- Garmin (GRMN, Financial) introduces Garmin Pilot Web, a new online flight planning platform.
- The platform offers comprehensive free and premium features for pilots.
- Launches with availability in North America and plans for future global expansion.
Garmin (GRMN) has launched the Garmin Pilot Web, an innovative online flight planning tool designed to complement its existing mobile app ecosystem. The platform introduces a suite of both free and premium features targeted at enhancing the flight planning experience for pilots. Available initially in North America, Garmin Pilot Web aims to extend its reach to other regions in the future.
The free version of Garmin Pilot Web offers a broad range of fundamental features, such as high-resolution maps, charts, detailed airport information, and comprehensive weather overlays. Users can choose from various mapping options, including topographic maps, satellite views, VFR sectionals, and IFR charts. This version also caters to baseline route planning, providing pilots with key calculations like distance, fuel requirements, and estimated times.
For users of the Garmin Pilot mobile app in North America, premium features are accessible, enhancing the overall flight planning capability. These include advanced flight planning and filing, integration of aircraft performance data, real-time internet traffic monitoring, customizable aircraft profiles, and cross-platform synchronization of flight plans and aircraft data.
Pilots interested in utilizing the Garmin Pilot Web can access the platform at pilotweb.garmin.com. Full-featured flight planning services are already live in North America, with further expansion anticipated to serve pilots globally. This strategic move by Garmin is set to bolster its aviation product portfolio while leveraging its existing app user base for improved integration and user experience.
