I’ve been building a free, open, non-commercial database for GA airfields called "Airfield Directory" (airfield.directory) - pilot-written “airport notes” ("PIREPs" - think airport reviews / local ops tips), plus fees like landing fees and fuel prices. Think of it as Wikipedia for Airports.
We have so far about 750 pilot reports in our database.
Why: Especially outside the US, mainly in Europe, basic ops info + PPR links + landing fees + fuel prices are often scattered across forums, PDFs, apps, and paywalls. I wanted something (1) easy to contribute to and (2) openly reusable so it can be accessed and integrated easily instead of living in yet another silo. Plus with a license which gurantees that the data can live on forever.
What it does:
- Community reports: read and write GA airfield reports that are published under Creative Commons BY-SA 4.0. No tracking, no ads, no commercial interest - ever.
- Landing fees & fuel prices: includes fuel/fees, plus personalized landing fee estimates via Aerops when you set your tailsign in your profile (where supported).
- Interactive map + filters: browse airfields on a map and filter by runway length, surface type, IFR capability, fuel availability, etc. Works also well on mobile (fullscreen).
- Auto-translation: PIREPs are automatically translated into 6 languages (de en, es, fr, it, and nl); you can pick your preferred language in your profile or use language subdomains for a localized site experience.
- Webcams: See real-time conditions at airports with integrated webcams from Autorouter and Windy. Get a visual glimpse before your flight with live and timelapse views.
- Telegram bot: quick airfield lookup and PIREP submission from AirfieldDirectoryBot on Telegram (including fuel/fees where available).
- Easy sign-in: passwordless login with Google, Apple, or Amazon.
- AI summaries: for many airfields without community reports yet, it shows clearly labeled AI-generated summaries as a starting point.
- Open data API: JSON endpoints for airfield data plus bulk downloads of complete PIREP datasets (S3) for developers/apps.
- Live aviation weather (decoded METAR/TAF) including a hazard and runway advisor
- MCP Server for direct integration with Claude / ChatGPT
- ForeFlight Content Packs
- Rental Car availability via app2drive
- POI search and leg planning on the map
- Data foundation: baseline airfield data comes from the OpenAIP community dataset, enriched with PIREPs/pricing and additional info.
I’d appreciate if you all would add a short report for your home field or a recent destination.