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METAR Downloads

Kieran Hardern

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Kieran Hardern

Kieran Hardern

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VATSIM provides it's METARs though a web interface for you to download. If you utilise the METAR service or wish to, please have a read of this post to ensure you are using it as intended.

 

Locations

 

The URLs provided below are the most up to date version. Some legacy locations still exist, which you can continue to use if you wish.

 

Single request for Gatwick (EGKK):

 

Request for all airports with ICAOs starting 'EGK' (will return 3 METARs)

 

Request for all UK METARs (i.e. starting EG)

 

Request the entire METAR file

 

Usage

 

If you are intending to call multiple METARs (i.e. more than 5 at once), please use one of the above filters and then select from that file the METARs you require. Feel free to download the entire METAR list if that's the most appropriate option, however making lots of concurrent requests is generally an indication that you've picked the wrong option.

 

Most METARs won't update more than every 30 minutes - please factor that in when considering how often to check them.

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Raihan Shahzad 1208205

Raihan Shahzad 1208205

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thank you, updated Metar information at VATWA Library, https://library.vatwa.net

Raihan Shahzad

Network Supervisor | Team3

VATWA1 - Division Director West Asia

www.vatwa.net

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Bernardo Reis

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Since Euroscope is using these METARs, any chance to improve the update time after a new METAR comes up? Normally it updates about 10-15min after a new METAR is issued.

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Nick Harasym

Nick Harasym

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I've increased the rate at which these updates are processed. 

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Bernardo Reis

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One more question: Are you getting the metars from one single source or various ones? 

I am asking because for our division, NOAAs metars do not include the RMKs section, which is very important in some airports, while our Meteorologic Office metars does, and no login is required.

Would it be possible to integrate that?

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Zach Biesse-Fitton

Zach Biesse-Fitton

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Can you send us the METAR source and we will look into it?

Email me, [email protected]

Zach Biesse-Fitton
VATSIM Developer and Supervisor | VATPAC Division Director

vatSys Development Team

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