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Topic: Aviation weather

A plane flies in a grey, cloudy sky.

New turbulence detection tool aims to make commercial flights smoother

August 4, 2026

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aviation weather

A plane flies in a grey, cloudy sky.

Ground crews use spray equipment to de-ice an American Airlines jet at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport on January 24, 2026 in Texas.

NOAA improves aviation forecasts to bolster U.S. air travel efficiency, safety

March 30, 2026

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aviation weather

Ground crews use spray equipment to de-ice an American Airlines jet at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport on January 24, 2026 in Texas.

A beach with palm trees and clear light blue water in the Bahama Islands.

NOAA technology to support aviation safety in the Bahamas

May 15, 2025

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aviation weather

A beach with palm trees and clear light blue water in the Bahama Islands.

This visualization from NOAA'a Science on a Sphere Explorer captures the pulse of air traffic leaving Europe as dawn crosses the Atlantic Ocean on one day in 2007.

Aviation responsible for 3.5% of climate change, study finds

September 3, 2020

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aviation weather

climate science

published research

This visualization from NOAA'a Science on a Sphere Explorer captures the pulse of air traffic leaving Europe as dawn crosses the Atlantic Ocean on one day in 2007.

Rays of sunshine coming through an airplane window with seatbacks visible. iStock image.

NOAA’s Aviation Weather Center has your (seat)back on every flight

September 10, 2019

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aviation weather

Rays of sunshine coming through an airplane window with seatbacks visible. iStock image.

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