Data partners
Where our data comes from
Aviators.co is built on open data. We're grateful to the projects below, and we credit them in full here as well as in the footer of every page. Each source is used only for the purpose noted, under the licence noted.
OurAirports
Public domainBulk airfield identity, runways, and frequencies
Our single bulk source for the core technical record of every airfield — names, ICAO/IATA codes, coordinates, elevation, runways, and radio frequencies. Released into the public domain, which keeps the dataset clean enough to build on freely. We credit it here as a courtesy even though attribution is not legally required.
Airspace overlay tiles on the map
Used only for the airspace overlay drawn on top of the base map — never ingested into our database. The CC BY-NC 4.0 licence requires attribution and restricts commercial use, so we keep this source confined to the visual overlay and credit it wherever the overlay appears.
Base map tiles
The base map you pan and zoom is © OpenStreetMap contributors, made available under the Open Database Licence. Attribution is required and shown on the map and in our footer.
NOAA Aviation Weather Center
Public domain (U.S. Government)METAR and TAF weather
Live observations (METAR) and forecasts (TAF) come from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. As a work of the U.S. Government the data is in the public domain; we cache it server-side and decode it for readability, but the raw report always remains the source of truth.
How we treat the data
We keep the boundaries between sources deliberately clear. OurAirports is the only source we ingest into our own database for the airfield record. OpenAIP airspace is a map overlay, never mixed into that record. Weather is cached but never rewritten — the raw METAR and TAF are always shown alongside our decoded view so you can check our interpretation against the original.
Where a field's value is derived from an upstream source, we aim to show the source and last-updated time so the provenance of every number is visible.
Helping us improve it
Open data gets us the bones of every airfield; pilots make it genuinely useful. When contributions open in our next milestone, you'll be able to add reviews, photos, fee reports, and corrections — and the airfield's status badge will reflect that community input. If you spot an upstream error today, the best fix is usually at the source itself (for example, editing OurAirports or OpenStreetMap), which flows back to us on the next sync.
For how we handle your data — as opposed to airfield data — see our privacy policy. To learn more about the project, read about Aviators.co.