OACI VFR France
The 1:500,000 aeronautical chart from IGN
Moving map · VFR · Marine · Road
Live position, heading and speed, a vector showing where you'll be in 5 and 10 minutes, real VFR and marine maps, plus airspace, frequencies and weather for where you are. It runs offline, on any phone.
Free
No account
Works offline
10min
Projection ahead of you
8layers
VFR, IGN, satellite, topo, street, sea marks
3units
km/h, mph or knots, one tap
0accounts
Nothing to sign up for
See it in action
Fifteen seconds
of what's next.
From the air to the water: the vector, the airspace warning, marine weather and the anchor alarm, in one loop.
How it works
Ready in three taps.
No store, no sign-up, no setup. Popmap opens in the browser and installs like any app.
1
Open popmap.com
Allow location once. Your position, heading and speed appear immediately.
2
Pick your map
VFR chart for flying, satellite or sea marks for sailing, streets for the road.
3
Go
The vector follows you and shows where you'll be in 5 and 10 minutes.
Features
Everything on
one screen.
One map, no clutter: where you are, where you're pointing, and what's coming up.
01
A vector that looks ahead
Heading and ground speed from GPS, drawn as a line with marks at 5 and 10 minutes. It hides when you stop, and the distances follow your units.
- Tap the speed to switch km/h, mph or knots
- Distances in km, miles or nautical miles
- Screen stays on while you track
02
Offline, before you need it
Every map tile you view stays on your phone. Tap Save area to download the region around you before takeoff or departure, and keep navigating with zero bars.
- Works on every map layer, sea marks included
- The app itself opens without a connection
- Weather and airspace are cached too
Maps
Real charts,
one tap apart.
Switch layers from the map button. Sea marks sit on top of any base map.
Pilots.
Know who to call before you need to. Popmap reads the airspace around you and along your vector, filtered by your GPS altitude.
Airspace ahead
CTR D ahead in 3 minContact approach before entering
Inside CTR D · 1500 ftApproach · frequency shown in the app
Airspace and frequencies
The zone you're in with floor and ceiling, who to call, and a warning before your vector enters a CTR or restricted area.
Example
Nearest airfields
Name, frequency, distance, bearing and ETA at your current speed, always one glance away.
Sailors.
Wind, waves and sea marks where you are, knots and nautical miles by default, and an alarm that wakes you if the anchor drags.
Example
Wind and waves
Wind, gusts, wave height and period, swell and current for your position, with a 6-hour outlook, cached for offline.
Anchor alarm
Anchor alarmOutside your circle · sound and vibration
Anchor alarm
Drop anchor at your position, set a radius from 15 to 150 m, and Popmap rings and vibrates if you drift out.
Privacy and safety
Yours, and honest.
No account, no tracking
Popmap has no server that stores where you go. Your position and saved areas stay on your phone. Map tiles and weather are loaded straight from their providers for the area you're in.
An aid, not an instrument
Popmap helps you stay aware of what's around and ahead. It is not certified for navigation: always fly and sail with official charts, NOTAMs and your aircraft or vessel instruments.
FAQ
Questions.
Is Popmap free?
Yes. There's no account to create and nothing to pay. Open popmap.com and go.
Does it work without a signal?
Yes. The app opens offline after your first visit, every tile you view is kept, and Save area downloads the region around you for the selected map. GPS works without mobile data.
How do I get airspace and frequencies?
Airspace and airfield data come from OpenAIP. Create a free OpenAIP account, copy your API key into Popmap (Maps, then Overlays) and download your country once. It's then stored on your phone.
Does it work on iPhone?
Yes. Open popmap.com in Safari, tap Share, then Add to Home Screen. iPhone web apps only get your position while the screen is on, so Popmap keeps the screen awake while you track.
Which maps are included?
OACI VFR France, Plan IGN, Ortho IGN, satellite, OpenTopoMap, OpenStreetMap and Esri Streets, plus the OpenSeaMap sea-marks overlay.
Can I navigate with it?
Use it for awareness, not as your primary means of navigation. It isn't certified, GPS altitude isn't barometric altitude, and data may be incomplete or out of date. Always cross-check with official sources.
Android
Open popmap.com in Chrome and tap Install, or use the button here.
iPhone
In Safari, tap Share, then Add to Home Screen.
Computer
Works in any modern browser. Install it from the address bar in Chrome or Edge.