AirPing vs MeridianWx

AirPing is the flight tracking app powered by your own data. If you run an ADS-B receiver, it lets you view the planes you track right from your iPhone. Using this app requires you to run your own ADS-B receiver with a tar1090 or readsb instance. You can find information about how to set up your instance for use with the app on our website, https://airping.app.

Meridian puts aviation at a glance on your Home Screen. A clean, fast set of widgets for pilots and aviation fans — live weather, world clocks, FAA delays and more — built for quick glances, not deep menus. Free, no account, no ads. WIDGETS • World Clock — your local time alongside any airport's local time, plus a board of live airport weather. Small, Medium and Large. • Airport Weather — a full METAR for any airport: flight category (VFR/MVFR/IFR/LIFR), wind with gusts, temperature in °C and °F, ceiling or visibility, and altimeter. Turn on "Local Always" to follow your nearest airport automatically. • FAA Delays — live ground stops and delay programs for the airports you choose, or nationwide. Tap to open the full list. • Sunrise & Sunset — sunrise, sunset and the end of civil twilight, for your current location or any airport. • Wx Category Map — VFR/MVFR/IFR/LIFR across the lower 48 on a sleek map, with adjustable density and optional Canada/Mexico borders. • FAA Delays Map — ground stops and delays mapped across the country. IN THE APP • Search any US airport for a detailed, decoded METAR. • A nationwide FAA delays list, with a link to the official FAA status site. • Tap a widget to jump straight to the matching detail. DATA Weather comes from the FAA / NWS Aviation Weather Center, delay information from the FAA's National Airspace System status, and sun times from sunrise-sunset.org. Airport data is from the public OurAirports database. Coverage is US airports (Class B/C/D scale). Meridian is a personal project, made for fun. If it's useful to you, there's an optional "buy me a coffee" link in the app — never required. Not for navigation or flight planning. Always confirm current weather and NOTAMs through official sources before any flight.