AeroCopilot Data Sources

Hourly aviation observations encoding wind, visibility, ceiling, temperature, dewpoint, altimeter and remarks.

Terminal forecasts covering 24–30 hours of expected conditions at major airports.

Hazards advisory covering severe icing, severe turbulence, dust storms, sandstorms, volcanic ash and convective activity.

Graphical AIRMETs covering moderate turbulence, icing, IFR conditions, mountain obscuration, surface winds.

Pilot-reported weather observations including turbulence, icing, sky conditions and ride quality.

Forecast winds and temperatures at standard pressure altitudes from 3,000 to 53,000 feet.

Storm Prediction Center convective outlooks for severe thunderstorms (Day 1–3), both the categorical risk bands and the hazard probabilities underneath them.

Severe-thunderstorm and tornado watch boxes covering specified areas and times.

Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) feed of all active NWS alerts including aviation hazards.

National Hurricane Center forecast cones, tracks, intensity and watches/warnings.

Geomagnetic storm, solar-radiation and HF radio-blackout conditions relevant to high-latitude and high-altitude operations.

Long-form forecaster reasoning -- the synoptic setup, model disagreement and confidence behind the forecast -- issued by every NWS office that publishes an Area Forecast Discussion, including Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam and American Samoa.

NCEP Digital Aviation Forecast Support (DAFS) — gridded turbulence (GTG) and in-flight icing (IFI) fields for the CONUS.

FAA VFR Sectional Aeronautical Charts — the primary VFR navigation reference.

High-detail VFR charts for Class B airspace and busy terminal areas.

IFR enroute charts for operations below 18,000 feet.

IFR enroute charts for operations at or above 18,000 feet (Class A).

PDF instrument approach plates, departure procedures (DPs) and arrivals (STARs).

Machine-readable instrument procedure data including SIDs, STARs and approaches with leg-by-leg coding.

Per-airport supplemental data including services, hours, frequencies and remarks.

Aeronautical Information Regulation And Control cycle effective and expiry dates.

Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations — the binding US aviation regulations.

Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 120 (codified at 14 CFR Part 194) covering pilot certification for powered-lift aircraft (eVTOL).

Federal statute governing recreational drone operations.

FAA non-binding guidance covering acceptable means of compliance.

Internal FAA orders including 8130.2J, 8130.34D and others.

FAA AIM — recommended procedures and ATC operating rules.

Mandatory FAA-issued ADs by aircraft make, model and serial number.

Public N-number registry with owner, manufacturer, model and registration status.

Public airman certificate database with certificate level, ratings and medical class.

FAA Part 135 certificate holder list with certificate number, ops specs.

Approved Part 145 repair station list with ratings and locations.

Certificated Part 141 flight schools with training course approvals.

Active and upcoming TFRs by NOTAM with geometry and altitude.

Federal NOTAM Service (FNS) feed of active NOTAMs by airport and FIR.

Class B/C/D/E geometries, MOAs, restricted, prohibited and warning areas.

National Transportation Safety Board accident and incident reports.

Wildlife strike reports by airport, species, season and aircraft phase.

FAA-published CFIT incident clusters with terrain analysis.

Airport surface hot spots — runway-incursion-prone intersections highlighted in chart supplements.

G-AIRMET mountain-obscuration polygons critical for VFR mountain operations.

FAA G-AIRMET icing advisories (hazard=ICE) with freezing levels, sourced via the NOAA Aviation Weather Center.

FAA G-AIRMET turbulence advisories (hazard=TURB) by altitude band, sourced via the NOAA Aviation Weather Center.

Live FAA airport status — ground stops, ground delay programs, airspace flow programs.

Digital ATIS broadcasts at major airports.

Published preferred IFR routes between major city pairs.

Geocoded man-made obstacles ≥200 ft AGL.

Pre-approved Part 107 ceilings near controlled airports for LAANC.

ADS-B Out broadcasts of position, altitude, velocity and identification. Advisory situational awareness only — not a certified traffic alerting system and not equivalent to TCAS or TIS-B. Coverage comes from a volunteer ground-receiver network and is incomplete at low altitude and in remote terrain; aircraft not required to carry ADS-B Out under 14 CFR 91.225 may not appear at all.

CO-OPS tide data critical for offshore helicopter operations.

Ocean buoy observations including wind, sea state and air temperature.

Civil twilight, sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset by location.

FAA-operated weather cameras at remote airports (especially Alaska).

EPA AirNow AQI for ozone and particulate matter.

NOAA Hazard Mapping System smoke plume polygons.

Active-fire satellite detections and managed wildfire incidents, as points — used to cross-reference smoke and fire TFRs.

Significant-meteorology advisories for international and oceanic FIRs.

Canadian aviation observations and forecasts (cross-border ops).

Statistical post-processed forecasts for hour-by-hour airport conditions.

CWAs from CWSU meteorologists for ARTCC airspace.

Pre-emptive 4–12 hour ATC impact statements from CWSU.