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Station Info Examples

The examples are organized by constraint type. Select a constraint type from the list below to jump to a particular section.

Station String

Parameter(s) Allowed Values Example(s)
stationString
  • ICAO station ID using the four-letter specification
  • delimited by white spaces and/or commas (,)

Obtain station information for KDEN, KSEA and PHNL

stationString=KDEN KSEA, PHNL

stationString using partial ICAO ID

Obtain stations for KSEA and all ICAO IDs beginning with KDE (i.e. KDEN, KDEH, KDEW, ...etc.)

stationString=KSEA KDE

stationString using partial ICAO ID and wildcard (*)

Equivalent to above, obtain METARs for KSEA and all ICAO IDs beginning with KDE

stationString=KSEA KDE*

stationString using '@' and two-letter U.S. state (or two-letter Canadian province) abbreviation to obtain stations for a state

Obtain METARs for all ICAO IDs from Washington state

stationString=@WA

stationString Same as above

Obtain stations for all ICAO IDs from British Columbia

stationString=@BC

stationString using '~' and two-letter country abbreviation to obtain stations for a country

Obtain stations for all ICAO IDs from Australia

stationString=~au

Lon-Lat Rectangle

Parameter(s) Allowed Values Example(s)
minLat, minLon, maxLat, maxLon
  • longitude and latititude in decimal degrees
  • -180<= lon <=180
  • -90<= lat <=90
  • parameters can be listed in any order

Obtain stations collected within a rectangular region (bounding box) defined by the min and max lon and lat

minLat=25&minLon=-130&maxLat=65&maxLon=-40

Notes
  • The LonLatRect constraint can accommodate situations where the bounding box crosses the International Date Line
  • The LonLatRect constraint does not support bounding boxes that cross the poles.

Radial Distance

Parameter(s) Allowed Values Example(s)
radialDistance
  • a radius (statute miles) around a point (longitude and latitude in decimal degrees)
  • -180<= lon <=180
  • -90<= lat <=90
  • 0< radius <=500
  • Radius and origin are separated by a semicolon(;)
  • Described area may not cross the international dateline or either pole

Obtain stations within 20 statute miles of -104.65,39.83 (KDEN)

radialDistance=20;-104.65,39.83

Flight Path

Parameter(s) Allowed Values Example(s)
flightPath
  • maximum distance in statute miles
  • two or more way points (indicated by lon, lat)
  • lon, lat are delimited by a comma (,)
  • maximum distance MUST precede the way points
  • maximium distance and way points are delimited by a semicolon(;)
  • the ordering of way points is significant: always start with origin, end with destination

Obtain all stations for the flight path from Campbell River, BC to Denver, CO using a 57.5 statute mile maximum distance

flightPath=57.5;-125.27,49.95;-104.65,39.83

flightPath Same as above

A flight path from Denver, CO to Corpus Cristi, TX to Orlando, FL to Burlington, VT using a 57.5 statute mile maximum distance.

flightPath=57.5;-104.65,39.83;-97.5,27.77;-81.33,28.42;-73.15,44.47

flightPath Same as above

A flight path from Denver, CO to Corpus Cristi, TX to Orlando, FL to Burlington, VT using a 57.5 statute mile maximum distance and the station name for Denver.

flightPath=57.5;KDEN;-97.5,27.77;-81.33,28.42;-73.15,44.47

Notes
  • Flight path results are sorted by distance along the flight path, from origin to destination.
  • The flight path constraint cannot accommodate the following situations:
    • flight paths that cross the poles
    • flight paths that cross the International Date Line

Density

Parameter(s) Allowed Values Example(s)
minDegreeDistance
  • 0 < any value <=90
  • The degree distance is the distance (based on longitude and latitude) between stations. The larger the value of minDegreeDistance, the less dense the results.
  • Duplicate stations are filtered and the most recent of duplicate stations is reported.

Obtain all stations for the flight path from Denver, CO to Orlando, FL using a 57.5 statute mile maximum distance and requesting the lowest density of results.

flightPath=57.5;KDEN;KMCO&minDegreeDistance=90

minDegreeDistance Same as above

Obtain all stations for the flight path from Denver, CO to Orlando, FL using a 57.5 statute mile maximum distance and requesting a high density of results.

flightPath=57.5;KDEN;KMCO&minDegreeDistance=1

Field Parameters

Parameter(s) Allowed Values Example(s)
fields
  • Constrain the results to contain only the fields of interest.
  • Indicate the fields of interest by a list of space or comma(,) delimited field names (as indicated in the Station Field Description)
  • If no fields are indicated, the default condition is assumed and all available fields in the Station Field Description are returned.

Obtain all stations for the flight path from Campbell River, BC to Denver, CO using a 57.5 statute mile maximum distance. Only the available station ID and elevation results are returned.

flightPath=57.5;-125.27,49.95;-104.65,39.83&fields=station_id,elevation_m

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