AeroPointer: Aviation Weather · by PilotscafeWeather and Nav Data at Your Fingertips
Airports, navaids and aviation weather on a 3D globe, with every FAA approach chart and airport diagram. For iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. No account needed, no ads and no tracking.
On the map
Radar, TFRs, AIRMETs, SIGMETs, airport status and hurricanes on a 3D globe or a flat map.
- Standard, Streets and Satellite base layers, and a dark theme
- Animated US radar with a timeline you can scrub, and US infrared satellite
- TFRs, AIRMETs and SIGMETs drawn and labeled on the map
- Flight category for every reporting station: VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR
- FAA airport status: ground stops, delay programs and closures
- Hurricane tracker: the forecast track, the cone, NHC wind probability and arrival times
- Tap anywhere for coordinates and magnetic variation. A ruler, runways at close zoom and a Zulu clock
At the airport
The weather, the NOTAMs, the runways and the charts, on one airport card.
METAR, TAF and D-ATIS
Raw or decoded, color coded, with the age of every report. Runway wind components from the current METAR.
FAA charts
Every FAA airport diagram and procedure chart, with dark mode, rotation and markup. Saved on your device.
NOTAMs
Decoded or raw, grouped and searchable. Runways, frequencies, fuel, VOT, elevation, sunrise and sunset on the same card.
AeroPointer Pro
Free keeps everything AeroPointer always had, plus improved and new features. Pro adds deeper weather layers, forecasts, route editing, and more.
Lightning
Strikes over the Americas and Europe, with the last five minutes animated and the age of every strike.
Winds and turbulence by altitude
Winds aloft and temperatures from the surface to FL480. Turbulence now and up to 18 hours ahead. PIREPs.
Weather along your route
A route editor with airways, SIDs and STARs, and a vertical profile with winds, turbulence, icing, AIRMETs, SIGMETs and TFRs.
New in 4.3 Alerts for your favorite airports
A flight category change, a TFR published nearby, a ground stop or delay program, a hurricane watch or warning.
New in 4.3 Highlights on the airport card
Closures, outages, TFRs and procedure changes from the NOTAMs, now or in the next 12 hours.
New in 4.3 On Apple Watch
Your favorites on Apple Watch, with Highlights and the forecast. The home and nearest airport are free for every pilot.
Free and Pro
Free keeps everything AeroPointer always had, plus improved and new features. Pro adds deeper weather layers, forecasts, route editing, and more.
AeroPointer Free
- TFRs, AIRMETs and SIGMETs on the map
- Animated US radar and US infrared satellite
- METARs and TAFs, D-ATIS, runway wind components
- NOTAMs, decoded, grouped and searchable
- FAA airport diagrams and procedure charts, with markup
- FAA airport status and the hurricane tracker
- The home airport widget, the Watch complication and the morning note 4.3
AeroPointer Pro
- Lightning, winds aloft, turbulence by altitude, PIREPs
- Echo tops, European radar, global satellite, surface analysis, smoke
- A 10-day and hourly forecast at every airport and any point you tap
- A route editor with airways, SIDs and STARs, and a vertical profile
- Offline chart packs by state
- Alerts for your favorite airports and Highlights on the airport card 4.3
- Favorites on Apple Watch, with Highlights and the forecast 4.3
Less than a gallon of avgas a month.
Renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings.
User reviews
Very useful and handy app. Will use it regularly and contains allot of information that you normally have to spend a ton of money on to get elsewhere. Nice job folks!
App Store reviewThis app is great. Active NOTAMS, Airport Charts, current weather, all for FREE.
App Store reviewI love having most of the info from the AFD at my fingertips in the plane. I hate thumbing through paper books and charts in flight.
App Store reviewUse along with x-plane. Love having this free tool for Flight sim.
App Store review50,000+
airports and 9,500 navaids worldwide. Official FAA data for the US, OurAirports.com elsewhere.
Source and age
Every weather layer shows its source and its age.
Offline
Airport and navaid data is stored on your device. Weather, NOTAMs and charts you have opened stay available without a connection.
Questions
Is AeroPointer free?
Yes. TFRs, NOTAMs, METARs and TAFs, AIRMETs and SIGMETs, D-ATIS, US radar, FAA airport status and FAA charts are free, with no account and no ads. Pro is an optional subscription.
What does Pro cost?
$49.99 a year, with 14 days free on the annual plan, or $5.99 a month. It renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the period, in your App Store account settings.
Where does the data come from?
Airports and navaids: official FAA data for the US and OurAirports.com elsewhere. Weather: NOAA, the National Weather Service and the FAA. Forecasts: Apple Weather. Lightning over Europe: EUMETSAT. Surface analysis east of 0°: the Japan Meteorological Agency and Environment and Climate Change Canada. Every layer shows its source and its age.
Can I use it for navigation?
No. AeroPointer is for general reference and supplemental awareness only, and it is not a navigation tool. It can be part of your flight planning as a supplemental tool, not as a primary source.
Which devices?
iPhone and iPad with iOS 18.2 or later. The Apple Watch app and the Home Screen widget need version 4.3 and watchOS 10 or later.
Does the app track me?
No. There is no account, no ads and no tracking. See the privacy policy.
User Agreement / Disclaimer
AeroPointer is for general reference and supplemental awareness only. It should not be used as a primary source for flight planning or navigation.
The data comes from third-party sources, including the FAA, NOAA and the National Weather Service, and cannot be guaranteed to be accurate, current or available at any given time.
You, the user, are responsible for verifying the information before using it in the real world.
If you find any errors, please let us know, so we can keep improving the app.