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Import your trips
Import United or Frontier trips from a calendar on your iPhone, use the iPhone Calendar for Delta, or paste a schedule for Envoy and any other airline.
Open beta on TestFlight
Try PilotCommute free in our open beta
A free beta is open on Apple's TestFlight. Spots are limited. Plan your commute to base, see suggested flights, and set wake and leave alarms from your trips. PilotCommute is a planning aid. Times are estimates, so check your crew schedule and with your airline before you travel.
The beta is free to test. App Store pricing will be shown before you subscribe.
A flight attendant app is coming soon.
PilotCommute is not affiliated with any airline. Planning aid only — times can change; check with your airline.
Current build · Sample data shown
How it works
From schedule to commute plan
Three steps on your iPhone. Your schedule stays on the device unless you choose to send a bug report.
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Review commute options
See suggested commute flights that still arrive before your estimated report time, plus a backup option.
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Plan wake & leave
Set drive or fly-to-base once. The app plans wake and leave alarm times from your report time and offsets.
Features
Built for the commute day
Feature wording matches the current PilotCommute flyer. Beta features may change.
Your trips, automatically
- Trip import from United and Frontier calendars, Delta via the iPhone Calendar, and schedule paste for Envoy and any other airline.
- Schedule changes shown so you can re-plan.
- Calendar view of trips and reserve days.
- Crew text trip check: a crew scheduling text can kick off a trip re-check.
Wake & leave
- Wake and leave alarms planned from your report time.
- Drive or Fly to base: set it once, times follow.
- Hotel van alarms on overnights.
- Already there: skip a commute flight when your last trip ends where the next one starts, with a tap-to-check location backup.
Commute flights
- Flight suggestions: later flights that still get you in before report.
- Live status and gate from FlightAware.
- Backup plan with a later option.
- Go home: nonstop flights home after your trip.
Reserve & layovers
- United Short Call card with a +2:30 arrive-by time for air commuters.
- Next leg gate and terminal on your trip.
- Weather at your stops: raw METAR and TAF.
- Layover hotel reminders and hotel rewards numbers you enter.
Pilot logbook (Pro)
- LogTen Pro export for every leg.
- Pilot Flying or Pilot Monitoring per leg.
- Captain or FO fills in PIC or SIC time.
- Editable OUT/OFF/ON/IN times, e.g. after a return to gate.
At a glance
- Home and Lock Screen widgets: wake, leave, report, and gate.
- Top-of-screen display for next or assigned gate while you use the app.
- Pilot or flight attendant mode, chosen at setup.
- Delete my data erases PilotCommute data from your phone.
United and Frontier calendar import, and Delta via the iPhone Calendar, are factual compatibility with calendars you already use on your iPhone. Schedule paste covers Envoy and any other airline. PilotCommute is not affiliated with any airline. Flight data from FlightAware. Informational only.
Pricing
Start with a 1-month free trial
Includes a 1-month free trial for eligible new subscribers, then an auto-renewing monthly subscription: Basic $6.99, Plus $9.99, Pro $14.99. Prices are USD for the U.S. storefront and may differ by region. Export and Delete my data are never behind the paywall. Planning aid only — times can change; check with your airline.
Basic — $6.99/month
- Wake and leave alarms (including hands-free auto alarms; the app will try to update them)
- Commute flight finder, Trips, Calendar, Short Call, Already there
Plus — $9.99/month
- Everything in Basic
- Go home
- Next-leg gate info (Home Screen widget) and airport weather
Pro — $14.99/month
- Everything in Plus
- Logbook: auto-filled OOOI times, tail and type auto-fill, live fill, LogTen export
Subscriptions are auto-renewable Apple In-App Purchases. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in Settings → [your name] → Subscriptions on your device. Terms of Use: pilotcommuteapp.com/terms. Privacy: Privacy Policy.
PilotCommute. Not affiliated with any airline.
Logbook · Pro
Legs ready for LogTen Pro
Pro plan only. After each trip, PilotCommute can prompt you to log. Export legs with the details you already track as a crewmember.
- PIC or SIC filled from Captain or FO
- Pilot Flying or Pilot Monitoring per leg
- Editable OUT / OFF / ON / IN times
- LogTen Pro export for every leg
Current build screenshot
Widgets & gates
Wake, leave, report, and gate at a glance
Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets surface the times you care about before open. Inside the app, next or assigned gate can appear in the top-of-screen display.
- Wake, leave, and report on widgets
- Next / assigned gate when available
- Live status and gate from FlightAware on commute suggestions
Current build · Suggested commute flights (sample data). Home/Lock Screen widget photos are not included here; copy describes shipped widget fields from the flyer.
FAQ
Straight answers
Which airlines’ calendars can I import?
United and Frontier use calendar import. Delta uses the iPhone Calendar. Envoy and any other airline use schedule paste. PilotCommute is not affiliated with any airline. Support varies by airline profile and may change in beta.
What should I know about wake and leave alarms?
Wake and leave alarms depend on iOS and your device settings. They may be late or may not go off. Keep an alarm you control, and always confirm report times with your airline’s crew schedule.
Where does my schedule data go?
Trips, settings, and alarms are stored on your iPhone. To suggest commute flights and show status, the app may send flight numbers, airport codes, and dates to FlightAware through PilotCommute’s relay. See the Privacy Policy for details.
Is PilotCommute affiliated with an airline?
No. PilotCommute is not affiliated with any airline. Calendar import and iPhone Calendar support are compatibility with calendars you already use — not an official airline product.
How much does PilotCommute cost?
Includes a 1-month free trial for eligible new subscribers, then an auto-renewing monthly subscription: Basic $6.99, Plus $9.99, Pro $14.99. The logbook is included with Pro. Subscriptions renew through Apple until you cancel. See Pricing above and the Terms of Use.
When will it be on the App Store?
A free open beta is available on TestFlight now. Use Join the beta on this page, or email pilotcommuteapp@gmail.com.
Questions about PilotCommute?
Email us. No signup form — just a conversation about the app for commuting pilots.
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