Best Aviation Weather Apps

4.8(537 ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

This app provides pilots with comprehensive aviation weather data, including METAR, TAF, and NOTAMs for over 50,000 airports. It decodes raw reports into easy-to-understand information like runway wind components and ceilings, with premium features for route briefings and weather alerts.

Aviation Weather – METAR TAF by Free-Flight-Aviation Ltd.

METAR TAF NOTAM – Pilot WX

Strong Contender

4.5😞(1.9K ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

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Access real-time aviation weather reports, forecasts, and advisories worldwide. This app provides pilots with essential METAR, TAF, and NOTAM data for safer flight planning and execution. It includes detailed weather parameters and airport information.

What We Love

🚀 Instant METAR lookup
👍 Quick station search
👍 Easy to use
👍 Useful app
👍 Intuitive
👍 Handy and helpful

Room to Improve

🐛 Limit on favorites
🐛 Slowpoke weather app
🐛 Can't send a bug report
🐛 Slow updates
🐛 Weather data fetch takes too long
🐛 Doesn't provide METAR/TAF/NOTAM data
🐛 Upgrade limits number of airports
🐛 Unable to restore purchase
🐛 Airports missing
🐛 Doesn't update automatically
🐛 Glitches
🐛 Selecting airports shows data from others
🐛 NOTAM data not working
🐛 Doesn't have all airports
🐛 Can't see visibility in forecast
🐛 Crashes
🐛 Doesn't save selected airports
🐛 Runway info not updated
🐛 Doesn't work on iPad

NOAA Aviation Live Sky Weather by Andrea Bisegna

Worth Considering

MyRadar Accurate Weather Radar

4.5😐(970 ratings)

FreeAdsIn-App Purchases

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Access real-time airport weather data from NOAA and NWS worldwide. Search for over 100,000 weather stations, view current conditions, wind, temperature, and flight categories. Offline access to last known observations is available.

What We Love

🚀 Fast and efficient
👍 Easy to use and navigate
💡 Helpful weather information and insights
🚁 Useful for pilots and drone operators

Room to Improve

🐛 Bugs and crashes
📺 Intrusive ads in free version
🔍 Small font size and lack of zoom/resize options
📤 Paid subscription doesn't always remove ads

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