Free IFR flight planning for Microsoft Flight Simulator, X-Plane and Aerofly
NG ROUTE (ngroute.com) is a free web-based IFR route planner built for flight simulation enthusiasts. The site connects real-world airports, airways, and waypoints from periodic AIRAC navigation data with live METAR weather, performance hints, and one-click export to popular simulators.
Whether you are preparing a short European hop or a transoceanic wide-body sector, NG ROUTE gives you a realistic airway-based route, fuel and ETA estimates, suggested cruise altitude, terrain and wind profiles, and simulator-ready files — without installing desktop dispatch software.
NG ROUTE is designed for home cockpit pilots, VATSIM and IVAO members, virtual airlines, and casual sim players who want credible airline-style routes. It sits between the in-sim World Map straight-line planner and professional dispatch tools — fast enough for daily flying, detailed enough to brief properly.
Workflows are documented for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020/2024, X-Plane 11/12, and Aerofly FS 4 / FS Global. See our import tutorial and the articles and guides section for platform-specific walkthroughs.
Navigation data is compiled from AIRAC cycle files updated periodically. Weather comes primarily from aviationweather.gov (METAR, SIGMET) with supplementary services for radar, elevation, and mapping — listed in our privacy policy.
NG ROUTE is intended for flight simulation only. It is not certified for real-world navigation, dispatch, or operational decision-making. Do not use this site to plan actual flights. Fuel figures, V-speeds, alternates, and weather summaries are educational approximations for sim sessions.
New to the planner? Start with the user guide, browse tutorials and articles, or jump straight to the flight plan creator and enter two ICAO airport codes.
Questions or feedback? Visit our contact page.