2025-06-14
Best Airport info
This has been the best .99 I have spent. If you want to know why airports are delayed, this is your app. 100% love!
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#13 in Top Paid Apps > Travel
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#7 in Top Paid iPad Apps > Travel
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Description
FAAwait provides real-time access to current air traffic delays at all U.S. airports. It utilizes a data feed maintained by the FAA that tracks departure and arrival delays, ground stops, and ground delays. To access this information, an active internet connection (WiFi or cellular) is required.
FAAwait does NOT provide status information for specific flights. But by monitoring airport traffic conditions, you can often anticipate delays that may impact your travel, sometimes before the airlines themselves officially update their schedules.
For more information on FAAwait, refer to the links below.
Note: This application is not provided or endorsed by the FAA.
What's New in Version 3.2.4
* Corrected issue with map display on iPads
* Updated airport information
* Corrected decoding of weather maps
* Other corrections and updates for new systems/devices
Seller
Name
Bryan Figler
Information
Developer
Categories
Version
3.2.4
Size
13.6 MB
Game Center
No
VPP Device Licensing
Yes
Rating
Rated: 4+
Compatibility
iOS 13.6 or later
Devices
iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone SE, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPhone XR, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone SE (2nd generation), iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPhone 13 mini, iPhone SE (3rd generation), iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max, iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, iPhone 16 Pro Max, iPhone 16e, iPhone 17, iPhone 17Pro, iPhone 17ProMax, iPhone Air, iPad (5th Generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro, iPad Pro (Cellular), iPad Pro (9.7-inch), iPad Pro (9.7-inch) (Cellular), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (10.5-inch), iPad Pro (10.5-inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (11-inch), iPad Pro (11-inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air, iPad Air (Cellular), iPad Air 2, iPad Air 2 (Cellular), iPad Air (3rd generation), iPad Air (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini Retina, iPad mini Retina (Cellular), iPad mini 3, iPad mini 3 (Cellular), iPad mini 4, iPad mini 4 (Cellular), iPad mini (5th Generation), iPad mini (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (7th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air (4th Generation) (Wi-Fi), iPad Air (4th Generation) (Wi-Fi + Cellular), iPad (8th generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (8th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th Generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (9th Generation), iPad (9th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini (6th Generation), iPad mini (6th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air (5th generation), iPad Air (5th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (10th generation), iPad (10th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air 11-inch (M2) Wi-Fi, iPad Air 13-inch (M2) Wi-Fi, iPad Air 13-inch (M2) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (M4) Wi-Fi, iPad Pro 11-inch (M4) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 13-inch (M4) Wi-Fi, iPad Pro 13-inch (M4) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini (A17 Pro) Wi-Fi, iPad mini (A17 Pro) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (A16) Wi-Fi, iPad (A16) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air 11-inch (M3) Wi-Fi, iPad Air 11-inch (M3) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air 13-inch (M3) Wi-Fi, iPad Air 13-inch (M3) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro11M5, iPad Pro11M5Cellular, iPad Pro13M5, iPad Pro13M5Cellular, iPod touch (6th Generation), iPod touch (7th generation), Apple Watch Series 4
Languages
English
App Store: Customer Ratings
Ratings & Reviews
4.1 of 5 (32 Ratings)
App Store: Customer Reviews
2024-08-19
No Map
No map displayed after updating to iPadOS17
2024-08-09
Bogus Info
Used to enjoy this App . . . Lately shows several airport closed until late Summer/Fall including LGA, BOS, LAS, CHO, ROC, and others . . . Bummer! Delta is departing OMA for LGA right now, 8/3/24, . . . Guess they don’t know LGA is CLOSED!!!
2023-12-01
No map after iPadOS 17
APP was great until iPadOS 17 then the map basically has disappeared. I have contacted the developer via email and as of this review and iPadOS 17.0.2 there is still no map.
2022-05-22
Doesn’t work
All I get is an error message indicating that the app cannot communicate with the FAA servers.
2022-02-03
Inaccurate
Consistently inaccurate or provides incomplete information. Don’t bother.
2021-12-28
Not worth the money
Very basic. Can’t search your airport.
2020-02-09
Life saver
Life saving app if your in the 121 world
2019-04-27
Excellent
As a professional pilot and a commuter I find this app invaluable and very accurate.
2018-08-14
Great App but why no iPad App?
This is a great App. A must have for frequent travelers. I love it, but why is there no iPad version? There’s even now a version for the Apple Watch, but still no iPad support. It would be nice if we could get an iPad version. (I’d pay for it)
2018-01-04
Great App
I am a pilot for an airline and this app is excellent. Real time updates in a clear and concise format.
2017-06-03
Best Airport Delay Informaton App
I'm flight crew and this app gives the most accurate and up to date info on delays at airports. Best app I've ever used and highly recommend.
2016-09-29
Do not update this app!!!!
This app is crap after the update. Will not open
2016-09-29
Crashes
Crashes immediately after last update. Don't update!
2016-09-29
******NEW UPDATE MAKES APP UNUSABLE****
Great app until the new update now it crashes every time I open! Until fixed DO NOT WASTE TOUR MONEY to buy this app
2016-09-28
Latest update crashes
I use this app all the time, but with the lasted update it will not open.
2015-11-21
Needs time fix
Shows daylight time instead of standard time on ground delays. Does not switch to UTC when selected in settings.
2014-07-16
Essential app for aviators
I fly for a major US airline and I use this app everyday I fly. It often has information that is more up-to-date than Dispatch. Fantastic tool.
2013-12-23
iOS 7
Please update for iOS 7.
2013-12-08
A must for frequent flyers!
A pilot told me about this app. It's a great way to see if your flight is going to be delayed, and if a ground stop is preventing takeoff. It doesn't track particular flights (just airports) so pair this with flightaware or flightstats for a lower stress airport experience.
2013-06-28
Needs ipad version
Nice app but needs an ipad version.
2013-05-23
Great for pilots
As a commercial pilot, is app is invaluable to get a feel for what is happening in the NAS. Great for real-time ground stop information and the delays reported are accurate.
2013-01-27
Nice App
I have been using this app as a pilot for years. Simple easy to use app gives up to date information about ground stops, arrival and departure delays for various airports around the country. Easy to access and quick loading for fast accurate information.
2012-10-30
Incomplete information
This app is usually pretty accurate, but during hurricane sandy it showed IAD, DCA, and BWI as open even though they were closed!
2011-09-14
Best app for delays
I'm an airline pilot for a domestic carrier. I love this app, I always know before anyone what the delays are. Rarely I get a no connect, hence only 4 stars. Also doesn't show scope (ie delay for LGA >400nm or something like that. Only indicates delay at LGA)
2011-07-05
Broken App.
This app used to work great. Lately, it constantly gives a Connection error message
2011-06-12
Fix it
This app is broken, keeps telling me I have a connection error for over a week now. Wifi 3G edge doesn't matter.
2011-06-12
Bad Connection
I purchased this app 2 days ago and always get a connection error. I have only been able to access the FAA information one time so far. So far i am very disappointed.
2010-12-26
Worthless
This app no longer works!!!!!!!
2009-12-22
Essential for travel
Find out what the airline isn't telling you about the delay. This is an essential tool for travelers and well worth the minor price.
2009-11-06
Congested maps
Very nice app. Only one suggestion. Both of your maps ( nws weather warnings map and reported airport traffic delays map in northeast region are congested. Hope you will fix this issue in your next update, otherwise everything else is fine.
2009-07-08
Very reliable
I travel a lot. It's common practice among the airlines to share delay times '30 minutes' or a 'few minutes' at a time - particularly if the plane has already boarded. I can always rely on this application to get the 'real deal'. The captain says 30 minutes I check FAA and already know it's going to be about 1 hr and 50 min.- and sure enough that's how it is. This allows me to advise my clients in advance, call home and also use this info to get a bottle of water or something to drink from the flight attendant. Great application for the traveler.
2009-04-14
Well-correlated with real-time FAA data
As an FAA Traffic Management Specialist, I administer Ground Delay programs daily. After downloading this app, I took it to work and compared it with our internal real-time data over several days and was pleasantly surprised at its accuracy. I did notice a couple of minor shortfalls, outlined below.
First, the good:
The information presented is highly accurate. Every time I compared the average delay times shown on FAAwait with our National Traffic Management system data, they were right on.
The interface is well-designed and easily readable.
The landscape mode offers a nice graphical representation of airports in delay status.
Now the not-so-good:
Occasionally, departure delay information is not updated immediately. Today, MCO went into departure delay status due to thunderstorms, and FAAwait did not reflect this until about 25 minutes later.
Also, Ground Delay Programs (GDPs) do not reflect whether all airports are affected. At the FAA, we have a "Scope" field that indicates the impact of GDPs (some apply to all traffic, and others only to specific geographic regions.) For example, today PHL had a GDP and FAAwait showed the correct average delay of 171 minutes. However, the scope of the Program was "800 miles plus Canada", meaning only aircraft departing from airports within 800 miles of PHL are affected. Hence, if you are departing from LAX, you would not experience this delay. FAAwait has no way to indicate the scope of the Program, so if you ever see lengthy delays depicted on FAAwait but you don't experience a delay, this could be the reason.
Those are minor quibbles with an otherwise fine app. I will continue to use it myself whenever I travel and I can strongly recommend it.
2009-02-15
Well Done
Very well done... Perfect for my travel needs.
2009-02-15
Handy Travel Tool
This simple program shows FAA traffic delays. View airport delays on a map or in a list view. This is a great tool to have for those who travel via air or fly into any of these FAA monitored airports.
2008-12-28
QUICK & easy!!!
Downloaded this for my holiday travel. This application, upon initial launch, shows a list of reported airport delay times and the reason. Turn the phone landscape and a USA map displays the airport delay in their respective state. I may be able to get this online for free, but I don't carry my PC in my pocket when I travel. I do however, take my iPhone with me. This was valuable information for me to get easily, quickly and user friendly......giving me the at-a-glance airport delays I needed for my holiday, nasty weather travel. Thanks for the convenient package!
2008-12-28
Dissapointed
May be useful for some, but is not helpful if you are flying to a non-major airport. This program has no options. It only displays major airport delays. No way to even lookup conditions at a smaller airport like you can on the FAA website. I regret buying this.
2008-12-19
Wonderful tool
I fly every week for work and I was using Safri and it takes forever to find the delays. This gives me the information I need in under 10 seconds. Worth every penny.
2008-09-01
Think this is the perfect app
For a frequent traveller. I can tell you if you don't want to spend the money that there are always delays at JFK 30-40 min due to volume.
This app does give you a good sense of what airports are behind and it is a direct feed from the FAA.
2008-08-25
A Frequent Flyer Must Have
My partner just called to say, "My Flight out of SFO has been delayed...but they're not saying why." So while he was on the phone....I hopped on my trusty iPhone, checked out FAAwait, and knew immediately that it was being delayed 31-45 (increasing) Minutes due to, "Weather: Wind". When I relayed the information to him he looked out the window and said, "OH, those planes ARE a bit wobbly coming in." Needless to say If you're the home base for a frequent flyer ... you'll find it very useful.
2008-08-24
really, really great
Does exactly what it says - shows arrival problems at airports. Sure, you can use faa.gov, but if you've ever tried to navigate the ancient javascript of the free site on an iphone (or blackberry for that matter), you'll be glad to spend the dollar for this gem. The 90 degree rotation to see the map is icing on the cake. Great stuff.
2008-08-21
Nice
This app is nice. For those who said you can go look at the FAA website, one thing I noticed was that the main map on the FAA website isn't up-to-date (maybe that's a one-time glitch), FAA website showed all orange dots, while the map on the phone was displaying a few red, yellow, orange blinking squares and green (non-blinking dots) -- which seem consistent with the reports.
One thing that was not obvious (don't us iphone users insist on no instructions? :) was that to get the map view you have to go to tilt counterclockwise into landscape mode (only counterclockwise, clockwise direction doesn't go to the map).
For those of us that live near "almost-major" airports would be nice to get info on the map for our local airport (like AUS).
the app did close unexpectedly when I was toggling back-and-forth between the intructions and the map.
2008-08-21
Helpfull App.
I really love this app. I happen to work at a major airlport for a major airline and I know right before, or durring work about any ground delay programs. Just wish it would give, somehow access to airline delays. That wouldbe very helpfull when traveling.
2008-08-13
Excellent use of technology
I am very impressed. Having a sense for the status of the major airports in the FAA system is of tremendous value to even infrequent travelers. This ability to "know before you go" is great. I installed it just to get a sense for what it can do, and it works as advertised. This one will stay on my phone. What a great use of an existing data source. My complements to the developers.
2008-08-12
Cool App
Cool App...