Managing Airport Summary

 

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You can use the Airport Summary window to view the latest weather, runway conditions, notices, and FAA delay information for a selected airport. In version 16.4, Copy METAR and Copy TAF functionality are added.

To view Airport Summary for an Airport

  1. Do one of the following:

  2. In the Tools menu, click Airport Summary.

To use a shortcut from the main window, press CTRL + J.

  • On Tools toolbar, click .
  1. In the Airport ID box that appears, type the IATA, FAA, or ICAO code for the airport whose details you want to view.
  2. Click OK.

    The Airport Summary window Closedappearsappears showing the details for the airport.

    Now you can use copy to clipboard option to copy the data.

Item

Description

Searches for the airport you want without having to close or reopen Airport Summary.

Opens multiple windows in your external browser.

FAA Airport Delays

Delay details with color code reported by the FAA

Status

Current conditions for the airport through the FAA/SWIM feed.

METARs - Surface Summary

  • Flight Category
  • Day / Time
  • Visibility (nautical miles)(statute miles)
  • Wind Speed
  • Ceiling
  • Wind Direction
  • Temperature
  • Altimeter
  • Dew Point
  • Sky Conditions
  • Current Reports
  • Previous Reports
  • Color Legend
  • SUA
  • Current Reports
  • Previous Reports

TAF

  • Current Forecast
  • Forecast Period
  • Forecast Type
  • Winds
  • Visibility
  • Ceiling
  • Clouds
  • Weather
  • Flight Category

PIREPs

Pilot Weather Reports

NOTAMs

Notice to Airmen

Div/Hold

  • From an Airport
  • To an Airport
  • Aircraft ID
  • Aircraft Status

RVR - Runway Visual Range

  • Runway Visibility
  • Runway Lighting
  • Runway Touchdown
  • Runway Midpoint
  • Runway Rollout
  • Optional Runway "Watch" Window
  • Uses the latest Volpe data

Details

Shows detailed information about airport runways.

UVTripPlanner

Displays information about airport and trip planning services. This data is provided courtesy of Universal Weather. Flight Explorer does not maintain this data. For any issues regarding this data, please send e-mail to sales@univ-wea.com.

D-ATIS

Shows Digital-ATIS reports regarding departures and arrivals.