You can link to RunwayFinder in two different ways, either to a specific location on the main site or directly to an airport information page. You can also embed RunwayFinder charts on your site.
Linking to RunwayFinder
Anything that can be entered in the Location search box can be added to the RunwayFinder URL to go directly to that location.
- Show a specific airport, Seattle
http://www.runwayfinder.com/?loc=KSEA - Show a route, Seattle to Portland
http://www.runwayfinder.com/?loc=KSEA;KPDX - Show a specific latitiude/longitude
http://www.runwayfinder.com/?loc=47.5/-122.2
It is also possible to customize what chart or map is initially shown:
- VFR chart (the default)
http://www.runwayfinder.com/?view=vfr - IFR low enroute chart
http://www.runwayfinder.com/?view=ifr - IFR high enroute chart
http://www.runwayfinder.com/?view=ifrhi - Google Map
http://www.runwayfinder.com/?view=map - Satellite image
http://www.runwayfinder.com/?view=sat - Terrain
http://www.runwayfinder.com/?view=ter
These options can be combined by putting an ampersand between them, for example:
- Terrain view of Denver International
http://www.runwayfinder.com/?loc=DEN&view=ter
To show a specific zoom level, specify x, y for longitude and latitude and a z parameter for zoom level. The very highest zoom showing the entire world is zoom level 0, and they count up by 1 each time you zoom in:
- Latitude and longitude of Crate Lake at zoom level 10
http://www.runwayfinder.com/?x=-122.095&y=42.931&z=10
Linking to Airport Information
A direct link can be made to the RunwayFinder page showing information for any U.S. airport, for example Paine Field, the birthplace for non-737 Boeing airliners.
Linking to Static Charts
Another way to link to RunwayFinder is to use a small static chart. These charts don't allow changing the view, but load very quickly. We only ask that you wrap the static chart in a link back to RunwayFinder as shown in the examples below.
This service is being provided in order for you to show small chart sections on your web site. It should not be used to download large portions of the charts.
The easiest way to include a static chart is by airport ID (ICAO or IATA). To show this chart on your web site:
include this HTML:
<a href="http://www.runwayfinder.com/?loc=KFHR"><img alt="chart" src="http://www.runwayfinder.com/staticmap/KFHR/" /></a>
You can remove the blue link border by applying a style of "border-style: none".
<a href="http://www.runwayfinder.com/?loc=KHQM"><img alt="chart" src="http://www.runwayfinder.com/staticmap/KHQM/" style="border-style:none" /></a>
Many customizations can be applied to the static maps.
- Show a different chart type, such as low enroute IFR
<a href="http://www.runwayfinder.com/?loc=KSEA&view=ifr"><img alt="chart" src="http://www.runwayfinder.com/staticmap/KSEA/?view=ifr" /></a> - Show high enroute IFR
<a href="http://www.runwayfinder.com/?loc=KORD&view=ifrhi"><img alt="chart" src="http://www.runwayfinder.com/staticmap/KORD/?view=ifrhi" /></a> - Show a different size chart (up to a maximum of 2048)
<a href="http://www.runwayfinder.com/?loc=KPDX"><img alt="chart" src="http://www.runwayfinder.com/staticmap/KPDX/?size=384" /></a> - Show a non-square chart
<a href="http://www.runwayfinder.com/?loc=KPLU"><img alt="chart" src="http://www.runwayfinder.com/staticmap/KPLU/?xsize=384&ysize=128" /></a> - Show any latitude/longitude and zoom
<a href="http://www.runwayfinder.com/?loc=46.8504/-121.7572"><img alt="chart" src="http://www.runwayfinder.com/staticmap/46.8504/-121.7572/?zoom=11" /></a>
Note: To display static maps or satellite view, refer to Google's Static Map API.
Let us know if you have any questions.
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