API reference/Airlines & Aviation/Airport Forecast (TAF)

Airport Forecast (TAF)

free

Live data

Official terminal aerodrome forecast for the next 24–30 hours.

GET/api/v1/airlines/taf

Data source

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

Query parameters

Parameter	Description	Try value
`airport` 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/taf?airport=LHR&apikey=YOUR_API_KEY"

Calls the live source

Example response

{
  "data": {
    "icao": "EGLL",
    "name": "London/Heathrow Intl",
    "issuedAt": "2026-10-21T22:53:00.000Z",
    "validFrom": "2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z",
    "validTo": "2026-10-23T06:00:00.000Z",
    "periods": [
      {
        "from": "2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z",
        "to": "2026-10-22T16:00:00.000Z",
        "change": null,
        "probability": null,
        "windDirDeg": 220,
        "windKt": 10,
        "gustKt": null,
        "visibilitySm": "6+",
        "weather": null,
        "clouds": [
          {
            "cover": "SCT",
            "baseFt": 3000
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "from": "2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z",
        "to": "2026-10-22T05:00:00.000Z",
        "change": "TEMPO",
        "probability": null,
        "windDirDeg": null,
        "windKt": null,
        "gustKt": null,
        "visibilitySm": 4.35,
        "weather": "SHRA RA",
        "clouds": [
          {
            "cover": "BKN",
            "baseFt": 1200
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "from": "2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z",
        "to": "2026-10-22T04:00:00.000Z",
        "change": "TEMPO",
        "probability": 30,
        "windDirDeg": 230,
        "windKt": 15,
        "gustKt": 25,
        "visibilitySm": 2.49,
        "weather": "+SHRA +RA",
        "clouds": []
      }
    ],
    "raw": "TAF EGLL 212253Z 2200/2306 22010KT 9999 SCT030 TEMPO 2200/2205 7000 SHRA RA BKN012 PROB30 TEMPO 2200/2204 23015G25KT 4000 +SHRA +RA BECMG 2216/2219 12010KT TEMPO 2219/2303 6000 SHRA RA BKN012 PROB40 TEMPO 2221/2303 13015G25KT 3000 +SHRA +RA BKN008 PROB30 TEMPO 2303/2306 3000 +SHR…"
  }
}