The AIP:Aero app is coming
A native app for iOS and Android, built for the cockpit and the hangar - with the offline chart storage a browser cannot do.
Coming soon
AIP:Aero already works in your browser and installs as an app on any device. The native apps add what the web platform cannot: the national eAIP approach-chart PDFs saved for full offline use on your iPhone, iPad or Android tablet.
The web app is not going anywhere - it stays the best way to use AIP:Aero on a desktop or laptop, and the aerodrome pages inside the app are the same aip.aero you already use.
PWA, iOS and Android at a glance
| Capability | PWA | iOS | Android |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offline eAIP / approach-chart PDFs | |||
| Whole-country offline chart pack | |||
| Native chart PDF viewer | |||
| Offline search and "fields near me" | |||
| Push: NOTAM, AIRAC, field status | |||
| Share a chart to ForeFlight / SkyDemon | |||
| Optimised for desktop and laptop | |||
| Runs on any OS and browser, no install | |||
| Install without an app store | |||
| Always the latest version, no update step | |||
| Free and ad-free |
Why only the app: national AIP servers do not let a browser store their chart PDFs offline - it can only keep unreadable copies that waste storage and will not open without a connection. The app downloads the real files straight to your device, so a whole country's charts are there when you have no signal.
Why keep the web app: it installs from any browser on Windows, macOS, Linux or ChromeOS, opens full-screen, and updates itself with no app-store step. The app shows the same aip.aero pages inside it, so the PWA is not a lesser version - it is the desktop-and-everywhere half of one product.
Notifications that matter, on iOS and Android
An app stores charts on your device, and stored data goes stale silently. Push is the one channel that can tell you - so it is only ever used for a change we can prove, and every tier is a separate opt-in you control.
Safety - on by default
A new NOTAM at an aerodrome you follow, an AIRAC change that makes your downloaded charts out of date, or an aerodrome that closes or is removed from the AIP.
Data changes - optional
A genuinely new chart, such as a new approach procedure, and curated changes to operating hours, customs, PPR or a runway.
Convenience - off by default
The fuel price at an aerodrome you follow, and occasional product news such as a new country or feature - each on its own switch.
The app stays fully usable with notifications turned off, and a NOTAM alert never puts the NOTAM text in the banner - only a count and a link to the field.
Get notified at launch
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