AvLights

AvLights

Live U.S. aviation weather for your TV and Mac

Flight conditions at hundreds of U.S. airports, drawn as color-coded dots on FAA sectional charts and refreshed every 5 minutes from the FAA Aviation Weather Center. Put it on the TV in the hangar, the FBO lobby or the den.

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AvLights showing flight-category dots at airports across the continental United States

Read the sky at a glance

  • VFR — ceiling ≥ 3,000 ft and visibility ≥ 5 sm
  • MVFR — ceiling 1,000–2,999 ft or visibility 3–5 sm
  • IFR — ceiling 500–999 ft or visibility 1–3 sm
  • LIFR — ceiling < 500 ft or visibility < 1 sm
Chicago sectional chart with flight-category dots
Zoom in on any of the FAA sectionals.
Weather map: radar and surface fronts over a satellite view of the United States
Radar and surface fronts on the weather map.
Miami sectional chart with flight-category dots
Conditions update every 5 minutes.

For situational awareness only. Not for navigation — always consult official sources.

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Samsung TV

For Samsung Smart TVs.

Coming soon

Mac

A macOS screensaver.

Coming soon

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