Pilot EFB has no map tab. One offline chart engine draws every map in the app where you need it: the route chart in your Flight Brief, the significant-weather hazard map in Weather Charts, the NOTAM closure and area maps, and the station maps. It renders from map packs stored on the device, so the chart you briefed with on the ground is the same chart with no signal. The badge "Not for navigation" is always on screen and never dismissible, with the chart's credits: "© OpenStreetMap contributors · Airspace © openAIP (CC BY-NC 4.0)".

Find your way around

The chart appears inside other modules rather than on a screen of its own:

Surface	Where it opens	What it shows
Route chart	Flight Brief > Overview > Route map card	Your planned route on the chart with weather, NOTAM and SIGMET overlays
Significant-weather chart	Weather Charts, then the expand button on the hazard map	The whole region's airports, airspace and live SIGMET/AIRMET areas, plus search and ruler
NOTAM maps	The NOTAMs module	Closures and affected areas drawn on the chart
Station maps	Airport and weather pages	Each field framed on the chart
Offline maps	Settings > Data & storage > Offline maps	What ships in the app, what you downloaded, and the packs on offer

Every full-screen chart has a rail on the right: Layers, zoom in and out, recenter, and on the significant-weather chart Search and Ruler. The foot of the chart carries the Not for navigation line and the OpenStreetMap and openAIP credits. If you rotate the chart with two fingers, a compass appears above the scale bar in the bottom-left corner; tap it to turn the chart north-up again.

The full-screen significant weather chart over the UK and northern France: blue airport dots with ICAO labels from EGPD down to LFLL, EGLL, EGAA and EBBR highlighted as the brief's own airports, the rail with layers, zoom, recenter, search and ruler buttons, the source line NOAA AWC plus SADIS fetched 13:18:57Z with a 1m ago freshness pill, a 200 NM scale bar, the Not for navigation and credits band, and the Key and 219 active hazards pill at the foot — The significant-weather chart: the rail on the right (1 Layers, 2 zoom, 3 Search, 4 Ruler), the source line above, the Key pill at the foot.

How to open your route on the chart Pro

Plan a flight in the Flight Brief tab.
Open the briefing's Overview. The Route map card draws your route on the chart with the airspace along the way.
If no downloaded pack covers the route, the card shows no map and names the region packs the route needs instead. Tap a pack to download it; the chart renders once a downloaded pack covers the route.
Tap the card. The full-screen route chart opens, framed on your route.
Use the three overlay chips to show or hide per-airport weather categories from the brief's own METARs, NOTAM badges plus any airspace-hazard NOTAM areas that publish a plottable shape, and SIGMET/AIRMET areas.
Tap a drawn hazard area's marker to read the NOTAM behind it, raw and verbatim. Where several areas sit close together they fold into one disc with a count; tap it to pick the NOTAM from a list.

The Brief tab on the Flight Brief segment: the Route map card with the EGLL to EGCC route drawn as a blue line from London to Manchester past Birmingham and Nottingham on the offline chart, a 100 NM scale bar, the line Not for navigation, OpenStreetMap contributors, Airspace openAIP beneath it, a Sharpen your brief band reading 44%, 3 of 7 added above, and the Offline readiness card below reading 5 of 6 sources cached with green dots for METAR, TAF and Winds aloft — The Route map card on the briefing's Overview, with the Not for navigation line and credits beneath it.

The Route overview chart for EGLL-EGCC: the blue route line from Oxford past Birmingham to Stoke-on-Trent surrounded by openAIP airspace lines, blue airport dots labelled EGNX, EGBB and EGGW, red-bordered NOTAM area pills reading Danger area, Unmanned aircraft, Model flying and Temporary restricted area, the three overlay chips for weather, NOTAM and SIGMET at the top of the right-hand rail above the layers, zoom and recenter buttons, a 20 NM scale bar, and the Not for navigation line with the OpenStreetMap and openAIP credits at the foot — The full-screen route chart: airspace, NOTAM areas and weather categories, with the overlay chips at the top of the rail on the right.

How to peek at an airport

On any planning chart, tap an airport.
The peek sheet opens with the airport's identity, its city and country under the name, and the flight-category chip, then the raw METAR and TAF verbatim with their source and fetch time, and the field's NOTAMs, fetched in place. The On the field card beneath lists up to five key frequencies (a "+N more on the airport page" line counts the rest), one row per physical runway (identifiers, length in feet and metres, width and surface, or "Length not published"), the field's local time beside a UTC tile, its position and whether it has scheduled airline service, all from the offline database. A field with no runways on file says so.
Tap Open airport to go to the full reference page. The Airports chapter covers what lives there.

The foot of the sheet reads "Weather and NOTAMs are reference only and may be incomplete - verify officially.", with the credit "Data from OurAirports".

The airport peek sheet over the route chart: EGNX East Midlands Airport with a blue MVFR chip, EMA, Large airport and Elev 306 ft chips, the raw METAR from 29 minutes ago and the full TAF valid for 22 hours 40 minutes in monospace, the line Source SADIS (UK Met Office) fetched 13:06Z, and a NOTAMs card reading 2 of 16 active now with C5867/26 marked High — The peek sheet: category chip, raw METAR and TAF with source and fetch time, then the NOTAM count; frequencies and runways sit further down.

How to choose what the chart draws

Tap Layers on the chart's rail. The Map layers sheet opens with a count of how many data layers are on.
Pick a Chart style: Auto, Day, Night, Slate or Midnight.
Switch the data layers on or off, grouped as Aerodromes and navaids, Airspace, and Hazards and wind:

Layer	What it draws	Source on the row
Airports, Navaids, Runway labels	Airports, navaids and runway labels	"Source: OurAirports"
Airspace (world)	The worldwide openAIP airspace layer, with its export date	openAIP, with the note "Zoom in for terminal airspace and Class F/G"
Airspace (US), Airways (US)	FAA airspace and airways over the US	FAA packs
Obstacles (US)	US obstacles	FAA pack
Winds aloft Pro	Wind barbs at the level you pick	Named in the chart header

Scroll to the foot. On the route chart, the Data sources block lists the provider and fetch time for each overlay, how many airspace-hazard areas drew, and how many had no plottable geometry.

The Map layers sheet over the route chart, headed 7 of 8 data layers on: a Chart style control with Auto selected beside Day, Night, Slate and Midnight thumbnails, an Aerodromes and navaids group with Airports and Navaids each credited Source: OurAirports and Runway labels, all switched on, then an Airspace group with Airspace (world) credited Source: openAIP updated 2026-09-04Z and the note Zoom in for terminal airspace and Class F/G, Airspace (US) credited Source: FAA / NFDC effective 2026-09-03Z, and Airways (US) — The Map layers sheet: chart style first, then each data layer with its source and date on the row.

The Map layers sheet scrolled to its foot: the Airspace (US) row credited FAA / NFDC effective 2026-09-03Z and Airways (US) switched on, a Hazards and wind group with Obstacles (US) credited Source: FAA DOF 2026-08-02Z and the note Obstacles draw from z9, zoom in, a Winds aloft toggle switched off, then the Data sources block reading WX aviationweather.gov/SADIS (UK Met Office) 12:58Z, NOTAMs nms-api 12:24Z, SIGMET/AIRMET NOAA AWC + SADIS 12:52Z marked stale in amber, 19 airspace hazard areas drawn, 1 more without plottable geometry, and the caveat that hazard areas draw only where a plottable area is published — The foot of the sheet: the Winds aloft toggle, then the Data sources block with provider and fetch time per overlay and the hazard-area count.

How to search the chart

Open Weather Charts and tap the expand button on the hazard map. The full-screen significant-weather chart opens.
Tap Search on the rail.
Type an airport or navaid code, name or city. Results come from the offline database.
Tap the result to fly there. The camera moves to that point.

The on-map search sheet over the significant weather chart with EGKK typed into the field: one result row reading EGKK London Gatwick Airport - London - LGW with an airplane icon, the keyboard open beneath, and the dimmed chart of Scotland and northern England with the rail visible above the sheet — On-map search: type a code, name or city, then tap the result to fly there. Chart (c) OpenStreetMap contributors - Airspace (c) openAIP (CC BY-NC 4.0).

How to measure a distance Pro

On the significant-weather chart, tap Ruler on the rail.
Tap the first point on the chart.
Tap the second point. A dashed line joins them with a readout of the distance in nautical miles and the true bearing.
Tap Ruler again to switch the measure off.

The significant weather chart with a ruler measurement drawn: a dashed blue line from near EGGD across the English Channel with two readout chips reading 138.9 NM and 125 degrees T, the Ruler button on the rail highlighted blue, the airport dots and the Key and 219 active hazards pill unchanged around it — A ruler measurement: 138.9 NM and 125 degrees true, reference only.

How to inspect airspace

Tap an airspace area on the chart. The inspector lists every zone under your finger with its class and type.
Pro Read the published floors and ceilings row inside it.
Long-press anywhere on the chart for a plain coordinate readout.

How to show winds aloft Pro

Tap Layers on the rail and switch Winds aloft on.
Pick a flight level from the chips in the chart header.
Read the source and valid time in the header. Offline, the chart draws your cached station winds; online it draws a full model field for the visible area.

The significant weather chart covered in wind barbs at flight level 180: a header card top left reads Winds FL180, Source NOAA GFS model, 1 second ago, Model field valid 1200Z, beneath it level chips with FL180 selected beside FL240, FL300 and FL340, the barbs in rows across the UK and France between the airport dots, the rail on the right and the credits band at the foot — Wind barbs at FL180 with the source and valid time in the header card, and the level chips beneath it.

How to download map packs

Open Settings > Data & storage > Offline maps.
Read the Built into the app card. The world basemap (about 43 MB: coastlines to place names worldwide) and the navaids database ship inside the app, so every map has a backdrop with no download.
Scroll down to World map data and tap Download on the extras you want: terrain shading, the openAIP airspace boundaries, runway pavement, and over the US the FAA airspace and obstacle sets. Each row carries its source and date.
Under Regions, tap Download on a regional pack. There are 17, from about 58 MB (Alaska) to about 632 MB (Western Europe). Once a region is on the device, its row lists the optional ProHi-res terrain add-on. Today it downloads for UK & Ireland, with Add hi-res terrain; the other regions say "Available in a future update."
If an Offline maps for your flying card appears (it sits above World map data), review the list and tap Download all for the quoted total, or Not now.
Tap Check now on the Map packs line, beneath the Downloaded to this device card, to check for pack updates. When updates are waiting, the line becomes a card with Update all.
To remove a pack, tap Delete pack on its row.

The top of the Offline maps screen under Settings, Data & storage, subtitled World data and regional packs: the Built into the app card explaining the map data ships inside the app and needs no download, with ticked rows for World basemap at about 42.65 MB (coastlines, borders, water and place names worldwide) and Navaids at 11,101 stations, and the line about 42.65 MB of map data is built into the app, then a Downloaded to this device card reading 1 region downloaded using about 60.34 MB, the Map packs last checked line with a Check now button, and the start of an Offline maps for your flying card with a Download all (632 MB) button behind the tab bar — The top of Offline maps: the Built into the app card, the Check now line and the start of the Offline maps for your flying card.

The Offline maps screen under Settings, Data & storage, subtitled World data and regional packs: the Map packs not checked yet line with a Check now button, a Map data now downloads separately card explaining that terrain, airspace and runway pavement are optional downloads while the built-in world map still works offline, with Download all (98 MB) and Not now buttons, then the World map data section listing Terrain shading about 38 MB from NOAA ETOPO 2022, Worldwide airspace about 18 MB from openAIP 2026-09-04, Runway pavement about 5 MB from OpenStreetMap and US airspace about 7 MB from the FAA — The top of the Offline maps screen: the Check now line, the world-data offer card, then the World map data rows with source and size.

The Offline maps screen with an Offline maps for your flying card reading You use airports in Western Europe, one download gets that region onto this device for offline detail, a Western Europe row at about 632 MB, a blue Download all (632 MB) button and a Not now button, then the World map data section with Terrain shading about 37.63 MB and Worldwide airspace about 17.92 MB each showing a green tick, downloaded 12 Sep 2026 and a Delete pack button, and Runway pavement about 8.52 MB ticked beneath the tab bar — The Offline maps for your flying card offering Western Europe, with the downloaded world-data rows and their Delete pack buttons below.

How to start the 3-day chart preview

Open any chart surface on the free tier. The chart sits under a frost with a Pro badge and one button, Preview the aviation chart.
Tap the button, or anywhere on the frost. A full-screen sheet opens, headed "See the airspace around every airport", with what the chart adds: airspace, terrain, and runways and navaids. The close button at the card's top corner takes you back to the map.
Tap Try free for 3 days. The full chart unlocks, winds aloft included, and a small chip at the top of the chart counts down the days left. If you are signed out, the button reads Start free preview instead: create or sign in to a free account ("Free account. No payment details needed."), and the app brings you back to the chart, where Try free for 3 days starts it.
When the preview ends, the frost returns and its button reads Unlock the aviation chart. The sheet then says "Preview ended"; tap Unlock Pilot EFB Pro to keep the chart, or Not now to close it.

On iPad

The full-screen chart uses the whole canvas: northwest Europe in one frame, terrain shading under the airspace, every ICAO labelled, with the rail and the Key pill in reach.

Free vs Pro in the Aviation Map

Free	Pro
The world basemap and navaids database built into the app	Reading the aviation chart on every surface
Every world extra and all 17 region packs not marked Pro	US airspace and obstacle packs, per-region hi-res terrain
A frosted chart with a Pro badge and the preview button	Winds aloft on the chart
Apple Maps in place of the NOTAM and hazard maps (needs a connection)	The ruler
A one-time 3-day chart preview with a free signed-in account	The inspector's floors-and-ceilings row

Free vs Pro has the whole picture, priced.

Troubleshooting

The Route map card shows no map, only a list of packs. No downloaded region pack covers the route. The card names the packs it needs; tap one to download it.

A layer row says "Not downloaded". Its pack is not on the device. Open Settings > Offline maps and download it; the row tells you so instead of drawing empty sky.

The chart is frosted over. Reading the aviation chart is Pro. Tap Preview the aviation chart to start the one-time 3-day preview with a free signed-in account, or unlock Pilot EFB Pro.

A NOTAM map opened on Apple Maps instead of the chart. No downloaded region pack covers that field. Download one and the chart becomes the default for it; Base map, under the map's layers button, switches between the two either way.

A NOTAM I know about has no area on the chart. Hazard areas draw only from NOTAMs that publish a plottable shape. The Data sources block counts how many could not be drawn.

Where next

Weather - the hazard picture this chart draws, and the charts segment it opens from.
NOTAMs - the closure and area maps that ride the same engine.
Airports - where the peek sheet's "Open airport" lands.
Free vs Pro - the full free-tier and Pro split, priced.