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ARPort App Tags Nearby Airports

ARPort
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Key Takeaways:

  • ARPort is an augmented reality app that uses an iPhone or iPad's camera view and GPS to display tags for the closest 20 airports within a 25 nautical mile radius.
  • The app shows airport identifiers and distances, enabling users to scan their surroundings for airport locations whether on the ground or in the air.
  • It requires an iPad 2/iPhone 3S or newer with iOS 5.0+ due to built-in gyro requirements, and an external GPS unit is recommended for more reliable in-flight data.
  • ARPort is available on the iTunes store for $9.99.
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Symbolic Flight has introduced an app called ARPort, which uses GPS and the view through the iPhone’s or iPad’s camera to combine the outside view with the locations of the closest 20 airports within 25 nm through what the company calls “augmented reality.”

The app displays a tag for each airport in the viewing area and overlaps the airports that are closest. If the camera is aimed just below the tags, the identifier and distance to each airport will be displayed above the tag.

Pia Bergqvist

Pia Bergqvist joined FLYING in December 2010. A passionate aviator, Pia started flying in 1999 and quickly obtained her single- and multi-engine commercial, instrument and instructor ratings. After a decade of working in general aviation, Pia has accumulated almost 3,000 hours of flight time in nearly 40 different types of aircraft.

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