Hi
I’m essentially looking for an app where I can plan IFR future flights. I’ve currently got them in Excel with columns for From, To, Flight Length etc
I’ve got Volanta and looked at the Roster feature but you can’t filter or sort by length. Map view is good
I’ve got STKP but that doesn’t show the schedule as a map view.
Does anyone know of any alternatives?
I like to plan a fair few flights a few weeks in advance before I plan the route in SimBrief
Many thanks
Little Nav Map
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Little nav map as mentioned above.
I tend to use Navigraph on my phone and plan it in there. It’s useful because I have quick access to the charts for approaches SIDS etc. Horses for courses really and there is nothing wrong with Little nav map. I just like everything in one app but you do have a subscription fee for full access.
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Use FR24 to see airliner routes, here is BA: British Airways (BA/BAW) routes and destinations | Flightradar24
This one also works well for real IFR routes that are often used:
Thanks all. I know which routes I’d like to do I’m essentially wondering if there’s anywhere to keep them listed. This is how I have it at thr moment. Would something similar but with a map view
Thanks
You can save these as pre-planned IFR or VFR flights in Little Nav Map, and recall them at any time. You don’t need to have the sim up and running either. LNM operates perfectly as a standalone planner tool. As long as you ran the Scenery Loader at least once after the sim was last updated, the scenery and nav databases between FS and LNM will be synched, so you have confidence all the Instrument Procedures are aligned.
Skyvector has free accounts I think. You can save/load and it’ll bring up a map route for each route once signed in. I think Littlemap might be better for MSFS in terms of a ‘log book’, but this is another web only option maybe.
Simple flight Planner - Updated with bug fixes and more airports, aircraft, POIs and many more new options.
Simple Flight Plannerr is a free, browser-based flight planning tool built specifically for the flight simulation community.
It supports MSFS 2020 & 2024, X-Plane 11 & 12, FSX, and Prepar3D, and is designed to make VFR and GA flight planning simple, visual, and enjoyable.
Here’s a quick overview of what it offers:
1,000+ aircraft with full performance profiles (speeds, fuel burn, service ceilings)
71,500+ real-world airports with runway data and elevation info
260,000+ navigation aids and AIRAC waypoint fixes (VOR, NDB, ILS, DME, FIX)
MSFS World Update POI database covering 150+ landmarks from WU1–WU20, City Updates & 40th Anniversary
100+ pre-built scenic route templates across 6 continents
Built-in fuel and performance calculators (density altitude, TAS, takeoff/landing rolls)
Terrain awareness with elevation profile charts
Print your flight plan — with or without the map
Long-press the map on mobile to drop custom waypoints
Export to .PLN (MSFS/P3D/FSX) and .FMS (X-Plane)
Shareable flight plans — generate a unique link so anyone can view your route, stats, and map
Multi-leg itineraries — group flights into journeys with cumulative distance and time tracking
Live online networks — see VATSIM and IVAO pilots and ATC controllers on the map in real time
250,000+ worldwide AIRAC 5-letter fixes/intersections for realistic IFR route planning
Airline fuel policies — configurable contingency, reserve, taxi, and tankering fuel for dispatch realism
Cost Index optimization (0-999) — trade cruise speed vs fuel burn like a real dispatcher
Winds aloft estimates — upper-level wind components per leg derived from surface METAR data
ETOPS planning — Equal-Time Points, diversion airports, and critical segment analysis
Plan by Time — specify a flight duration and get a matching route generated automatically
SimBrief Import — import routes directly from SimBrief with your Pilot ID
Recent quick picks — instantly re-select recently used airports and aircraft
Comprehensive user guide — downloadable PDF covering all features in detail
Pilot Logbook — log flights with stats, notes, and cumulative tracking
Weight & Balance — CG envelope visualization with passenger, baggage, and fuel inputs
Checkpoint Timing Table — per-leg heading, distance, ETE, and cumulative time
Departure & Arrival Procedures — common VFR/IFR patterns plus curated SID/STAR/Approach data for 20 major international airports
Airspace Warnings — route checked against Class B, TMA, restricted/prohibited areas
Sunrise/Sunset Indicator — daylight/twilight/darkness status at each waypoint
Diversion Planner — nearest suitable airports from any waypoint, filtered by runway length
Recent Routes — quick access to last 5 planned routes
Route Comparison — side-by-side comparison of saved plans
Map Overlays — weather radar, wind, terrain hillshade, FAA VFR Sectional, IFR Low/High Enroute, SIGMETs/AIRMETs
Navaid & Airport Filters — toggle VOR, NDB, DME, TACAN, scenic POIs, and filter airports by size
Map Measure Tool — click two points for instant distance (NM) and heading
Snap-to-Navaid Mode — attach waypoints to the nearest VOR, NDB, or fix
Airway Routing — search and route along published V-routes and J-routes
Flight Playback — animate your route on the map with adjustable speed
Favorite Airports — star your most-used airports for instant access
Drag-to-Edit Route — drag waypoints on the map, route updates in real time
Detailed Runway Outlines — high-resolution OSM runway geometry on zoom
Fuel Unit Conversion — toggle between GAL, LBS, and KG with Jet-A1 / Avgas density factors
Manage Recent Aircraft — remove individual picks or clear the list for a tidy quick-select
Enhanced MSFS 2024 PLN — ICAORegion tags and AppVersion metadata for full G1000/EFB compatibility
Waypoint Remarks & Editing — add notes to any waypoint; edit name, coordinates, and altitude for user-defined points
Enhanced Offline Mode — extended PWA caching for procedures, frequencies, airways, map tiles, and weather data
Works offline as an installable PWA — no account required
Companion App (Simple Flight Tracker) — live telemetry from MSFS via local WebSocket, send flight plans to sim
Airliner Mode — one-click toggle that switches the UI to jet/airliner-optimized planning with IFR defaults, airway routing, and airline fuel policies
Route Optimizer — auto-reorder waypoints to minimize distance (TSP solver) or snap to airways for IFR, with before/after map overlay
Smart Suggestions — real-time contextual recommendations for wind routing, altitude efficiency, IFR compliance, and fuel warnings
The tool is 100% free, with no ads, no login walls, and no premium tiers. It’s a passion project built to give simmers a practical, no-nonsense planning experience.
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Opened this one up just now - seems to have a very limited database of airports.
Thank you for the feedback. I plan to continue to add airports to the tool.
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Use it extensively for VFR and IFR.
Save the plan, then in MSFS 2024 open the EFB → load the plan → SEND ROUTE TO AVIONICS (loads the route plus fuel/payload into the aircraft setup).
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I have added a new option:
Add Custom Airport Feature
Allow users to add their own airports when searching, if they can’t find one in the existing database. Custom airports will be saved locally and appear alongside the built-in airports.
How It Works
When you search for an airport that doesn’t exist, you’ll see a new option to add your own custom airport. You can enter the airport details (ICAO code, name, location, coordinates, elevation, and runway information), and it will be saved to your browser so it’s available for future flight plans.
Custom airports will:
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Appear in search results just like built-in airports
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Be marked with a special badge so you can identify them
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Support export/import along with your favorites
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Persist across browser sessions
I have add several thousand new airports to the flight planning tool. What gets added (~2,500-3,000 airports):
All remaining medium and large airports worldwide not already included
Popular small airports in underrepresented regions (Africa, Central Asia, Pacific Islands, South America interior)
Notable GA (general aviation) airports frequently used in flight simulators
Airports with unique or challenging runways (short strips, high altitude, island approaches)
Two new features are now in the Review & Export step:
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Route Preview Map — a non-interactive mini map showing departure (green), waypoints (amber), and arrival (red) with a dashed route line.
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Fuel Calculator — shows trip fuel, reserve fuel (45 min VFR / 30 min IFR), total required with a visual gauge bar, endurance time, and burn rate details. Warns on long flights (3h+).
Hi, this tool is great! Just one suggestion: it’s a problem that the flight summary with waypoints doesn’t include the heading. That would be useful for VFR.
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Thank you very much for your feedback. It is very much appreciated. After taking into consideration your comment, I implemented the following:
Added a collapsible **“Route legs & headings”**section to the Flight Summary that shows each leg with its heading (in degrees) and distance in NM — useful for VFR navigation. It appears when waypoints are present, showing the full route from departure through all waypoints to arrival.
The promise was kept. Simple, quick, and effective for impromptu short flights. Incredible, thank you!
The Performance Calculator is now live in the Review & Export section. It shows density altitude (color-coded), TAS at cruise, takeoff/landing distance estimates with runway length comparison bars and safety warnings, and top of descent distance — all powered by real METAR data when available, falling back to ISA defaults.