Commands

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Data sources: the data source is shown in each answer
Last updated: 18 OCT 2026

The ibonav.aero Discord Bot works with slash commands: type / in a channel of a server where the bot is present (Registration) and choose the command. The commands work in server channels only, not in direct messages.

Command Parameter Description
/metar-speci icao METAR / SPECI of an aerodrome, decoded
/taf icao TAF of an aerodrome, decoded
/ad-wrng icao Aerodrome warnings (AD WRNG), decoded
/sigmet-airmet fir_uir_cta Active SIGMETs and AIRMETs of a FIR / UIR / CTA
/gamet fir_uir_cta Active GAMETs of a FIR / CTA
/notam-ad icao NOTAMs of an aerodrome
/notam-area fir NOTAMs of a FIR
/notam-atfn atfn NOTAMs by ATFN address
/notam-nr number A NOTAM by its number
/d-atis icao, count (optional) Latest ACARS ATS - D-ATIS messages of an aerodrome
/charts-aip identifier (optional) AIP charts and documents
/charts-other identifier (optional) Other charts and documents (VFR manuals, FLIP, FAA TPP …)
/charts-jepp icao Jeppesen charts of an aerodrome
/airac-info — Current and next AIRAC and Jeppesen effective dates

OPMET

/metar-speci, /taf and /ad-wrng take the ICAO location indicator of an aerodrome (e.g. LTAC); /sigmet-airmet and /gamet take the ICAO location indicator of a FIR / UIR / CTA (e.g. LTBB).

  • Each answer shows the raw message and its decoded elements; elements that could not be decoded are listed separately.
  • Change Decoding Method (/metar-speci, /taf): the decoder is chosen by the format of the station; it can be changed to ICAO, FAA or, for METAR, ICAO Pre-2021.
  • /ad-wrng: one card per warning. The card is green while the warning is in its validity period, yellow otherwise.
  • /sigmet-airmet, /gamet: one card per message, with ◀ Prev / Next ▶ when there are several. The answer links to the graphical view in the ibonav.aero Interactive Map.
  • ↻ Resend sends the latest data again.

API used (AIS PIB API):

Command Data Decoder
/metar-speci METAR / SPECI MET Format Check, METAR / SPECI (ICAO), METAR / SPECI (FAA)
/taf TAF MET Format Check, TAF (ICAO), TAF (FAA)
/ad-wrng AD WRNG AD WRNG (ICAO)
/sigmet-airmet SIGMET / AIRMET SIGMET / AIRMET (ICAO)
/gamet GAMET GAMET (ICAO)

NOTAM

/notam-ad, /notam-area, /notam-atfn and /notam-nr work like the ibonav.aero NOTAM Search page.

  1. After the command, the filters are shown, all selected by default: Type (International, Military, US Domestic/FDC/TFR), Message Type (NOTAM, SNOWTAM, ASHTAM, Other), NOTAM Type (New, Replacing, Cancelling, Other) and the time window (Currently active, or Custom date range… in UTC).
  2. Press 🔎 Search.
  3. The NOTAMs are listed 5 per page, with ◀ Prev / Next ▶. The answer links to the same search on the NOTAM Search page.

API used: NOTAM API (AIS PIB API).

ACARS ATS - D-ATIS

/d-atis shows the latest arrival and departure ACARS ATS - D-ATIS messages of an aerodrome received by the Ibosoft ATC receivers. icao is the 4-letter ICAO location indicator; count is the number of messages per direction (1–3, default 1). Only messages of the last days are searched; coverage depends on the receivers.

API used: Data Link API.

Charts

The chart commands are menus: you choose step by step with drop-down lists and buttons (◀ Back returns to the previous step). The menus are visible only to you; the chosen file is posted in the channel.

  • /charts-aip: country › section (e.g. Aerodrome/Heliport Charts (AD 2/3), En-route Charts (ENR 6), AIC, AMDT, SUP) › AIRAC effective date › aerodrome › file. With identifier (1–6 letters / digits, e.g. LTFM), it goes straight to the aerodrome: you choose the coverage (when several match) and the effective date.
  • /charts-other: coverage › version › section or aerodrome › file. With identifier (1–10 letters / digits), it goes straight to the aerodrome.
  • /charts-jepp: shows the aerodrome information and the number of charts per category; you choose the category, the chart and ☀️ Day Mode or 🌙 Night Mode. The chart is posted as image and PDF, every page of it.

A PDF is posted with an image of its first page. Discord limits attachments to 8 MB: a larger file is not attached, only its preview is posted.

API used:

Effective Dates

/airac-info shows the current and the next dates: ICAO AIRAC effective date and cycle, Jeppesen bi-weekly issue date and cycle, and the weekly issue date. The full timeline is on the ibonav.aero Effective Dates page.

API used: Effective Dates and Server Time (AIS PIB API).