Changelog

What's new in SkyNexus

The changes you will notice in the EFB, newest first. Bigger topics get a post on the blog, and the Discord gets a note when something ships.

Week of 9 November 2026

  • New

    Shared cockpit: fly one flight on two devices

    Pair your device with the other pilot's from the gear menu: show a QR code, scan it, or type the short code, and when you both load the same flight SkyNexus suggests pairing. The other pilot then sees your OFP, and what either of you draws, erases or clears on the enroute map appears on both devices live, while each of you keeps your own zoom and tab. A strip at the top shows that you are sharing, and a runway change by either pilot updates the OFP for both.

    Open SkyNexus →
  • Improved

    A shorter gear menu with one Settings screen

    The gear menu now holds only what you do: Shared cockpit, Settings, your reports, the walkaround and what's new. All settings live in one Settings screen with tabs for SimBrief, network, display, Connector, Discord and your account, and the menu closes with Escape or a tap outside it.

  • Improved

    Departure and approach sheet before PERF has run

    Before the flight, a small card above the runway briefing opens the departure or approach sheet even when PERF has not computed that runway yet, so the ATIS and the chart are one tap away. The sheet's CHART button now shows clearly when the chart is open, the chart's name has more room (tap it for the list of charts), and the runway facts no longer run out of their box.

  • Improved

    eWAS made for the iPad

    On an iPad the eWAS now shows your whole route without scrolling, with the wind values printed along your planned line only. A tap on the profile shows that point's weather without moving the map; tap SHOW ON MAP to frame that leg and keep its time.

  • Fixed

    Approach name no longer cut off in the procedures legend

    At airports with many approaches, the approach buttons in the enroute map's procedures legend now sit on their own line under the approach name, so the name shows in full.

  • New

    Departure sheet on the enroute map

    Tap the takeoff card on the map, or its tag at the edge, for the departure: the departure ATIS, wind and QNH, your flaps, V1, VR, V2, thrust and takeoff margin, and the first leg and frequency of your SID. The SID and airport charts open beside the map, with the SID chart for your runway first.

  • New

    Approach sheet on the enroute map

    Tap the landing card on the map, or its tag at the edge of the map, to open the approach sheet: the ATIS letter, wind and QNH, your flaps, VAPP, autobrake and landing margin, and the exit to expect. The STAR and approach charts open right beside the map, and you can pin them there. On final the landing card folds to a small chip, so it no longer covers the approach.

  • Improved

    More map on an iPad

    On an iPad the Layers panel now starts folded, and folds itself away a few seconds after you switch a layer. The wrong frequency alert shrinks to a small COM1 chip after 20 seconds, names the controller's position and has a bigger close button. Map buttons are easier to tap and no longer show keyboard shortcuts you cannot use.

  • New

    Draw on the enroute map

    Tap the pen in the map's buttons (or press D) and draw with a finger, Pencil or mouse, for example to explain something on your stream; two fingers still move the map. Each note stays where you drew it and keeps the zoom it was made at, so notes from the airport fade away when you zoom out to cruise and come back when you zoom in. Notes are kept per flight on this device, with an eraser, undo and four colours.

  • Fixed

    Map reports on an iPad

    After you send a map report on an iPad, the page goes back to the top when the keyboard closes, so the header stays in view and nothing is stuck halfway up. While you type, the report form moves above the keyboard and shows a small picture of the area you boxed when the keyboard hides it.

  • New

    Procedures for six more countries

    SIDs, STARs and approaches are now on the map in Poland, Belgium and Luxembourg, Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Portugal too. That makes more than 3,400 airports in 18 countries, each read from the country's official AIP.

    See which airports are covered →
  • New

    SkyNexus Connector: your simulator live on the map

    A small tray app for Windows and macOS now sends your aircraft straight from MSFS or X-Plane to the enroute map, so it moves smoothly and shows up even when you are not flying on VATSIM or IVAO. It starts with MSFS, updates itself and installs nothing in your simulator. You find it under the gear menu, or through the link in the live strip while you fly.

    Get the Connector →
  • Fixed

    Stand numbers at the stop position

    Where a stand's line comes in from two taxilanes, the airport map now shows one stand at the stop position with its number, instead of a number out on the apron and extra circles where the lines meet. At Heathrow a taxiway line over the old Terminal 1 site and some holding positions with no paint are gone. At Munich the rapid exits show their NO ENTRY markings, the windsocks are on the map, and stands on a building site are left out.

  • New

    Approach lights, stop bars and PAPIs on the airport map

    Where OpenStreetMap has them, the airport map now draws the approach lights, the red stop bars across the taxiways and the PAPIs beside the runway. Amsterdam and Frankfurt have them mapped in full.

  • Improved

    Windsocks and better stand positions on the airport map

    The airport map now shows windsocks. Stands whose line runs right across the apron sit where the aircraft stops instead of on the taxiway beyond. At Geneva and Frankfurt the holding positions follow the paint, and closed taxiway stubs at Frankfurt show a no-entry sign.

  • Improved

    Grass strips and cleaner labels on the airport map

    Grass strips now show as a green band instead of a paved runway, a taxiway mapped as Taxiway A reads A, and a holding position named after its own taxiway no longer repeats that name. At Geneva the holding positions follow the paint and stand 34 sits at its stop position.

  • New

    Airports checked by hand on the coverage map

    The navdata coverage map now marks airports whose ground diagram we checked by hand with a gold ring: every runway, taxiway, hold and stand compared with aerial photos, and what was off corrected. Amsterdam, Innsbruck, Geneva, Frankfurt, London Heathrow and Munich are the first.

    See the coverage map →
  • New

    SIDs, STARs and approaches on the map for every pilot

    Your departure, arrival and approach procedures are now drawn on the enroute map and in the airport tab, with the altitude and speed limits at each fix, for over 3,300 airports in 12 countries. They are read from each country's official AIP and refreshed every AIRAC cycle, and if something does not match your chart, press Report an issue on the map and draw a box around it.

    See which airports are covered →
  • Fixed

    Obstacle check starts the climb where your takeoff distance ends

    The engine-out climb in the takeoff obstacle check now starts 35 ft above the runway at the end of your takeoff distance, as the certification rules define it, instead of at the end of the TODA. On a long runway this can raise the FLEX temperature and the takeoff weight where trees or buildings past the runway end were limiting. When an obstacle still caps the FLEX, the result says so and shows OBSTACLE as the limiting factor.

  • New

    One-way taxiways, NO ENTRY signs and tow routes on the airport map

    The airport map now shows arrowheads along one-way taxiways, a NO ENTRY sign where one is painted, and tow routes as a dashed line. Stands inside a hangar are left out. At Schiphol taxiways A and B show their one-way direction, and the de-icing pad and the curved lead-ins of P10 to P16 are drawn as painted.

  • Fixed

    Holding positions follow the paint

    On the airport map a holding position that crosses two taxiway branches showed as two crossed bars, and holds where a taxiway meets the runway at an angle were drawn askew. They are now one straight line along the paint, parallel to the runway where the paint is, at every airport. At Schiphol four holding positions that were missing or drawn crooked were added from aerial photos.

  • Fixed

    Stand markers sit at the stop position

    On the airport map some stand markers sat on the taxilane instead of at the gate, because the map data drew those lead-ins from the stand outwards; at Amsterdam that was 144 stands. They now sit at the stop position, lead-in lines that ended just short of the taxiway now join it, curving off where they meet at an angle, and stands H4 and H5 at Schiphol carry their painted numbers instead of M4 and M5.

  • Improved

    Lead-in lines for more stands at Amsterdam

    33 stands at Schiphol that showed only a dot on the airport map, mostly on the K and M aprons, now have their painted lead-in line from the taxilane to the stop position. The lines were traced from Dutch open aerial photos and checked one by one.

  • Improved

    Airport map and procedures read more like a chart

    Runways on the airport map now carry threshold markings, the designator painted on the runway, arrows before a displaced threshold and a round runway badge, the same at every airport, and holding points show their name on a location sign beside the stop bars. A scale bar in metres and feet with the field's magnetic variation appears when you zoom in, and briefing pins have their own marker. Procedure names now sit on the line with an arrow in the direction of flight, speed limits are amber, the missed approach is blue and dashed, and a fix lists each constraint once.

  • New

    A new weather card for departure, arrival and alternates

    The sky behind the weather card follows the time of day at the field and the weather in the METAR, and the compass caret swings through a variable wind and swells in a gust. The values sit in one strip with the ceiling in its own column. A new TAF bar shows the next 12 hours by flight category with your ETD or ETA on it, and the full TAF stays one tap away.

  • Fixed

    Weather card waits for the live METAR

    In a new session the weather card briefly showed the METAR and TAF from your flight plan, often days old, before the live ones arrived. It now shows that it is fetching the live report instead, and the live TAF stays after a reload.

  • Improved

    Shorter BRIEF card on the map

    The BRIEF card at the runway now shows short labels instead of a list. Tap one to read the full point and tick it as briefed. The departure card leaves out taxi and stand points, which are behind you by then.

  • New

    Airport briefings for your flight

    The airport briefing is now a short checklist of what matters for your runway, SID, aircraft and today's weather, with a tick for each point you have briefed. The rest stays one tap away, with the reason it does not apply. With procedures on, the same list stands at the runway on the map.

  • New

    Report a problem on the map

    Spotted something wrong on the map, like a SID that turns the wrong way? Press Report an issue (or B), drag a box over it and add a short note. We get a picture of exactly what you saw and reply by mail.

  • Fixed

    Procedures legend no longer covers controls on a phone

    On a phone the SID, STAR and approach legend on the enroute map now stays clear of the zoom buttons, and it steps aside while the route weather list is open so every line can be read and tapped.

  • New

    Terrain on the enroute map, always on

    Terrain is now part of the enroute map, with no layer to switch on. Zoomed out you see the mountain ranges in height colours; as you zoom in or descend, the colours change to those of a terrain display, green below you, yellow near your altitude and red above. Your altitude comes from your aircraft when connected, otherwise from how far you zoom in.

    Open the enroute map →
  • Improved

    ILS feather shows as soon as the approach does

    The hatched localizer feather now appears on the enroute map at the same zoom as the altitude and speed restrictions, so the final approach is easy to pick out from further out. The ILS box and course still show when you zoom in closer.

Week of 2 November 2026

  • New

    Aurora and Kp index on the enroute map

    A new Aurora layer shows where the northern lights are likely to be visible in the next hour, with the current Kp index, from NOAA data. It is off by default; switch it on in the Layers panel.

    About the aurora layer →
  • New

    What's new, in the app

    This changelog now has its own page, and a dot on the gear menu tells you when something new has shipped since your last look.

  • Fixed

    Zoom buttons no longer overlap

    Without an active flight, the enroute map's zoom and info buttons sat on top of the control rail on some screens. They now sit beside it.

  • Fixed

    Bergen gate numbers

    Stands at Bergen (ENBR) that are mapped more than once in OpenStreetMap showed their number two or three times. Each stand now shows one label.

  • Improved

    Tabs keep your place

    Every dashboard tab now stays loaded while you look at another one, so the enroute map, PERF and the QRH come back exactly where you left them. The enroute map also has its own address you can bookmark.

    Open the enroute map →
  • New

    Takeoff and landing numbers on the map

    While you taxi out, a flag marks where your takeoff run starts. Before top of descent the map shows your approach briefing, and a card at the threshold sums up the landing numbers. Before the flight, zoom in on your departure or arrival airport to see the PERF cards at their runways.

  • New

    The enroute map follows your flight phase

    Follow mode now uses one smooth camera, and AUTO zooms in for taxi and the approach and out again for the cruise. Press A to switch AUTO on or off. Your own aircraft has its own colour, and a small strip at the bottom left shows your live data and the miles to go along the arrival.

    Open the enroute map →
  • Improved

    The eWAS opens when you need it

    On the ground and in the terminal area the eWAS folds down to its bar. From the descent it opens the arrival by itself, and the ARR chip expands it whenever you want. Alternates now share one tag instead of crowding the end of the profile.

  • Fixed

    Enroute map fixes

    A second tap on a map object now closes its popup. Your own aircraft no longer shows up as another SkyNexus pilot, VATSIM centre sectors without a VATSpy outline are drawn and listed again, and the map does less work per frame, so panning stutters less on desktop.

  • New

    Runway NOTAM timeline

    The airport tabs show a timeline of runway NOTAMs, so you can see which runway is closed when and whether that overlaps your departure or arrival time.

  • New

    QRH: normal checklists to tick and a 737-800 book

    Normal procedures in the QRH can now be ticked off item by item, with your progress shown on the list and a CONTINUE button to the next one. The QRH tab also has a 737-800 book, which the 737 MAX 8 opens too, and the A321neo opens the A321 book.

    Open the QRH →
  • Improved

    Better on phones and iPads

    The weather map, QRH, charts and PERF were reworked for small screens: tables fit instead of hiding columns, the map ends at the bottom of the screen, and the tab strip is compact on an iPad in portrait. Signing in on iOS no longer leaves the page zoomed in.

  • New

    Install SkyNexus on your home screen

    You can add SkyNexus to your home screen and open it like an app, with a dark launch screen on iOS and a top bar that stays clear of the iOS 26 status area. The app shows the install steps for your browser.

  • Fixed

    Charts work again on iOS 16

    Charts render again on iPads and iPhones that are still on iOS 16. Greek AIP charts now open in a viewer, with an Open chart link if you want the file itself.

  • New

    Live position against your plan

    Once you are flying, the enroute map compares where you are with your flight plan and lists the weather hazards still ahead on your route.

  • New

    Precipitation after now

    Drag the timeline past now and the radar hands over to the GFS precipitation forecast. The forecast uses the radar's colours, so you can compare the two at a glance.

  • Improved

    The eWAS and the map work together

    Pick a SIGMET, SIGWX area or storm cell in the eWAS and the map shows the whole area, and the other way around. Hovering one previews it in both places. The lightning strip in the eWAS now folds to a thin lane of ticks.

  • New

    Interactive explainers on the blog

    Three new posts you can play with: how planes land in fog with ILS and autoland, why V1 exists, and how cold and warm fronts look from the cockpit.

    Read the fog explainer →

Week of 26 October 2026

  • New

    Terrain and Grid MORA in the eWAS

    The vertical profile now shows the terrain under and beside your route, coloured by height, with Grid MORA and the sea. Hover the cloud tops band or the tropopause to read their height.

  • New

    SIGMETs in the eWAS

    SIGMETs along your route show in the eWAS as boxes from their base to their top. On the map, SIGMETs outside your selected flight level are dimmed, and clicking the eWAS keeps that waypoint's time on the map.

  • New

    A guided walkaround for your first flight

    New pilots get a short walkaround through the EFB in nine stops, plus a First Flight checklist of things to try. You can replay the walkaround any time from the gear menu.

  • New

    777-300ER and A380-800 in PERF

    PERF now covers the 777-300ER and the A380-800 for takeoff and landing. The 777 follows its FCOM, with derates, non-normal landings and brake cooling, and the A380 uses four-engine rules and its own tailwind limits.

    Open PERF →
  • New

    Wind layer and a better wind level

    An animated wind layer shows the GFS wind at the surface or at your flight level. When another cruise level has clearly better wind, the eWAS says which one and by how much.

  • New

    Airports graded at your ETA

    Your departure, destination and alternates are graded from the TAF at the time you get there, and the verdict shows in the route weather strip and at the ends of the eWAS. The flight conditions layer now shows every METAR station; hover one to see why it has a ring.

  • New

    SIGWX chart on the map

    Jet streams, turbulence and CB areas are drawn like a printed SIGWX chart, from FL100 to FL600. Where they touch your route they show up in the route weather lines and as boxes in the eWAS.

    About the SIGWX chart →
  • New

    Storm cells

    Storm cells from EUMETSAT satellite data are drawn on the enroute map with a thunderstorm symbol and show in the eWAS. A cell near your departure, destination or alternate is flagged as a thunderstorm threat in the briefing.

  • New

    Route weather summary

    The briefing and the map list the weather along your route with one line per hazard, US domestic SIGMETs included. Tap a line in the briefing to frame it on the map.

  • New

    Layer views

    The OVERVIEW, STORMS, TURB and ICING chips switch on the right weather layers in one tap, so you do not have to build the map layer by layer.

  • New

    Satellite imagery and surface fronts

    The enroute map has satellite imagery, satellite precipitation and water vapour, plus a surface analysis with fronts, isobars and pressure centres. The eWAS shows satellite cloud tops along your route, and on iPhones the radar no longer runs out of memory.

Week of 19 October 2026

  • New

    Lightning

    Recent lightning strikes show on the enroute map and in the eWAS, so you can see where storms are active right now.

  • Fixed

    Performance fixes

    FLEX on a contaminated runway now solves at full rated thrust, as it should. With both reversers inoperative, failure landings give no reverse credit and the vacate plan shows reverse as INHIBITED.

  • Improved

    Charts open faster

    Charts load quicker and no longer hang on a slow connection. Switching tabs quickly no longer lands you on the wrong one.

  • New

    Link your Discord account

    Link SkyNexus to Discord from the gear menu, also when you start from Discord while signed out. You get a rank role on the SkyNexus Discord, and the server posts each change as it ships.

    Join the Discord →

Week of 12 October 2026

  • Improved

    More Airbus performance

    The PERF Enroute tab now covers the A320neo and the A321, with emergency descent for the neo and the maximum altitude capped at the certified ceiling. CDL penalties are in for the A320neo, A321 and A321neo, and every Airbus variant gets a brake cooling time after landing.

    Open PERF →
  • New

    Say hi to other SkyNexus pilots

    Other SkyNexus pilots show in teal on the enroute map, and you can send them a wave that arrives with a soft chime. Traffic is also easier to see when you are zoomed out.

  • New

    Status page

    status.skynexus.nl shows whether SkyNexus and its data sources are up. It is linked next to Discord in the app.

    Open the status page →

Week of 5 October 2026

  • New

    A321, A321neo and more 737-800 in PERF

    PERF now supports the A321 and the A321neo, and the QRH tab has an A321 book. The 737-800 gained takeoff speed checks, non-normal landings from its QRH and brake cooling.

    Open PERF →
  • Improved

    Takeoff numbers as soon as the OFP loads

    The briefing works out your takeoff performance as soon as your SimBrief OFP loads, and the DEP runway table shows the same numbers.

  • Improved

    One timeline for radar and forecast

    The enroute map has one control rail and one timeline for radar and forecast, plus a flight level selector. Tap a fix to see its navlog row, or the route line to see the position and ETA at that point. Grid MORA is available as a layer.