Data sources and credits

Every result is built from the records on this page. Each one says what it covers, who publishes it and the date it carries, and the same dates appear under every result. Charted airspace follows the FAA's 28-day cycle. The restricted and caution zones are compiled by UAS SkyCheck from public records and agency rules, so where a result says to check local rules, the agency it names is the authority.

Records shipped with the app

Airspace classes

Class B, C, D and E boundaries, floors and ceilings. FAA, 28-day NASR subscription. FAA chart cycle effective Oct 29, 2026.

Airports and heliports

Locations, airspace class, towers and LAANC availability. FAA NASR, with OurAirports and AOPA records. Updated Oct 29, 2026.

UAS facility maps

LAANC ceilings near controlled airports. FAA UAS Data Delivery System. Last edited by the publisher Oct 25, 2026.

National security flight restrictions

14 CFR 99.7 restrictions over defense and federal sites. FAA. Last edited by the publisher Oct 16, 2026.

Special use airspace

Prohibited, restricted, warning and alert areas and MOAs. FAA. Last edited by the publisher Sep 28, 2026.

FAA-recognized identification areas

Where drones without Remote ID may fly. FAA. Last edited by the publisher Oct 19, 2026.

Tower frequencies

Controlling facility and frequency for each tower. FAA NASR frequency table. Updated Oct 29, 2026.

Restricted and caution zones

National parks, refuges, critical sites, government sites, local park and city rules. UAS SkyCheck, compiled from FAA, NPS, USFWS, NRC and CMS records, agency ordinances, the California Protected Areas Database (CPAD, GreenInfo Network) and the USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Updated Oct 31, 2026.

Wilderness areas

National Wilderness Preservation System boundaries. Wilderness Connect, the Wilderness Institute at the University of Montana. Last edited by the publisher Aug 26, 2026.

Coverage area

US land, territories and the sea within 12 NM. Natural Earth 5.2.0-pre (public domain).

Read live

These are fetched from the publisher while you use the app and kept no longer than the time shown.

Temporary flight restrictions

FAA Graphic TFR site, with FAA NOTAM Search as the fallback. Re-read at least every 30 minutes.

NOTAMs near the location

FAA NOTAM Search. Re-read at least every 10 minutes.

METAR and TAF

aviationweather.gov (NOAA and the FAA), with the National Weather Service file server as the fallback. Re-read at least every 15 minutes.

Forecast: wind, gusts, visibility, cloud, precipitation

Open-Meteo, from NOAA and ECMWF models. Re-read at least every 15 minutes.

Kp index (GPS health)

NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center. Re-read at least every 30 minutes.

Maps and place names

Street map

Satellite imagery

USGS The National Map, NAIP imagery (public domain).

Place search and place names

What the records do not hold

City and county drone rules, private property rules and event restrictions that are not published as a TFR are not complete in any national source, and some will be missing here. A clear result is not permission to take off from land where the owner or agency forbids it. You remain the pilot in command.

Credits

Park boundaries in California: California Protected Areas Database (CPAD), GreenInfo Network, www.calands.org, October 2026.
Park boundaries elsewhere: U.S. Geological Survey Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) 4.1.
Wilderness boundaries: Wilderness Connect, the Wilderness Institute at the University of Montana.
Airport records beyond the FAA's: OurAirports (public domain).
Coverage area: Natural Earth (public domain).
Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0).