/api/v1/sigmets/by-areaPrivate PilotSearch By Area
Finds SIGMETs that intersect a geographic bounding box. Returns advisories whose boundary overlaps the specified area, useful for checking conditions across a flight route.
Code Examples
curl \
-H "Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
"https://api.preflightapi.io/api/v1/sigmets/by-area?minLat=40.0&maxLat=41.0&minLon=-74.5&maxLon=-73.0&limit=25"curl \
-H "Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
"https://api.preflightapi.io/api/v1/sigmets/by-area?minLat=40.0&maxLat=41.0&minLon=-74.5&maxLon=-73.0&limit=25"Description
Note: The bounding box must not cross the antimeridian (i.e., minLon must be less than maxLon). Antimeridian-crossing queries are not supported. This endpoint covers domestic US SIGMETs within the contiguous United States.
GET /api/v1/sigmets/by-area?minLat=30&maxLat=35&minLon=-100&maxLon=-95Returns paginated results of SigmetDto
Parameters
| Name | In | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| minLat | query | number | Minimum latitude (-90 to 90) |
| maxLat | query | number | Maximum latitude (-90 to 90) |
| minLon | query | number | Minimum longitude (-180 to 180) |
| maxLon | query | number | Maximum longitude (-180 to 180) |
| cursor | query | string? | Opaque cursor value from a previous response's pagination.nextCursor field. Omit or leave null to start from the first page. |
| limit | query | integer | Maximum number of items to return per page. Minimum 1, maximum 500, default 100. |
Response Schema
Machine-readable error code (e.g., "AIRCRAFT_NOT_FOUND").
Human-readable error message suitable for display.
Additional error details (only included in development environment).
Name of the external service that failed (only included for 503 errors).
Field-level validation errors (only for validation failures).
UTC timestamp when the error occurred.
Correlation ID for tracing the request.
Request path that generated the error.