Airfield Guide - Backcountry - The Airfield Guide is a repository of information about airfields that have recreational opportunities - special places, as we like to call them. If you're interested in recreational aviation and back-country flying, you've come to the right place. The Airfield Guide is maintained by the Recreational Aviation Foundation (RAF), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with the mission to preserve, improve, and create airstrips for recreational access. To learn more about the RAF, visit our website,
theraf.org
AirNav
Airports, navigation aids, fuel pricing. Basic route information under the section on Plan a Route With Fuel Stops. FREE Instrument Procedure Charts for select airports under Airports Menu.
AOPA's Internet Flight Planner (Must be a member)
Internet-based flight planning tool provided as a member benefit to AOPA members. It will work on Macs as well as PCs, and it can be accessed from any computer, anywhere in the world with Internet access.
Aviation Safety Reporting System
Site for electronic reporting and review of reports submitted on ASRS. The ASRS collects, analyzes, and responds to voluntarily submitted aviation safety incident reports in order to lessen the likelihood of aviation accidents.
Flight Aware (Free flight tracking)
View & track activity for any private (IFR) or commercial flight See scheduled, enroute, and recent flight activity for any airport. Plan and file an IFR flight, view weather maps and METARs Print terminal procedures, view airport and FBO information.
Fly Unleaded
IT IS TIME TO GET THE LEAD OUT! IF YOU DON'T NEED 100 OCTANE LEADED GASOLINE FOR YOUR AIRPLANE, WHY ARE YOU USING IT? More than 80% of General Aviation aircraft, including 99+% of Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) could be flying on premium unleaded mogas.
iFlightPlanner
Easy-to-use Flight Planning Tools for United States Pilots iFlightPlanner provides unparalleled flight planning in 4 easy steps from any web browser or web-enabled mobile device. Use iFlightPlanner to: Plan and explore flight routes with seamless IFR/VFR aviation charts and true route rubberbanding on a Google Maps interface View enroute aviation weather, including animated RADAR, color-coded, translated METARs and TAFs, TFRs and graphical AIR/SIGMETs Retrieve certified weather briefs Perform weight & balance calculations in seconds File & close FAA flight plans View complete airport information Log flights info into your online logbook
NavMonster
NavMonster, is back online and operational. Exceptional flight planning program. Free real-time access to aviation weather maps, decoded METARs, TAFs, Winds Aloft, runway details, communication frequencies, FBOs, fuel prices, approach plates, A/FD, Google maps, and more.
Pure-gas - ethanol-free gas
pure-gas.org is a site dedicated to one, simple task: to list the gas stations in the U.S. and Canada that serve ethanol-free gasoline.
Skyvector
Founded in 2006, SkyVector is the premier provider of world-wide aeronautical charts, online mapping and related flight planning products and services. Through its enhanced flight planning suite, SkyVector combines its unique aeronautical mapping capability with weather and data overlays, airport information, FBO listings and more.
TFRs & SUA
Special Use Airspace (SUA) and Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) Web site maintained by the FAA Office of Aeronautical Information Management.
VFRmap
Free online source of VFR and IFR charts and airport/facility directory data. Scroll around and zoom in or out on the charts. You also can choose five kinds of charts from a pulldown menu: hybrid VFR (a combination of world aeronautical charts, sectional, and terminal); VFR sectional; WAC; IFR en route high-altitude charts; and low IFR (a combination of IFR en route low-altitude charts and IFR area charts). You can’t draw a course on these charts, but the site is a quick and easy reference for a variety of uses.
Fly n' Bike
A number of years ago I saw a picture of a pilot who landed a few miles from the Grand Canyon and biked to the north rim. That inspired me to get a foldable bicycle and start my own adventures of flying and biking. After a lot of searching, I selected a 26" Montague that doubles as a great bike for daily use at home. I'm not a road biker, otherwise any airport would do. So, this page is a place to share some interesting airports that provide reasonable access to bike friendly trail systems or cities. A lot of airports are miles of country road from towns or trails. I've tried to find those with less than a mile or so of 2-lane road to deal with. Some airports offer courtesy cars that you might use for a short ride on a nearby trail. I've added highlights of what you can find on your trip at each airport. I've biked the airports with the and I expect you'll have fun with these too. If you're interested in finding bike trails, be sure to check the Bicycling layer in Google Maps. I hope my adventures encourage you to get out to fly and bike.