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Notes on what we're building and why.

Clouds seen from an airplane window
July 7, 2026

Data is commodity. Computation is the product.

The raw inputs behind an aviation API are widely available. The differentiation isn't possessing them — it's what you compute on top.

Control tower silhouetted against a sunset sky
June 16, 2026

ATIS is messier than METAR — here's how we normalize it

METAR is a stable, well-documented format. ATIS is a controller reading a script into a recording. Here's what it takes to turn one into structured data.

Runway lights at dusk under a gradient sky
June 2, 2026

Why we compute active runways instead of just reporting wind

Wind direction and speed are three numbers. Which runways are actually in use is the question developers are really asking — so that's what we answer.