Skyvane
Skyvane is a METAR and TAF decoder for iPhone. Save the airports you fly from and to and each one shows its latest report in plain words, colored by flight category (VFR, MVFR, IFR, LIFR). It picks the runway most aligned with the wind and shows the headwind and crosswind, turns the TAF into an hour-by-hour timeline and flags anything below your personal minimums. No account, no ads.
Skyvane is an iPhone app for METAR and TAF decoding: live airport weather in plain words, VFR/IFR flight category, runway crosswind and an hourly TAF timeline.
Features
- Live METAR decoded into plain words: wind, visibility, ceiling, clouds, weather, temperature, dew point and altimeter
- Flight category (VFR, MVFR, IFR, LIFR) color on every saved airport
- Headwind and crosswind components for the runway most aligned with the wind, including gusts
- TAF shown as an hour-by-hour flight category timeline, with TEMPO and PROB periods marked
- Personal minimums for crosswind, ceiling and visibility, flagged on reports and forecast hours
- Density altitude, relative humidity and 7,700+ reporting stations searchable offline by ICAO, IATA or name
Questions
Which iPhone app decodes METAR and TAF reports into plain language?
Skyvane reads the latest METAR and TAF from aviationweather.gov and shows each item in plain words, with the raw report underneath so you can check it.
Is there an app that shows crosswind for the runway at my airport?
Yes. Skyvane picks the runway most aligned with the reported wind and shows the headwind or tailwind and the crosswind from the left or right, also in gusts, against your own crosswind limit.
How can I see when a TAF drops below VFR?
Skyvane turns the TAF into an hourly strip colored by flight category, so you can see at a glance which hours are VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR and which fall below your personal minimums.
Can Skyvane replace an official weather briefing?
No. Skyvane is a quick reference built on public NOAA / National Weather Service data. Always get an official weather briefing before flight.
Where the weather comes from
Reports are fetched straight from the U.S. National Weather Service’s Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov, NOAA), which publishes METAR and TAF for reporting stations worldwide. Only the station codes you look at are requested; no location or identity is sent. Skyvane is a quick reference, not an official weather briefing— always get a full briefing before flight.
Support
A report that decodes wrong, a missing station, a purchase that did not unlock? Write to hello@vomcore.com— we answer in English and Turkish.