API reference/Airlines & Aviation/Airport Weather (METAR)

Airport Weather (METAR)

free

Live data

Current observed weather at up to 20 airports, decoded plus the raw report.

GET/api/v1/airlines/metar

Data source

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

Query parameters

Parameter	Description	Try value
`airports` string required	Comma-separated ICAO/IATA codes
`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/metar?airports=JFK%2CEGLL&apikey=YOUR_API_KEY"

Calls the live source

Example response

{
  "data": [
    {
      "icao": "EGLL",
      "name": "London/Heathrow Intl, EN, GB",
      "observedAt": "2026-10-22T02:20:00.000Z",
      "tempC": 10,
      "dewpointC": 9,
      "windDirDeg": 210,
      "windVariable": false,
      "windKt": 11,
      "gustKt": null,
      "visibilitySm": "6+",
      "altimeterHpa": 1005,
      "weather": "-RA",
      "flightCategory": "VFR",
      "clouds": [
        {
          "cover": "FEW",
          "baseFt": 3100
        },
        {
          "cover": "BKN",
          "baseFt": 4800
        }
      ],
      "raw": "METAR EGLL 220220Z AUTO 21011KT 9999 -RA FEW031 BKN048 10/09 Q1005"
    },
    {
      "icao": "KJFK",
      "name": "New York/JF Kennedy Intl, NY, US",
      "observedAt": "2026-10-22T01:51:00.000Z",
      "tempC": 13.9,
      "dewpointC": 3.9,
      "windDirDeg": 360,
      "windVariable": false,
      "windKt": 12,
      "gustKt": null,
      "visibilitySm": "10+",
      "altimeterHpa": 1019,
      "weather": null,
      "flightCategory": "VFR",
      "clouds": [
        {
          "cover": "BKN",
          "baseFt": 25000
        }
      ],
      "raw": "METAR KJFK 220151Z 36012KT 10SM BKN250 14/04 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP188 T01390039 $"
    }
  ]
}