Plot it. Fly it.

VFR flight planning for Spain. Draw your route on an aeronautical map built from official ENAIRE data, and get the nav log, fuel and terrain clearance worked out from real forecast winds.

Open the planner See how it works
The sample route on the VFR chart, with the vertical profile open below it The operational flight plan of the sample route Winds, fuel and daylight below the nav log The pre-flight briefing with METAR and TAF
See the climb before you fly it The vertical profile shows terrain, the airspaces above you and your planned levels along the whole route.

How it works

From a line on the map to the cockpit

Six steps, one tool. Every number comes from official data or the forecast for your departure time.

  1. 01

    Draw your route on the map

    Click anywhere on the map, or search a place, an aerodrome or a reporting point. Type a route string if you prefer. Your route can run through any point you choose, and you see every ENAIRE airspace, navaid and obstacle on the way.

    A route drawn on the aeronautical chart north of Madrid, with airspaces, aerodromes and navaids

  2. 02

    Let the wind do the maths

    AirPlotter fetches the forecast winds aloft for your departure time and works out the wind correction, heading and ground speed for every leg, climb and descent included.

    Wind, temperature, wind correction and ground speed for each leg

  3. 03

    Get the operational flight plan

    A full nav log for every leg: altitude, wind, OAT, true and magnetic course and heading, TAS and GS, distance, time, ETO and fuel left. Top of climb and descent are placed for you, low terrain clearance is flagged on the leg, and the frequencies and airspaces sit on each row. Pick Full, Standard or Minimal columns, and fill in ATO, ATE and fuel in flight.

    The nav log table with wind, headings, times, fuel, frequencies and airspaces per leg

  4. 04

    Check the fuel

    Taxi, trip, contingency, alternate and final reserve add up to the fuel you need, set against what is on board, with the endurance that leaves you.

    The fuel calculation with taxi, trip, contingency, alternate and final reserve

  5. 05

    Brief the flight

    Terrain clearance and the airspaces you cross, leg by leg, with the frequencies to call, live NOTAMs, METAR and TAF, and sunrise and sunset at both ends.

    The pre-flight briefing with the METAR and TAF of the nearest station

  6. 06

    Take it with you

    Print the nav log with its route map page, or the map alone for the kneeboard. Load the route in your GPS or EFB, and prepare the ICAO flight plan.

    • Nav log PDFwith a route map page
    • Route map PDFfor the kneeboard
    • GPXfor most apps
    • Garmin FPLfor Garmin units
    • ICAO flight planin ICAO format
    The nav log PDF: every leg with wind, headings, times, fuel, frequencies and airspaces The route map PDF: the route on the VFR chart with the course and distance of each leg

More than a map

A nav plan you can fly from

The chart is where you start. The detail is in the plan: every leg worked out from the forecast, with the frequencies, the airspaces and the names you use in the cockpit.

Operational flight plan

The standard operational flight plan columns for every leg, from wind and OAT to ETO and fuel left, with top of climb and descent, clearance warnings, and blank ATO, ATE and AFR columns to fill in flight.

  • Full
  • Standard
  • Minimal
  • Your own columns

On your phone

The same planner with a bottom sheet over the map. Check the plan on the ramp.

The sample route in the planner on a phone

Official ENAIRE data

The published VFR reporting points and VFR routes, ready to click into your route, with the airspaces and zones, aerodromes, navaids and obstacles around them.

Winds aloft per leg

Forecast wind and temperature at your level for the time you fly each leg, with the wind correction and ground speed that follow. Or enter your own wind.

Frequencies on every row

The ones to call first, then the ones to monitor, exactly as published. Add your own to the list.

ATIS 118.230 · TWR 118.705 · MON 124.230

Your names for waypoints

Call a point what you call it on the radio. The name shows in the list, the nav log and the PDF.

4019N00413W → Aldea del Fresno

Airspace on every leg

Each row lists the airspaces you fly through and marks the ones you may not enter.

Vertical profile

Terrain, airspace floors and ceilings, and your climb and descent along the route, with the lowest clearance flagged.

Fuel with reserves

Taxi, trip, contingency, alternate and final reserve, against fuel on board, with the endurance left.

Daylight

Civil dawn, sunrise, sunset and civil dusk at both ends, with a warning when you land after dark.

Exports

Nav log PDF with a route map page, route map PDF, GPX, Garmin FPL and the ICAO flight plan.

Your aircraft

Speeds, climb and descent rates and fuel flows saved once, reused on every plan.

Live NOTAMs and weather

ENAIRE NOTAMs, METAR and TAF for the aerodromes near your route.

Questions

What pilots ask first

What is AirPlotter?

A VFR flight planner for Spain. You draw a route on an aeronautical map and get an operational flight plan with wind correction, fuel, frequencies, airspaces and terrain clearance for every leg.

Where does the data come from?

The reporting points, VFR routes, airspaces, aerodromes, navaids and obstacles are ENAIRE's official data, and NOTAMs come from ENAIRE. Forecast winds come from Open-Meteo, and METAR and TAF from aviationweather.gov.

How do I take the plan with me?

Print the nav log as a PDF, with a route map page, or save the route map as a PDF for the kneeboard. You can also export a GPX file, a Garmin FPL file and the ICAO flight plan.

Do I need to install anything?

No. AirPlotter runs in your browser, on a computer or on a phone, where a bottom sheet sits over the map.

Can I use it for real flights?

Yes, that is what it is made for. Every leg is worked out from official ENAIRE data and the forecast for your departure time, and it sits next to your usual pre-flight routine with the AIP, the NOTAMs and the weather briefing.

Plan your next flight

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