The global aviation reference for pilots, students and dispatchers.
Airports, runways, navaids, frequencies, aircraft, airlines, live weather, and free flight-planning tools — worldwide, plain-English, and no login required.
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Three engines: a worldwide data directory, plain-English explainers, and free pilot tools.
~80,000 airports, runways, frequencies and navaids worldwide — from public-domain data.
METAR & TAF decoded into plain English with VFR / MVFR / IFR / LIFR flight categories.
Crosswind, density altitude, weight & balance, E6B, fuel planning — no login.
Type profiles from the Cessna 172 to the Boeing 737, plus N-number lookup.
How to become a pilot: the PPL, instrument, commercial and airline paths, costs and medicals.
US FARs and country rules explained in plain English, linked to official sources.
Country flying guides and a deep, searchable aviation glossary.
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