About Airborn WX – App for Pilots

Airborn was originally developed as a group project in the IN2000 – Software Development course at the Department of Informatics, University of Oslo. The course focused on team-based development of an Android app based on a set of predefined use cases. Our team chose to build an app for small aircraft pilots in Norway, aiming to help them plan flights by gathering and presenting relevant weather data.

The core functionality of the app is integrating various API endpoints from MET Norway and displaying the data in a user-friendly way. This gives pilots a quick and comprehensive overview of weather and other flight-related information.

How Airborn Works

When you open the app, you land on a map showing all airports in Norway, marked with clickable annotations. Selecting an airport gives you info about it and lets you set it as either a departure or arrival location.

A floating action button labeled "New Trip" opens a bottom modal where you can search for airports by name or ICAO code. You can also mark airports as favorites, which pins them to the top of the list. To proceed, you only need to choose a departure airport. An arrival airport is optional (useful for round-trip flights).

SIGMETs and AIRMETs

If a SIGMET or AIRMET is active, the affected area will be shown on the map using labeled polygons. Each polygon has an ID that matches its description, which can be viewed in a bottom modal.

Flight Briefing Screen

The Flightbrief screen has three tabs:

Departure: Shows weather and other data for the selected departure airport.

Arrival: – Shows the same for the arrival airport, if selected. If not, you can set one here.

Overall: – Displays general flight info not tied to a specific airport, such as a Nordic weather forecast (SIGCHART).

Data Related to Airport

The data shown in the departure and arrival tab is:

Sunrise/Sunset
METAR
Turbulence
Location Forecast
Live Webcams

General Data

The data shown in the overall tab is:

Distance between airports (if departure and arrival selected)
SIGCHARTS (norway / nordic)
GEOSATELLITE IMAGE
Radar Animations
Route Forecast (if IGA route)
NLA Routes

App Features

Airborn WX is a practical weather app built for small airplane pilots. It brings together all the essential aviation weather data in one clean, easy-to-use interface to help you prepare for flights quickly and efficiently.