Partner with AIP:Aero
AIP:Aero is a free, login-free pre-flight reference for pilots: official AIP and approach chart links, weather, NOTAMs and aerodrome data for 64 countries. We are open for cooperations - here are three ways to work with us.
Who we are
AIP:Aero helps pilots find any aerodrome by name or ICAO code and takes them straight to the official AIP publication, approach and VFR charts, plus embedded weather (METAR/TAF), a 5-day meteogram and a GRAMET-style route weather cross-section, NOTAMs and aerodrome data (runways, frequencies, elevation, fuel, landing fees, opening hours), plus a free VFR moving map with live traffic from open ADS-B/OGN networks that highlights active airspace (AIP AUP - Airspace Use Plan; ED-R, TRA, TSA) live from official NOTAMs, a fixed tower-screen (Ground Station) for airfield operators and a whole-year VFR-conditions heatmap. It is free and needs no registration, and it covers 64 countries across Europe, North America, the Caucasus and Central Asia, Africa, Oceania and the French overseas territories. The site is a project of Dross:Media; its sister project is the aircraft marketplace Trade:Aero.
For EFB apps, flight-planning tools and data teams: AIP:Aero’s structured aerodrome data is available over a read-only JSON API. What we expose is not the raw data - most of which is open - but the aggregation: one normalized index across 64 countries, chart-PDF deep links, and AIRAC currency you do not have to maintain yourself.
What you get
- The normalized aerodrome index per country (ICAO, name, type).
- Direct AIP and approach/VFR chart links, incl. per-chart PDF deep links, with the current AIRAC cycle.
- Aerodrome facts: coordinates, elevation, runways (incl. circuit direction), frequencies, declared distances, operating hours, fuel availability, PPR, customs and on-field restaurants.
- Fuel prices (AVGAS / MOGAS / Jet A-1, per litre and US gallon).
- Live NOTAMs, METAR/TAF and a 5-day forecast (the hourly data behind our GRAMET-style route weather cross-section).
All data fields
The complete list of values the API returns, grouped by endpoint.
Country index
- Country code and name
- Available page types (VFR, IFR, heliport, military, aeroport)
- Aerodrome count
- Current AIRAC cycle
- Last-updated timestamp
Aerodrome index (per country)
- ICAO code
- Aerodrome name and type
- URL slug
- Official AIP link (of current AIRAC cycle)
- Direct chart-PDF link (of current AIRAC cycle)
Aerodrome detail - links & currency
- Official AIP page link
- Direct chart PDF
- Full chart set (VAC, IAC, SID, STAR ...), each with name and link
- Current AIRAC cycle
- Data-updated timestamp
Aerodrome detail - position & identification
- Latitude / longitude
- Elevation (ft)
- Town / municipality
- Official website
- Wikipedia article
- IATA code
- Phone
- Street and postcode
Aerodrome detail - runways
- Runway designator (e.g. 06/24)
- Length (ft) and width (ft)
- Surface
- Circuit (traffic pattern) direction - per strip and per runway end
- Helicopter-runway flag
- Declared distances: TORA, TODA, ASDA, LDA (per runway, metres)
Aerodrome detail - frequencies
- Service type (TWR, INFO, ATIS, GND ...)
- Description
- Frequency (MHz)
Aerodrome detail - hours & services
- Operating hours (display string)
- Structured 7-day hours (open/closed per weekday, UTC)
- Hours provenance
- Fuel availability (AVGAS, MOGAS, Jet A-1 ...)
- Aerodrome type
- PPR (prior permission required)
- Customs / airport of entry
- On-field restaurant
NOTAMs
- NOTAM count
- Raw ICAO NOTAM text (verbatim)
- Validity window (UTC)
Weather (METAR / TAF)
- Current METAR
- TAF forecast
5-day forecast
- Hourly temperature
- Hourly precipitation
- Hourly cloud cover
- Hourly wind
Fuel prices
- Grade (AVGAS, MOGAS, Jet A-1)
- Price per litre
- Price per US gallon
- Currency
- Consensus / range across quotes
Plans
Community
€0/month
~10 requests/day
Open-source apps, hobby projects, evaluation
Starter
€29/month
~10,000 requests/day
Small apps and flight schools
Pro
€99/month
~100,000 requests/day
EFB and flight-planning vendors
Enterprise
from €249/month
Custom volume + SLA
Large integrations
Keys are issued by hand today - tell us your use case and we set you up.
AIP:Aero ranks at or near the top of search for aerodrome and “ICAO charts” queries across thousands of aerodrome detail pages in 64 countries, and country pages that win “AIP <country>” searches. The site is also built for GEO - it ships extensive structured data (Airport, FAQ, Dataset, Breadcrumb) and a /llms.txt summary, so it surfaces in AI assistants where login-gated portals structurally cannot.
If your product is topically adjacent to pre-flight planning, we can place a contextual, followed link from the matching aerodrome or country pages. This is editorial placement - relevant and useful to pilots - not a reciprocal link exchange.
AIP:Aero reaches an engaged general-aviation audience of pilots at the moment they plan a flight. The site currently shows no advertising, but we are open to brand sponsorships and advertising partnerships that fit our audience.
Get in touch
Whichever fits you - data, reach or sponsorship - write to our contact form and we usually reply within a few days.
For journalists and editors: our press & media kit has ready-to-use boilerplate, brand colours and logo downloads.