Planning Tools

Below are a few tools you can use to help with flight planning. Not all of the following websites are intended for real-world aviation. If a website is designed for flight simulation, DO NOT use them for actual pre-flight planning!

Routes

• Route Finder
  Routes for Flight Simulator
• Sim Routes
  Find Common Routes or Generate your own and then export them in your favorite format.
• FlightAware IFR Route Analyzer
  Look at real-world routes that airliners are flying right now.
• FltPlan.com (Free - Requires Account)
  Generate a flight log and use real-world routes and data
• North Atlantic Tracks
  Active North Atlantic Tracks issued by Shanwick Center and Gander Center.

Weather

• Aviation Digital Data Service (ADDS)
  The NOAA aviation weather website
• AvnWx.com
  Aviation Weather map with real-time data
• Wunderground
  A fully-loaded weather resource
• BaseOps Weather
  Weather compilation from the Base Ops website

NOTAMs

• FAA NOTAMs
  The FAA Notices to Airmen website
• DINS NOTAMs (DoD)
  The Defense Internet NOTAM Service for all DoD and Civilian airports
• Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs)
  Interactive TFR maps

Fuel

• Fuel Planning
  Flight simulator fuel planning resource

Misc.

• Navigraph (Payware)
  Includes AIRAC cycle updates for Flight simulator FMS systems
• Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR)
  The official United States Code of Federal Regulations, Title 14 (FARs)
• Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM)
  The FAA's official AIM publication