": "MT VOLCAN PURACE",
        "validFrom": "2026-10-21T22:00:00.000Z",
        "validTo": "2026-10-22T04:00:00.000Z",
        "baseFt": 0,
        "topFt": 17000,
        "movement": {
          "dir": "W",
          "speedKt": 10
        },
        "change": null,
        "area": [
          [
            2.35,
            -76.55
          ],
          [
            2.333,
            -76.383
          ],
          [
            2.317,
            -76.383
          ]
        ],
        "raw": "WVCO31 SKBO 212211\nSKED SIGMET C1 VALID 212200/220400 SKBO-\nSKED BOGOTA FIR VA MT VOLCAN PURACE PSN N0219 W07624 VA CLD OBS AT 2120Z WI N0221 W07633 - N0220 W07623 - N0219 W07623 - N0217 W07633 - N0221 W07633 SFC/FL170 MOV W 10KT="
      }
    ]
  }
}