TRAVEL LIFE

Real gear, apps, and airline opinions

Personal picks from a frequent flyer, separate from the aviation guides below.

WHAT WE'RE BUILDING

Other things from the same person behind AvClock

Separate apps, same approach: no account, no server, nothing collected.

CHANGELOG

What we've shipped, and why

Feature history, in the order it happened, with the reasoning behind each one.

DEAL Half Off AvClock Premium for Military and Students $2.49 instead of $4.99 with the code MILITARY or STUDENT. NEW OUT AvClock 1.9 for iPhone and 1.6 for Mac Are Out Now A global airport directory and world clock for pilots, frequent flyers, and crew. What's new on each, and who it's for. NEW MAC AvClock 1.6 for Mac: Choose What Your Menu Bar Shows Your first airport, your first two, Zulu, an airport and Zulu, or just the icon. NEW V1.9 AvClock 1.9: Overlap, Jet Lag Plans, and Flights From the + Button Find the hours that work in every time zone, log flights from +, a jet lag plan, and a Lock Screen countdown. LIVE V1.8 AvClock 1.8: My Flights, Airport Amenities, and a Customizable Detail View My Flights, a currency converter and trip-prep info, Airport Amenities, and a fully customizable detail screen. LIVE SHR A Cleaner Way to Share an Airport The Share button now sends a real branded snapshot instead of plain text. LIVE HIST How AvClock Started: A World Clock Built Around Airports, Not Cities Why AvClock treats airports as the unit of time instead of cities, from the very first release. LIVE MAC Heliports, the Mac Menu Bar App, and Smarter Search What shipped next: heliports, a native Mac app, and city/state search. Release notes, not a stub topic. LIVE MBAR What's New in the Menu Bar: Weather Alerts, a Better First Run, and a Built-In Map The Mac app adds proactive weather alerts, a guided first-run walkthrough, and a dedicated Airport Map screen. LIVE NTFY Mute Weather Alerts, Airport by Airport Weather Alerts are no longer all-or-nothing: a new per-airport toggle for anyone who only wants notifications for a few of their saved airports. LIVE WTCH AvClock Is Now on Apple Watch Live airport times and weather on your wrist, plus five watch face complications and tap-through navigation. LIVE
GUIDES & GLOSSARY

Plain-English guides for AvGeeks and travelers

Aviation weather, time zones, and trip prep, explained without the jargon wall.

UTC Winter UTC Offsets at 22 Busy Airports, Until the Clocks Change Standard-time offsets at 22 airports, the gaps between city pairs, and the spring dates they shift. NEW DST Clocks Change Twice This Fall: The Week Europe and the US Are Out of Sync Europe falls back October 25, the US November 1. UTC offsets at 19 airports and the gaps that shift for a week. LIVE JETL How to Beat Jet Lag: A Time-Zone Plan That Actually Works When to shift your sleep, when to chase daylight, what to skip on the plane, and when to just stay on home time. LIVE CREW Best Aviation Travel App for Flight Attendants, and Why Layover local time, Zulu at a glance, live weather, and learning airport codes without trying. LIVE GEEK Best App for AvGeeks Who Don't Know Their Airports (Yet) You don't need to know a single airport code to start. Here's how it builds naturally. LIVE MTR How to Read METAR and TAF Reports (Plain-English Guide) A plain-English breakdown of METAR and TAF aviation weather reports: what each part means, and how to read one in under a minute. LIVE ZLU Zulu Time Explained: Why Aviation Runs on UTC Instead of Local Time Why aviation runs on one global clock instead of local time zones, and how AvClock's LOCAL/Zulu pinned rows make that easy to track. LIVE ICO ICAO vs. IATA Codes: What's the Difference and Why Airports Have Both Two codes, two purposes: a clear breakdown of why every airport has both, and when each one is used. LIVE CAT What Does VFR, MVFR, IFR, and LIFR Actually Mean for Your Flight? A traveler-facing companion to the METAR/TAF guide, for anyone who's ever wondered what those four letters mean for their flight. LIVE TRIP The Ultimate Pre-Trip Checklist: Currency, Plugs, Time Zones, and What Else to Check Before You Fly Everything worth checking before you land somewhere new. LIVE NTM What Is a NOTAM? A Plain-English Guide for Everyone A real aviation term, demystified. LIVE