NTA SkyNav
Lukas Reinberger
NTA SkyNav — The professional navigation app for hot air balloon pilots
Built by balloon pilots, for balloon pilots. NTA SkyNav combines everything you need for your flight in a single app: precise GPS navigation, weather models, wind profile management, landing prediction and live team tracking with Push-to-Talk.
✈️ NAVIGATION
• Real-time GPS with barometer altitude and QNH from the nearest METAR station
• ICAO charts, OpenStreetMap and topographic maps
• Worldwide airspaces with ICAO classification
• Obstacles: power lines and wind turbines with live warnings
• Offline maps for areas without reception
• Magnetic and true north reference
• Frequency display of the nearest FIS station
🌤 WEATHER AND WIND
• Live wind profile with multiple altitude layers
• Weather models: ICON-D2, GFS and Open-Meteo
• Automatic weather briefing as PDF
• QNH automatically from METAR or Open-Meteo
• Trajectory calculation
• Live weather updates for your location
🎯 FLIGHT RECORDING
• Automatic track with precise GPS smoothing
• Auto takeoff and landing detection
• Cloud sync of all flights between devices
• Export as GPX, KML and Excel
• Statistics and personal logbook
• Auto-save when recording ends
📡 ADS-B RADAR
• Live air traffic on the map
• Classification by aircraft type (jet, prop, helicopter, glider, balloon)
• Proximity warning for nearby aircraft
👥 LIVE TEAM TRACKING
• Pilot and chase crew see each other in real time
• Push-to-Talk voice communication
• Up to 8 crew members at once
• Works over mobile data or WiFi
• No SIM needed — runs over the internet
🔥 GAS MANAGEMENT
• Consumption tracking per cylinder
• Automatic switching when empty
• Remaining quantity display and alarms
• Long-press to manually mark empty
⚖️ LOAD CALCULATOR
• Calculation of gross lift and MTOW
• Considers temperature, altitude and burner power
• Unlimited balloon profiles with all specifications
• Passenger management with individual weights
🎯 GOAL NAVIGATION
• Set waypoints with live distance and bearing
• Landing prediction calculates the predicted landing point
• Considers wind, current descent rate and altitude
• Visualization as a point on the map
✨ EXCLUSIVE FOR PROS
• Outdoor mode with reduced brightness
• Customizable navigation fields
• Various map markers and heading lines
• Track coloring by speed or altitude
PRO SUBSCRIPTION
Try NTA SkyNav free for 7 days with full functionality. Then €9.99 per month or €89.99 per year. Cancel anytime. Crew Add-on for additional chase tracking slots available.
⚠️ IMPORTANT NOTICE
NTA SkyNav is a navigation aid and does not replace the pilot's responsibility for navigation. The pilot remains solely responsible for the safe operation of the balloon at all times.
📩 CONTACT
Developer: Lukas Reinberger, Austria
Support: info@ntaskynav.app
Website: ntaskynav.app
NTA SkyNav is continuously developed — all updates are included in the Pro subscription.
Built by balloon pilots, for balloon pilots. NTA SkyNav combines everything you need for your flight in a single app: precise GPS navigation, weather models, wind profile management, landing prediction and live team tracking with Push-to-Talk.
✈️ NAVIGATION
• Real-time GPS with barometer altitude and QNH from the nearest METAR station
• ICAO charts, OpenStreetMap and topographic maps
• Worldwide airspaces with ICAO classification
• Obstacles: power lines and wind turbines with live warnings
• Offline maps for areas without reception
• Magnetic and true north reference
• Frequency display of the nearest FIS station
🌤 WEATHER AND WIND
• Live wind profile with multiple altitude layers
• Weather models: ICON-D2, GFS and Open-Meteo
• Automatic weather briefing as PDF
• QNH automatically from METAR or Open-Meteo
• Trajectory calculation
• Live weather updates for your location
🎯 FLIGHT RECORDING
• Automatic track with precise GPS smoothing
• Auto takeoff and landing detection
• Cloud sync of all flights between devices
• Export as GPX, KML and Excel
• Statistics and personal logbook
• Auto-save when recording ends
📡 ADS-B RADAR
• Live air traffic on the map
• Classification by aircraft type (jet, prop, helicopter, glider, balloon)
• Proximity warning for nearby aircraft
👥 LIVE TEAM TRACKING
• Pilot and chase crew see each other in real time
• Push-to-Talk voice communication
• Up to 8 crew members at once
• Works over mobile data or WiFi
• No SIM needed — runs over the internet
🔥 GAS MANAGEMENT
• Consumption tracking per cylinder
• Automatic switching when empty
• Remaining quantity display and alarms
• Long-press to manually mark empty
⚖️ LOAD CALCULATOR
• Calculation of gross lift and MTOW
• Considers temperature, altitude and burner power
• Unlimited balloon profiles with all specifications
• Passenger management with individual weights
🎯 GOAL NAVIGATION
• Set waypoints with live distance and bearing
• Landing prediction calculates the predicted landing point
• Considers wind, current descent rate and altitude
• Visualization as a point on the map
✨ EXCLUSIVE FOR PROS
• Outdoor mode with reduced brightness
• Customizable navigation fields
• Various map markers and heading lines
• Track coloring by speed or altitude
PRO SUBSCRIPTION
Try NTA SkyNav free for 7 days with full functionality. Then €9.99 per month or €89.99 per year. Cancel anytime. Crew Add-on for additional chase tracking slots available.
⚠️ IMPORTANT NOTICE
NTA SkyNav is a navigation aid and does not replace the pilot's responsibility for navigation. The pilot remains solely responsible for the safe operation of the balloon at all times.
📩 CONTACT
Developer: Lukas Reinberger, Austria
Support: info@ntaskynav.app
Website: ntaskynav.app
NTA SkyNav is continuously developed — all updates are included in the Pro subscription.
Developer email
info@ntaskynav.app
Developer website
https://ntaskynav.app/index.htmlReleased
Jun 9, 2026
Current version
1.0
Android version
7.0
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