API reference/Airlines & Aviation/SIGMETs & Hazards

SIGMETs & Hazards

starter

Live data

Active SIGMET/AIRMET hazard areas (convection, turbulence, icing, ash) with polygons.

GET/api/v1/airlines/sigmets

Data source

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

Query parameters

Parameter	Description	Try value
`hazard` string	CONVECTIVE \| TURB \| ICE \| IFR \| MTN OBSCN \| ASH
`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/sigmets?hazard=CONVECTIVE&apikey=YOUR_API_KEY"

Calls the live source

Example response

{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "6W",
      "issuer": "KKCI",
      "type": "SIGMET",
      "hazard": "CONVECTIVE",
      "severity": 5,
      "validFrom": "2026-10-22T01:55:00.000Z",
      "validTo": "2026-10-22T02:55:00.000Z",
      "altitudeLowFt": null,
      "altitudeHighFt": 33000,
      "movementDirDeg": 190,
      "movementKt": 40,
      "area": [
        [
          41.256,
          -123.448
        ],
        [
          40.922,
          -116.453
        ],
        [
          36.187,
          -116.428
        ]
      ],
      "raw": "WSUS33 KKCI 220155\nMKCW WST 220155\nCONVECTIVE SIGMET 6W\nVALID UNTIL 0355Z\nNV CA AND CA CSTL WTRS\nFROM 50NE FOT-30NE BAM-40SSE BTY-30SW MZB-30W EHF-50NE FOT\nAREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 19040KT. TOPS TO FL330."
    },
    {
      "id": "7W",
      "issuer": "KKCI",
      "type": "SIGMET",
      "hazard": "CONVECTIVE",
      "severity": 5,
      "validFrom": "2026-10-22T01:55:00.000Z",
      "validTo": "2026-10-22T02:55:00.000Z",
      "altitudeLowFt": null,
      "altitudeHighFt": 35000,
      "movementDirDeg": 210,
      "movementKt": 20,
      "area": [
        [
          37.754,
          -121.35
        ],
        [
          35.477,
          -119.917
        ],
        [
          32.626,
          -119.966
        ]
      ],
      "raw": "WSUS33 KKCI 220155\nMKCW WST 220155\nCONVECTIVE SIGMET 7W\nVALID UNTIL 0355Z\nCA AND CSTL WTRS\nFROM 20WNW MOD-40W EHF-110SW LAX-90WSW RZS-30SSW OAK-20WNW MOD\nAREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 21020KT. TOPS TO FL350."
    },
    {
      "id": "5W",
      "issuer": "KKCI",
      "type": "SIGMET",
      "hazard": "CONVECTIVE",
      "severity": 5,
      "validFrom": "2026-10-22T01:55:00.000Z",
      "validTo": "2026-10-22T02:55:00.000Z",
      "altitudeLowFt": null,
      "altitudeHighFt": 45000,
      "movementDirDeg": 210,
      "movementKt": 40,
      "area": [
        [
          39.886,
          -114.083
        ],
        [
          38.992,
          -103.522
        ],
        [
          31.82,
          -107.37
        ]
      ],
      "raw": "WSUS33 KKCI 220155\nMKCW WST 220155\nCONVECTIVE SIGMET 5W\nVALID UNTIL 0355Z\nCO NM AZ UT NV\nFROM 50NE ELY-60NE PUB-30SSE DMN-40S SSO-70N LAS-50NE ELY\nAREA SEV TS MOV FROM 21040KT. TOPS ABV FL450.\nTORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 IN...WIND GUSTS TO 60KT POSS."
    }
  ]
}