VAG (Volcanic Ash Graphic)

The VAG provides graphical representation of atmospheric volcanic ash clouds that may impact flight operations. Only Wellington is creating a VAG at this time.

7.1 Issuing Centre

7.1.1 Description:

This returns the currently active Volcanic Ash Graphic issued by the selected issuing centre.

7.1.2 API Call:

GET /aviation/chart/vag/{issuecentre}

7.1.3 Path Parameter:

Parameter	Example	Description
issuecentre	wellington	A supported VAA issue centre as in the table below. The issue centre must be lowercase. This path parameter is Mandatory.

7.1.4 Table of Issuing Centres:

Issue Centre | Description | ICAO Code anchorage | Anchorage, United States | PAWU buenosaires | Buenos Aires, Argentina | SABM darwin | Darwin, Australia | ADRM london | London, United Kingdom | EGRR montreal | Montreal, Canada | CAWO tokyo | Tokyo, Japan | RJTD toulouse | Toulouse, France | LFPW washington | Washington, United States | KNES wellington | Wellington, New Zealand | NZKL

7.1.5 Example:

This example would return graphical data sourced from the specified issue centre regarding the presence of volcanic ash clouds that might impact flight operations.

GET /aviation/chart/vag/wellington

7.1.6 API Response:

{
    "version":"1.0",
    "issue-time":"2018-01-24T20:38:51Z",
    "path":"/chart/vag/wellington",
    "response":[
    ]
}