The three-level operation mode of China civil aviation meteorological service institutions is as follows.

National civil aviation meteorological center, regional meteorological center, airport meteorological station.

The Civil Aviation Meteorological Center is a public institution directly under the Air Traffic Control Bureau of the Civil Aviation Administration. Mainly responsible for the operation and management of national civil aviation meteorological services, issuing national aviation meteorological forecast guidance products, providing national aviation meteorological services for air traffic control operating units and airlines, exchanging domestic and foreign aviation meteorological information, monitoring and evaluating the operation of aviation meteorological equipment, providing technical support and guidance for the maintenance of meteorological equipment, implementing aviation meteorological science and technology research and development, conducting research on aviation meteorological user needs and new technologies, and providing technical training and user training for civil aviation meteorological systems.

Interpretation of the term regional meteorological center: Generally speaking, it refers to the regional headquarters that leads, controls and inspects stations in a certain meteorological area, and has the right to issue orders, technical bulletins, regional forecasts and alarms.

Civil aviation professional weather station. Located in major civil aviation airports. The station is equipped with automatic remote sensing, remote control and communication equipment. The main tasks are meteorological observation, collecting weather information, and issuing weather warnings and weather forecasts.