About GlidePort

GlidePort is your portal to soaring fun!

For general recreational and club flying, GlidePort lets you track gliders in near realtime and see who is where
- High-quality near realtime visualization and analysis when used with mobile tracking (using iPhone or Android software such as GlideTrack)
- SPOT and inReach satellite tracking devices are supported
- Even if you do not have a tracking device, upload your IGC file after your flight to visualize, analyze and re-live the flight
- Worldwide!
GlidePort makes gliding contests into a spectator sport (*)
- Watch competition as it unfolds --- crews and spectators can now follow progress of the race in near realtime
- Follow your favorite competitor, and see how he/she is doing relative to other pilots for the given day task
View historical tracking information
- Go back through time and animate flight tracks
- Upload IGC files for visualization and analysis
Social network of glider pilots
- Share your flying adventures with other pilots and spectators worldwide
- Be notified when your buddy flies
- Post comments and likes
- Improve your flying by learning from analysis of other pilots' flights
... and much more!
- Time synchronized weather overlays
- Worldwide database of turnpoints; official turnpoints for contests
- See general glideport information and detailed information on external websites such as airnav
- Plan your flights, learn what’s landable and what’s not

(*) Assumes that contest organisers enter/upload contest information. For US/SSA contests this is done automatically.

GlidePort is available freely and publicly for personal use. See Terms of Use for details. For more information about GlidePort, including the latest software development news, see the blog.

GlidePort runs best in Chrome (prefered) and Safari. Alternatively you can use Mozilla/Firefox or Microsoft Edge. Microsoft Explorer is not supported.

To get started with GlidePort, go to glideport.aero and register. When you submit your registration information you will receive an activation email. Click the link in the email to complete the registration process. If you don't receive the registration email, check your spam folder.

Once you register, go into the various settings pages to provide additional profile information as desired, configure your tracking device by entering SPOT or inReach MapShare URL, and specify your gliding club association. Go to the World Map page to see flight tracks world-wide and navigate to the glideport of your interest.

>> Click Info ► Help or hit F1 to activate help.

Credits

Big thanks to Elke Fuglsang-Petersen and Jens Eberlein for German localization and Danica Trifunović for French localization.

Thanks to Doug Easton and Lane Bush for making the SSA integration happen.