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Helping you with our knowledge

  • Prevent unnecessary treatment of surfaces
  • Better planning of staff requirements
  • Cost-effective and timely runway and taxiway maintenance
  • Efficient ramp selection
  • Savings in time and money

Want to see and hear more?

Attend a free half-day workshop to discuss your needs and learn more about our capabilities.

Given sufficient interest, these events will be held at locations around the country and will give you the opportunity to have your say on future product developments.

 

As the skies become busier, airport operations managers face increasing pressure to improve efficiency, increase capacity and save money. With specialist weather advice from the Met Office, we can help keep you ahead of the game with contingency plans for reducing, or even eliminating, the effects of adverse conditions.

From severe weather warnings to five-day forecasts, the Met Office has a service to suit your requirements in your search for operational efficiency.

New aircraft de-icing forecast service

This unique service offers forecasts of aircraft de-icing conditions for airports worldwide, together with a tailored guide to holdover times, and proactive alerts to ground staff, enabling improved planning of de-icing operations and reduced departure delays.

More about the Aircraft de-icing forecast service

OpenRunway

A service that gives airports advance warning of the need for runway clearance and gritting in the event of snow and ice.

  • Tailored to your exact requirements and location.
  • Gives forecasts of rain, snow, ground icing, frost and freezing fog.
  • Hourly detail for the next 24 hours in addition to outlook for the following two to five days.
  • Option for direct access to Met Office forecasters.

Met. infrastructure and consultancy

Airports setting up or upgrading meteorological facilities can benefit from our specialist airport consultancy services. These facilitate:

  • Rapid upgrading of infrastructure.
  • Compliance with ICAO standards.
  • Procurement and installation of semi-automated meteorological observing systems, runway visible range and radio equipment.

Bespoke consultancy on all aspects of the weather is also available, to enhance your efficiency and reduce costs. Our experience and credentials within the aviation industry speak for themselves.
 

Climate and historic data

Airport operators require historic weather information for decision-making relating to:

  • likely operating conditions, e.g. likely occurrence of LVPs;
  • runway resurfacing;
  • winter maintenance;
  • ILS replacements;
  • identifying runway downtimes;
  • building and construction projects.

The Met Office offers quality controlled daily, monthly or annual records.

More about climate and historic data

For more information about our aviation services, please contact our 24-hour Customer Centre or e-mail aviation@metoffice.gov.uk.

 
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