Looing for a global runway DB

[ehboym]

Hi,

I'm writing a small yahoo widget that displays current WX, NOTAMs and SIGMET data. As part of that widget I want to display airport runway and approach data like: length, TORA, LAT/LONG and Available approaches, minima for each approach etc. All that data used to be available in the DAFIF databases which as you know is not available anymore.

I prefer to get that data as a web crevice if possible hence request that data from a server rather then download a DB.

Is there a free or affordable service that provides that information?

Thanks

Erez

[ha5mvo]

AFAIK there's no one single source to cover the entire world.

Now I'm not quite sure what is it that you need. charts or raw numerical data?

[ehboym]

Hi,

I need numerical data.

What I already have is a widget that receives a list of ICAO codes from the user then load METAR and TAF data from NOAA then NOTAMS from the FAA and SIG MET maps from NOAA.

What I need is to be able to send a list of ICAO IDs and receave numeric data which will enable me to display a chart of the runway (My chart not a JPEG) then mark each runway as VFR, CAT I, CAT III, closed ..... according to the METAR and TAF I already have.

Thanks

Erez

[ha5mvo]

I'm not aware of any web based database of that nature.

You can download databases with that information from this site:

http://www.navdata.at/

they vary in format according to the flight sim add on they are intended for, though they all contain the same information.

You'll need to pay if you are interested in something that's more up to date than june 06 (as you can guess its related to the demise of the DAFIF site)

Not sure how well that will serve your purpose , but AFAIK its the only available source of information you can get for a reasonable price

[Opher Ben Peretz]

.I agree with Michael's findings.

DAFIF covered only a small portion of major civil airports which to me seems useless even if accessible.

What might be useful to solve the issue at hand, is use of 3-4 different sources of data based on the first ICAO letter, for USA, Australia and Europe, for which there are suitable data sources.

HTH

  ha5mvo כתב:

I'm not aware of any web based database of that nature.

You can download databases with that information from this site:

http://www.navdata.at/

they vary in format according to the flight sim add on they are intended for, though they all contain the same information.

You'll need to pay if you are interested in something that's more up to date than june 06 (as you can guess its related to the demise of the DAFIF site)

Not sure how well that will serve your purpose , but AFAIK its the only available source of information you can get for a reasonable price

[ehboym]

Hi,

thanks for the help, I'll contact NAVDATA and see what I can get from them.

I didn't manage to understand what Opher had wrote:

"use of 3-4 different sources of data based on the first ICAO letter"

Which sources the NAVDATA site ?

I don't mint gathering the information form different sources, after all the comp will do it for me (Once I teach it who to do that ;-) )

Thanks

Erez

[Opher Ben Peretz]

AFAIK in the subject countries there is at least one free service which stores updated airport info.

NAVDATA.AT

are now a pay service, which also stores out-of -date free info

  ehboym כתב:

Hi,

thanks for the help, I'll contact NAVDATA and see what I can get from them.

I didn't manage to understand what Opher had wrote:

"use of 3-4 different sources of data based on the first ICAO letter"

Which sources the NAVDATA site ?

I don't mint gathering the information form different sources, after all the comp will do it for me (Once I teach it who to do that ;-) )

Thanks

Erez