# VFR Weather Basic — Get Airport METAR

> Get Airport METAR (iPhone/iPad app by Jeff Bieren.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/vfr-weather-basic/id6763961629 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Jeff Bieren](https://appshunter.io/developer/1894947342)
- Category: Weather
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.6 · 9 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-04-29
- Data updated: 2026-05-17
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/vfr-weather-basic/id6763961629/reviews.md

## What is VFR Weather Basic?

VFR Weather Basic is a limited version of VFR Weather.
It allows you to get the current METAR of an airport (user input of any US airport ICAO code).
It will then show the latest METAR report gathered from aviationweather.gov
This free version has limitations that the paid VFR Weather app does not:
- Only allows METAR, no TAF or Runway information.
- Only one airport vs departure, multiple en-route and destinations airports.
- Show me button does not show satellite view of airport with wind sock and wind information.
- Runway selection for report is disabled (does not show runway details in report page).
- Winds Aloft button is disabled.


## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0 — 2026-04-29

No release notes.

## More apps by Jeff Bieren

- [VFR Weather](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/vfr-weather/id6762933334)
- [Otterly Hydrated: Stay Healthy](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/otterly-hydrated-stay-healthy/id6767182413)

All apps by Jeff Bieren: https://appshunter.io/developer/1894947342

## Related topics

[vfr weather basic](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/vfr-weather-basic) · [vfr weather](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/vfr-weather)

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*Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-05-17.*