New ForeFlight Safety Update Includes Runway Alert

The app's updated safety features also include ADS-B traffic breadcrumbs and day/night map overlays.

Friday, July 14, 2023 at 09:30 AM ET

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ForeFlight’s latest update includes new safety features such as runway alert notices, ADS-B traffic breadcrumbs, and day and night overlay in maps. [Courtesy: Foreflight]

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ForeFlight's latest app update introduces new safety features including runway alert notices, ADS-B traffic breadcrumbs, and a day/night overlay in maps.
The critical "aircraft on-runway" feature warns both pilots on final approach and aircraft already on the runway about potential conflicts, requiring ADS-B or FLARM connectivity.
These updates are timely, emerging amidst an increase in serious runway incursions, air traffic congestion, and ATC understaffing, aiming to improve pilot situational awareness.
Additionally, ADS-B traffic breadcrumbs allow pilots to view recent flight paths of nearby aircraft (requiring a Pro Plus subscription), complementing the day/night overlay for global illumination.

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ForeFlight’s latest app update includes new safety features such as runway alert notices, ADS-B traffic breadcrumbs, and day/night overlay in maps.

The flight planning app’s new aircraft on-runway feature provides critical warning systems by notifying pilots on final approach if there is an airplane on the runway upon which they intend to land. The feature also warns the crew of the aircraft on the runway that another is approaching. For the function to work, aircraft must be connected to an ADS-B or FLARM, or “flight alarm” receiver.