» Aviation
METARs TAFs and SIGMETs
NWS METAR:
NZAA NZWN NZCH - with 24hr summary
Surface data time series - graph/text - Uni of Wyoming
» or direct to text listing for:
NZAA NZWN NZCH
ATIS/SPAR/SIGMET via
Airways IFIS (Internet Flight Information Service) - register for free (non-commercial)
NOAA NWS Aviation Weather Center IFFDP:
» Aus/NZ
METARs or
TAFs (incl AA/WN/CH) and
SIGMETs (incl NZZC)
» SW Pacific
Oceanic SIGMETs (incl NZZO)
METAR or
TAF - NWS request forms
METAR and TAF combined request - from SkyStef
Reference
METAR/TAF decoder
» or direct to:
NZAA NZWN NZCH
Aviation Calculations & Conversions - including simple QFE and standard atmosphere calculators
ICAO/IATA codes - Airport Locator lookup form
AirportLinger.com - airport info, google map and weather observation from IATA code
Soundings and Upper Winds
NZ, Chatham and Raoul Islands soundings (tephigam) - MetVUW
Australia/NZ soundings - BoM (login:
User bomw0007
Pass aviation)
NZ/Global soundings/text - Wyoming Uni
Satellite derived cloud-track winds - East Australia region
Satellite derived cloud-track winds - from NRL
Jet Stream Analysis and Forecasts
» with
latest southern hemisphere analysis and
animations
Pacific CAT forecast loop - NOAA/NESDIS from NCEP GFS model
Charts
NOAA NWS Aviation Weather Center IFFDP - SIGWX and Wind/Temp charts
WAFS T4 Graphics Broadcast - global sigwx charts (images in .TIF format)
Volcanos
New Zealand
Wellington VAAC - for current advisories
GeoNet NZ Volcano Activity - with Alert Level Summary, also see recent
Volcano Alert Bulletins
Global
Darwin VAAC
» with
MTSAT-2 imagery processed for highlighting ash
Toulouse VAAC
Bunos Aires VAAC
London VAAC
Montreal VAAC
Washington VAAC
Anchorage VAAC
Tokyo VAAC
Montreal VAAC products - current and recent, incl CANERM
NOAA HYSPLIT Model - Volcanic Ash Transport and Dispersion
Puff Ash Tracking Model - from Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks. To run it, start a
WebPuff II session.
OMI SO2 Column - composite images via NOAA, also volcano specific images
Volcano World - current volcanic activity reports and information
Active Volcano Map - via Google Maps
Weekly volcano report - from Smithsonian Inst. & USGS (with
map - req. Java)
Flight Info
Arrivals / Departures
Auckland
Wellington
Christchurch
Dunedin
Air New Zealand
Qantas
Jet Star
Aviation Organisations
Airways New Zealand
CAA - Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand
»
ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices
ICAO - International Civil Aviation Organization
»
ANB - Air Navigation Bureau
»
MET/AIM - Meteorology/Aeronautical Information Management Section
WMO - World Meteorological Organization
»
AeMP/CAeM - Aeronautical Meteorology Programme & Commission for Aeronautical Meteorology