v3 API Overview

SkyLink API v3 is the full-featured version of the SkyLink aviation data platform. It includes every v2 endpoint plus advanced weather, search, charts, machine learning predictions, and AI briefings. New projects should use v3.1 for historical ADS-B, webhooks, routes, briefing PDFs, carbon estimates, aircraft performance, and flight tickets.

Base URL

https://skylink-api.p.rapidapi.com

Paths match v3.1 on the RapidAPI gateway (no /v3/ prefix in the URL). The /docs/v3/ section labels this API generation in the docs only.

Endpoint Groups

Weather & Forecasts

Endpoint	Description	Coverage
GET /v3/weather/metar/`{icao}`	Current METAR observation	Worldwide
GET /v3/weather/taf/`{icao}`	Terminal Aerodrome Forecast	Worldwide
GET /v3/weather/winds-aloft	FB Winds at standard altitudes	US only
GET /v3/weather/pireps	Pilot Reports (turbulence, icing)	Worldwide
GET /v3/weather/airsigmet	AIRMET/SIGMET advisories	Worldwide

Airport Data

Endpoint	Description
GET /v3/airports/search	Detailed airport info by ICAO or IATA code
GET /v3/airports/search/location	Find airports near coordinates
GET /v3/airports/search/ip	Find airports near an IP address
GET /v3/airports/search/text	Free-text airport search
GET /v3/navaids	Navigation aids database

Airlines & Reference

Endpoint	Description
GET /v3/airlines/search	ICAO/IATA airline lookup
GET /v3/countries	List countries
GET /v3/countries/`{code}`	Country by code
GET /v3/regions	List regions
GET /v3/regions/`{code}`	Region by code

Flight Operations

Endpoint	Description
GET /v3/flight_status/`{flight_number}`	Real-time flight status (IATA and ICAO formats)
GET /v3/schedules/departures	Airport departure schedules
GET /v3/schedules/arrivals	Airport arrival schedules
GET /v3/distance	Great-circle distance and bearing
GET /v3/briefing/flight	AI-generated structured flight briefing

Aircraft & ADS-B

Endpoint	Description
GET /v3/aircraft/registration/`{reg}`	Lookup by tail number
GET /v3/aircraft/icao24/`{hex}`	Lookup by ICAO24 hex address
GET /v3/aircraft/database/stats	Aircraft database statistics
GET /v3/adsb/aircraft	Live ADS-B tracking with filters
GET /v3/adsb/aircraft/statistics	ADS-B network statistics
GET /v3/adsb/health	ADS-B feed health status

Charts

Endpoint	Description
GET /v3/charts/sources	List all supported chart sources
GET /v3/charts/`{icao}`	All charts for an airport
GET /v3/charts/`{icao}`/`{category}`	Charts filtered by category

Alerts & Advisories

Endpoint	Description	Coverage
GET /v3/notams/`{icao}`	Notices to Air Missions	Worldwide
GET /v3/delays/faa	All active FAA NAS delays	US only
GET /v3/delays/faa/`{icao}`	FAA delays for a specific airport	US only

ML & AI

Endpoint	Description
GET /v3/ml/flight-time	ML-estimated gate-to-gate flight time
GET /v3/briefing/flight	AI-generated structured flight briefing

API versions

Version	Status	Notes
v3.1	Recommended	Current — all new integrations
v3	Supported	Legacy reference
v2	Deprecated	Minimal maintenance

v2 vs v3 Feature Comparison

Feature	v2	v3	Notes
METAR weather reports	✓	✓	Same endpoint
TAF forecasts	✓	✓	Same endpoint
Airport information	✓	✓	Same endpoint
Airline lookup	✓	✓	Same endpoint
Flight status	✓	✓	v3 adds ICAO-to-IATA conversion
Schedules	✓	✓	v3 adds pagination, timestamp param
ADS-B tracking	✓	✓	v3 adds optional `photos` param; statistics and health exist in both
Winds aloft forecasts	-	✓
PIREPs	-	✓
AIRMET/SIGMET advisories	-	✓
Airport search (location/IP/text)	-	✓
Navaids, countries, regions	-	✓
Aerodrome charts	-	✓	91 countries
Distance & bearing	-	✓
Aircraft lookup	-	✓	615K+ aircraft
NOTAMs	-	✓
FAA delays	-	✓
ML flight time	-	✓
AI flight briefing	-	✓
MCP Server	-	✓

Rate Limits

Plan	Price	Requests/month	Overage
FREE Trial	Free	1,000	$0.007/req
Basic	$18.59/mo	5,000	$0.007/req
Pro	$45.35/mo	20,000	$0.001/req
Ultra	$105.59/mo	70,000	$0.001/req
Mega	$205.39/mo	200,000	$0.0005/req

See Rate Limits for overage pricing and response headers.