Search an airport. Get the briefing.
METAR, runways, lighting, comms, navaids, and practical pilot tools for MSFS 2024, MSFS 2020, and X-Plane.
Flight Sim Use Only — Not for Real World Navigation
Airport search
Official FAA-backed US coverage for runways, identifiers, and technical reference data.
International airport context continuously refined for practical sim planning and fast briefing workflows.
Find airports around you
Use your browser location once, or fall back to your region.
Uses browser location only when you ask for it.
One visible list only. No duplicate link wall. Fast examples, fast entry.
Keep Airport Lookup alive
If this saves you time in the sim, helps with IFR setup, or just avoids one bad approach, you can support the project on Ko-fi.
Support on Ko-fiOne flow for data, weather, and pilot tools
The homepage now behaves like a briefing deck: find the airport, check nearby options, jump into useful hubs, and move straight into the tools.
Live NOAA METAR
Real-time global weather with decoded flight categories like VFR, MVFR, IFR, and LIFR.
Verified ILS Data
Runway frequencies and approach courses structured for fast MSFS briefing and cross-checking.
Pilot Toolset
Fast calculators for TOD, Crosswind, VDP, flight time, and essential unit conversions.
Tools that feel built into the airport page
Practical flight tools for planning, descent, wind checks, and quick conversions — designed to feel like part of the same briefing flow.
Runway Lighting
Lighted vs unlit runway status shown where relevant for faster sim planning.
Global Comms
Tower, Ground, ATIS, and additional radio data for thousands of airports.
Navaid Coverage
Useful VOR, NDB, and DME references grouped into a fast-readable format.
No fluff. Just the airport context you need right now.
Airport Lookup combines searchable airport pages, live weather, verified runway context, lighting, comms, and practical tools in one compact flow — without forcing sim pilots through cluttered subpages.