Best Aviation Navigation Apps

3.6😐(185 ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

This aviation app provides a GPS-enabled moving map with VFR and IFR charts, weather overlays, and advanced navigation features. It offers subscription options for enhanced functionality, including instrument approach procedures and routing.

What We Love

💰 Affordable pricing
🌟 Split screen feature
👍 User-friendly interface
✈️ Great for VFR pilots
💡 Free CFI option (historically)
✅ Functions well and stable
🗺️ Geo-referencing capability
💯 Long-term user satisfaction
🚀 Fast and stable performance
✈️ Good for flight planning
✅ Reliable and accurate
✨ Excellent graphics
👍 Intuitive and easy to use
🤝 Great customer service (historically)
💡 Supports military and veterans

Room to Improve

😞 Lacking customer support
💸 Expensive compared to some
📉 Development has fallen behind
🚫 No Canadian coverage
🐛 Buggy interface
⚠️ Incompatible with older devices
🐌 Slow updates
❌ Weather feed issues
🪲 GPS off by degrees
📉 Regression in performance
📱 Runs hot on older iPads
🪲 Traffic not working
📉 Falling behind competition
🐌 Slow redraw rates
❌ Weather doesn't download
👎 Poor business practices (hardware upgrades)
❓ Unanswered questions

Aviation SixPack by Richard Bennette

Strong Contender

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$0.99

Flight Navigation for Pilots by Free-Flight-Aviation Ltd.

GPS Air Navigation

Worth Considering

4.8(4 ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

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This app provides simple and efficient GPS air navigation tools for pilots. It offers essential features like airport data, compass, and navigation aids, with a focus on ease of use over complex programs. A full version with unlimited access is available via in-app purchase.

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VFR/IFR route planningWorldwide charts and GPS navigationReal-time weather (METAR/TAF)

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HSI and RMI instrumentsAccurate GPS indicationsWorldwide navigation database

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Holding and instrument flight

Moving map GPS for pilots

Real-time GPS navigation to 55,000+ airportsProfessional 6-panel data displayMultiple compass modes

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by Adventure Pilot, LLC

Geo-Reference Approach Plates & Airport Diagrams3D Synthetic Vision / EFIS ModeTerrain, Obstructions, Traffic, Airspace Alerts

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Pilot Windstar

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This app helps pilots quickly calculate heading corrections and ground speed. It's designed for CPL and PPL training to aid navigation and diversion techniques by inputting wind direction, speed, and true airspeed.

Heading correction calculationGround speed computationWind direction and speed input

Digital Instrument Panel

Customizable digital instrument panelWireless avionics integrationDisplay traffic avoidance data

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This offline air navigation tool provides real-time GPS tracking, a comprehensive airport database, and intuitive flight instruments for VFR and IFR flights. It supports various aircraft types and offers features like holding pattern assistance and flight history, enabling confident navigation even without an internet connection.

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Vector aeronautical charts with dynamic airspace clippingIntuitive route planning and modificationVirtual Radar for hazard and airspace visualization

Plan and navigate VFR flights across Europe with detailed aeronautical charts, dynamic airspace clipping, and real-time hazard warnings. Features include virtual radar, automated weather briefings, and comprehensive flight logging for pilots.

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Fly informed !

Search airfields by name, ICAO code, or mapFilter airfields by runway length and surfaceConsult dynamic VAC maps

This app provides access to French aeronautical information, including airfield details and dynamic VAC maps. Users can search for airfields by name or code, filter by runway characteristics, and download maps for offline use. It offers personalized map views with various airspace and navigational point overlays.

Live uncensored plane tracking