10 Best Airport Apps for iPhone & iOS
9Air travel does not have to be painful. Most of us have had one or more bad experiences at airports in the past. Times have changed though. These days you can use your iPhone (or other smartphones) to find your way around a new airport, check deals, find the best seats, and get the most out of your air travel experience. These 10 iPhone airport apps have everything you need to find deals, track flights, find a hotel, and even get a cab:
FlightView Flight Tracker: a quality iPhone app that provides you with flight tracking on iPhone. You can view terminal, gate, and baggage claim information, get driving directions, access delay information, and more.
JetRadar: a universal application that serves as a search engine for tickets. You can compare ticket prices, change currency, and purchase tickets online.
Kayak Pro: a powerful air travel app that allows you to compare flight, hotel, and car deals. You can book your hotel, track your flight status, and look up baggage fees. The Pro version offers terminal maps.
Seat Alerts: helps you find a better seat on the plane. It monitor available seats and alerts you until the flight departs.
LoungeBuddy: a cool app that shows airport lounges in over 200 of the busiest airports around the world. It is a time saver for frequent travelers.
Airport Maps: a cool affordable app for iPhone that shows you where you can catch some food at your airport. It also gives you a map of your airport, so you know where to go right away.
Uber: with taxi apps like this, you don’t have to ever worry about catching a ride to wherever you want to go. Use this app to request a ride, compare rates, and check the progress of your Uber.
iFly Pro: covers 350 airports and includes information on restaurants, parking maps, retail stores, and so on. It even tells you parking rates.
FlightTrack Pro: helps you track your itineraries on your phone and comes with the push system to keep you on top of things at all times.
Plane Finder AR: this augmented reality airport app has lots of potential even though it is flawless. Just point your camera at a plane to get its information. Our hats off for the great idea.
Did I miss any? Please suggest your favorite airport apps in the comments.
Wow! How could you miss: GateGuruApp? PreFlight? USAToday AutoPilot? Airport Status? All of these are killer apps that should be included. GateGuru was even featured in an Apple TV commercial!
@Benet. Yes. We miss good apps once in a while 🙂 It’s tough to keep up with all the good ones that come up. That’s why we always ask for everybody’s opinion. Really appreciate you bringing up those apps.
Great article! I've downloaded a few of those Apps.
A new free Airport App went live a couple of weeks ago – it's called Point Inside. It has indoor smart maps that show all the gates, ticketing, shops, food, restrooms, etc. It's pretty cool, hopefully you can add it to your 2011 list.
Please also check Worldmate.com – the best travel tool I ever had!
Also take a look at FLYsmart.
Try EEZEER on iPhone or Droid to post on-the-spot reviews on airlines, airports and hotels but also meet buddy at airport.
hi. i've seen some passengers scan their iphones when they check-in in a plane.. what app do they use?
Are you talking about CheckPoints?
all the airlines have there own apps