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-->September 6th, 2025<--

Thank you to GolfCharlie and Claude Code for fixing the code to work with the newly changed FAA API! They have saved a lot of time. A new image has been created and will be uploaded today and available later tonight. If you don't want or need the image, you can visit https://github.com/markyharris/livesectional and incorporate the changes into your board now.

--->September 5th, 2025<--
There has been another change to the FAA API which has again broke the map. We are currently working on this. Check back for fix. If you have the fix please post it. - Mark

KGFX METAR (Data Unavailable)

 
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Topic starter 03/02/2021 8:57 pm  

Hi all, so I am at the end and have one airport showing a white "Data Unavailable" but it does appear to be reporting - is there something I could edit or do to complete the collection?

https://www.aviationweather.gov/adds/dataserver_current/httpparam?dataSource=metars&requestType=retrieve&format=xml&stationString=KGXF&hoursBeforeNow=10

It looks like it is reporting form tis URL, as well as ForeFlight and others, with a snipped sample below here. Thank you!

<response xmlns:xsd=" http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema " xmlns:xsi=" http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance " version="1.2" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation=" http://www.aviationweather.gov/static/adds/schema/metar1_2.xsd ">

<request_index>162787978</request_index>

<data_source name="metars"/>

<request type="retrieve"/>

<errors/>

<warnings/>

<time_taken_ms>7</time_taken_ms>

<data num_results="10">

<METAR>

<raw_text>KGXF 040158Z 28005KT 10SM BKN220 24/05 A2988 RMK AO2A SLP110 T02390053</raw_text>

<station_id>KGXF</station_id>

<observation_time>2021-02-04T01:58:00Z</observation_time>

<latitude>32.88</latitude>

<longitude>-112.72</longitude>

<temp_c>23.9</temp_c>

<dewpoint_c>5.3</dewpoint_c>

<wind_dir_degrees>280</wind_dir_degrees>

<wind_speed_kt>5</wind_speed_kt>

<visibility_statute_mi>10.0</visibility_statute_mi>

<altim_in_hg>29.878937</altim_in_hg>

<sea_level_pressure_mb>1011.0</sea_level_pressure_mb>

<quality_control_flags>

<auto_station>TRUE</auto_station>

</quality_control_flags>

<sky_condition sky_cover="BKN" cloud_base_ft_agl="22000"/>

<flight_category>VFR</flight_category>

<metar_type>METAR</metar_type>

<elevation_m>261.0</elevation_m>

</METAR>


   
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03/02/2021 9:08 pm  

Hey, download config.py, airports and logfile and post them here so we can look at them. These are downloadable from the 'Map Utilities' menu. Also, tell us what version you are running. - Mark



   
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Topic starter 03/02/2021 11:01 pm  

Thanks, Mark! I'm on version 4.346 and here's the files:

David

logfile.log
airports.log
config.py


   
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Topic starter 05/02/2021 9:33 pm  

Well, after plugging in some different airports with different weather (MVFR, IFR), and retrying KGFX, it appears to have figured out the KGFX weather. Thanks to all for reading and the instructions were great, leading to a nice looking metar map on the wall!



   
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06/02/2021 10:51 am  

Great. Please post pictures of your map  when you get a chance. - Mark



   
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Topic starter 09/09/2021 5:06 pm  

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Sure can!

AviationMap

 



   
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