MetarBoard Wind
Live Airport Wind Visualizer
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Live wind animation for every airport. Tap the diagram to go full-screen. Pilot-built, ad-free, zero sign-up.
MetarBoard Wind brings real-time wind conditions to life with animated particle visualizations overlaid on official FAA airport diagrams. A companion app to MetarBoardPro.com, our multi-pane METAR dashboard for web and TV. Search any airport by ICAO or FAA identifier and instantly see wind direction, speed, and gusts displayed as flowing color-coded streaks.
LIVE WEATHER DATA
Wind observations are pulled directly from aviationweather.gov METAR reports and refresh automatically every 5 minutes. When METAR is unavailable, the app falls back to TAF forecast data or the nearest reporting station within 30 miles, so you always have the latest wind picture.
CROSSWIND CALCULATOR
View headwind and crosswind components for every runway end at the airport, sorted best-to-worst. Instantly identify the most favorable runway for current conditions.
FAA AIRPORT DIAGRAMS
Official FAA d-TPP airport diagrams are displayed as the backdrop for the wind visualization, giving you spatial context for wind direction relative to runways and taxiways.
FLIGHT CATEGORIES
Color-coded VFR, MVFR, IFR, and LIFR badges show ceiling and visibility conditions at a glance. METAR observation age is tracked in minutes, with stale data clearly highlighted.
NEARBY AIRPORTS
Allow location access to see METAR-reporting airports within 100 miles, sorted by distance. Tap any nearby airport to jump straight to its wind display.
FAVORITES
Star any airport for quick access. Your favorites persist across launches and appear in a collapsible panel for fast switching between airports you fly most.
SMART SEARCH
Type an ICAO code and get autocomplete suggestions from a bundled database of nearly 29,000 airports. FAA identifiers are accepted too — enter "T31" and it resolves to "KT31" automatically.
DESIGNED FOR READABILITY
Choose dark or light theme manually, or let the app switch automatically based on time of day. All UI panels collapse to keep the airport diagram front and center. The dark theme inverts diagram colors for comfortable nighttime use.
WORKS EVERYWHERE
Runs natively on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. No account required. No ads.
NOT FOR FLIGHT PLANNING OR NAVIGATION
MetarBoard Wind is for informational and educational purposes only. Weather data is sourced from the Aviation Weather Center. Airport diagrams are sourced from the FAA. This app is not affiliated with or endorsed by the FAA, NOAA, or any aviation authority. Always use official sources for flight planning decisions.
Ratings & Reviews
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• Smoother wind animation: redesigned with Metal for dramatically lower
CPU and battery usage.
• Tap the airport diagram to hide the panels for an unobstructed view.
Tap again (or wait 10 seconds) to bring them back.
• Auto-pauses animation and refresh when the app is in the background
to save power.
The developer, Edward Juden, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Location
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- SnickityBit Solutions, LLC
- Size
- 32.6 MB
- Category
- Weather
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 26.2 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 26.2 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 26.2 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 26.2 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 26.2 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Large Tip $4.99
- Medium Tip $2.99
- Small Tip $0.99
- Copyright
- © SnickityBit Solutions LLC 2026