AviMet® Windshear Alert System Vaisala AviMet® Windshear Alert System increases safety and efficiency during take-off and landing. The system delivers crucial information about unpredictable changes in wind speed and direction in a timely and consistent manner - informing immediately when and where windshear occurs and when the threat is over. This increases air traffic controllers’ decision-making confidence as decisions are based on facts, allowing them to issue timely and reliable advance warnings to pilots. AviMet® Windshear Infographic Watch the video Vaisala AviMet® Windshear Alert System AviMet® Windshear Alert System Brochure Overview The Vaisala AviMet® Windshear Alert System offers aviation authorities the ability to improve aviation safety, and all weather traffic density. According to ICAO, a wind shear warning shall be prepared for aerodromes where wind shear is considered a factor. The best result can be achieved by selecting the most appropriate system and technology for the specific needs of the aerodrome. Vaisala AviMet® Windshear Alert System provides users with the fullest and most dependable windshear awareness available by consolidating the three best detection technologies: Anemometer-based Low Level Windshear Alert System (LLWAS) X-band weather radar Wind lidar Vaisala uses industry experts to conduct rigorous site visits and analyses before any equipment is installed. These visits ensure that any solution is built right the first time, and that its capabilities match an airport’s situation, with the right technologies deployed for proper windshear alerting. + Show more Key Benefits Customized. Airports get exactly what they need based on geography and unique needs. Powerful. Pilots and other personnel get dramatically improved situational awareness. Dependable. Vaisala technology is the industry standard, proven over thousands of deployments worldwide. Sustainable. A unified, scalable solution for improved aviation safety and efficiency. Components X-band Weather Radar Seize outstanding performance, data quality, and reliability The new X-band Weather Radar provides highly accurate measurements for a limited area... Read more WINDCAP® Ultrasonic Wind Sensor WMT700 WMO and ICAO compliant, robust and reliable ultrasonic anemometer Robust and reliable ultrasonic anemometer for wind measurement... Read more Downloads Brochure: Vaisala X-band Weather Radar for Aviation (850.35 KB) Brochure: Vaisala Low Level Windshear Alert System (965.1 KB) Brochure: Windshear: An invisible threat at any airport (2.67 MB) Brochure: AviMet® Windshear Alert System (4.97 MB) Brochure: WindCube lidars for aviation safety (493.88 KB) Success Story: Vaisala Improves Aviation Safety at Palermo Airport (516.63 KB) All downloads Customer Stories Success Story Vaisala improves aviation safety at Palermo Airport The Punta Raisi Palermo Airport in Italy is subject to severe wind shear phenomena caused by the closeness of the nearby mountain Monte Pecoraro... Read more Success Story Vaisala offering helping hand to the hurricane-affected St. Maarten In 2017, over the course of a month, both the United States and Caribbean nations were affected by no less than four major hurricanes with wind... Read more Events Webinar Windshear webinar - An invisible threat at any airport In this webinar, we’ll explain how Vaisala has invested in a broader portfolio of technologies and solutions to detect windshear — one of the... Read more Webinar Adjusting to the ICAO’s new GRF regulation Solutions for safety, efficiency, and compliance Read more Webinar Ride the X-band wave for airport weather observation Read more Related Products & Applications Wind Energy WindCube Wind Energy WindCube Read more Need support? Sign up for news Contact us
X-band Weather Radar Seize outstanding performance, data quality, and reliability The new X-band Weather Radar provides highly accurate measurements for a limited area... Read more
WINDCAP® Ultrasonic Wind Sensor WMT700 WMO and ICAO compliant, robust and reliable ultrasonic anemometer Robust and reliable ultrasonic anemometer for wind measurement... Read more
Success Story Vaisala improves aviation safety at Palermo Airport The Punta Raisi Palermo Airport in Italy is subject to severe wind shear phenomena caused by the closeness of the nearby mountain Monte Pecoraro... Read more
Success Story Vaisala offering helping hand to the hurricane-affected St. Maarten In 2017, over the course of a month, both the United States and Caribbean nations were affected by no less than four major hurricanes with wind... Read more
Webinar Windshear webinar - An invisible threat at any airport In this webinar, we’ll explain how Vaisala has invested in a broader portfolio of technologies and solutions to detect windshear — one of the... Read more
Webinar Adjusting to the ICAO’s new GRF regulation Solutions for safety, efficiency, and compliance Read more