SimpleAvWxAirport Grid
The Airport Grid is the main screen. It lists your saved airports as squares, in two sections:
- My Trip — the airports for the trip you're flying now.
- My Airports — every other airport you've saved.
[[TODO: Screenshot grid-light — Airport Grid in light mode with both sections populated and mixed flight categories]]
Square colors (flight category)
The square's background shows the flight category reported with the latest METAR:
VFR — ceiling at or above 3,000 ft and visibility at or above 5 SM
MVFR — ceiling 1,000–3,000 ft or visibility 3–5 SM
IFR — ceiling 500–1,000 ft or visibility 1–3 SM
LIFR — ceiling below 500 ft or visibility below 1 SM
Gray — no data, or the report is missing what's needed to set a category
What's on a square
- ICAO code, with the IATA code underneath when it's different (for example MWCR / GCM).
- Wind arrow — points the way the wind is blowing, north up.
- Wind text — direction (degrees true, as reported in the METAR) and speed in knots, for example 230/12, with gusts as G22. Shows VRB or CALM when reported. ATIS winds are magnetic, so they can differ by the local magnetic variation.
- Temperature — in °F, °C, both, or temperature/dew point (choose in Settings).
- Yellow outline — a favorite. Blue outline — a newly added airport you haven't opened yet.
[[TODO: Screenshot square-anatomy — the in-app Airport Grid Help screen showing the numbered Airport Square Anatomy diagram]]
Gestures
| Gesture | What it does |
|---|---|
| Tap | Open the airport's weather |
| Double-tap | Move the airport between My Trip and My Airports |
| Triple-tap | Mark or unmark as a favorite |
| Long press | Preview the METAR, with Favorite, My Trip, and Delete options |
| Pull down | Refresh weather |
| Press and hold the UTC clock | Show each square's last report time |
[[TODO: Screenshot grid-long-press — long-press preview on one airport square showing the METAR preview and the Favorite / My Trip / Delete menu]]
Sorting and grouping
Tap the sort icon next to a section title to choose:
- Default — alphabetical by ICAO code.
- Grouped by Region — grouped by the first letter of the ICAO code (the region or country).
- Sort direction — A→Z or Z→A.
Each section keeps its own sort setting.
Selecting several airports
- Tap ⋯ → Select Airports. The title changes to “Select Airports”.
- Tap squares to select them. A checkmark appears.
- Use the bar at the top to delete the selection, add it to or remove it from My Trip, or mark favorites.
- Tap Done.
[[TODO: Screenshot select-mode — Select Airports mode with 3 squares checked and the edit bar visible]]
Text size
Tap ⋯ and use the Text Size stepper to make the grid text larger or smaller.
Low Data Mode
With Low Data Mode on (in Settings), the grid says “Low data mode is on. Tap airport to download weather.” Weather downloads only for My Trip airports and airports you tap.