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AI NOTAM Apps Compared (2026): ClearNOTAMs, Notamify, SmartNOTAM

AI apps that turn coded NOTAMs into plain English, compared: ForeFlight ClearNOTAMs, Notamify, SmartNOTAM, AI Notams, Glide AI and more, with free tiers and prices (checked Oct 21, 2026).

Updated 2026-10-21 · Facts and prices checked against vendor sites

Checked October 21, 2026. NOTAMs are where an otherwise good briefing goes wrong. They are written in ICAO contractions, mixed in with routine notices, and there can be dozens for one airport. A new group of AI apps translates them into plain English, ranks them by how much they matter, or filters them to your runway and time. Below are the AI NOTAM tools we list, with what each does and what it costs, taken from each vendor's own site or US App Store listing on the date above.

What the FAA expects from you

The rule. Under 14 CFR 91.103, each pilot in command must, before beginning a flight, "become familiar with all available information concerning that flight." The AIM, paragraph 5-1-3, says this includes NOTAMs.
What NOTAMs are. The AIM describes them as time-critical aeronautical information that is temporary or not yet on the charts. They can be issued up to 7 days before the activity starts, and they are cancelled when the condition ends or the chart is updated.
Where to get them. The FAA's NOTAM Search website or Flight Service, according to the AIM. Your EFB's briefing pulls from the same system.
Beyond the airports. The AIM also tells pilots to review NOTAMs for the ARTCC areas along the route (special use airspace, TFRs, GPS outages, FDC route changes) and to get destination updates from ATC or Flight Service en route.

An AI decoder helps you read all of that faster. It doesn't change what you have to read.

The tools, compared

Tool	What the AI does with NOTAMs	Free option	Paid price	Platforms
ForeFlight ClearNOTAMs	Plain-English summary of every FAA and ICAO NOTAM everywhere ForeFlight shows NOTAMs (not the PDF briefing); "Show Source" puts the original side by side, and you can report a bad translation	Limited-time preview on all individual ForeFlight plans	Then included with Premium ($390/yr billed annually)	iOS, Web
Notamify	One-sentence AI interpretations; flight briefings filtered by time, runway and aircraft; airport monitoring, scheduled email briefings and an API	Basic plan: airport NOTAMs with AI interpretations	Pro $24.9/mo, 7-day free trial	Web, iOS
SmartNOTAM	Decodes every NOTAM for an airport, ranks them by severity and paints closures on the airport diagram; hides what isn't active in your time window	2 NOTAM searches a day with plain-English summaries, no card	Pro $9.90/mo or $89/yr (severity ranking, map, alerts)	Web
AI Notams	For airline crews: share a NOTAM briefing PDF and it drops repeated and irrelevant notices, groups the rest by airport and highlights RWY, ILS, CLSD and U/S items; on-device, offline	3 briefings a month	Pro $12.99 (App Store), first month free	iOS, iPadOS
Glide AI	Ask questions such as which NOTAMs affect a given runway, alongside regs, weather and aerodrome data	Free tier, 5 questions an hour (global NOTAMs not included)	Pro $29.99/mo adds global NOTAMs	iOS, Android, Web
AviaPilot	Chat copilot whose route briefings include active NOTAMs and TFRs, with cancelled and replaced NOTAMs filtered out	None listed	$79/mo (individual)	Web
AeroSense AI	Claude-powered flight briefings that cover weather, NOTAMs, TFRs, fuel and performance with a go/no-go recommendation	Free plan (weather and airport data)	AI briefings on the Pilot plan, $20/mo	Web
PlaneWX	Fetches the NOTAMs along your route with the weather, and screens your planned fuel stops against them	Free plan, 2 monitored flights	From $7.99/mo or $59.99/yr; 14-day free trial	Web
SOLUS Copilot	Pulls FAA NOTAMs for departure and destination into its pre-departure risk brief	Free core (currency, briefs, risk scoring)	-	Web, iOS

Prices are in US dollars and change often, so check the vendor's page before you sign up. Cockpit Index has no affiliate deals with any of these tools.

Which one fits you

You fly with ForeFlight: use ForeFlight ClearNOTAMs while it's in preview and decide whether it's worth Premium. It sits inside the briefing you already use.
Student pilot, no EFB subscription: SmartNOTAM's free searches or Notamify's basic plan are enough to practice reading the NOTAMs for your home airport and cross-country stops. Decode them yourself first, then check against the app.
You want one chat for the whole preflight: AviaPilot, AeroSense AI or Glide AI answer NOTAM questions alongside weather and planning.
Airline or charter crew with long briefing packages: AI Notams works from the airline PDF on your device; Notamify has flight briefings and an API for operators.

How to use an AI NOTAM decoder safely

Get the complete set first from your EFB, Flight Service or the FAA's NOTAM Search, then use the AI to read it.
Keep the raw text next to the summary. Check the times (UTC), runway numbers and the words CLSD, U/S and UNREL yourself.
Check TFRs separately on tfr.faa.gov and in your briefing. A missed TFR is the costliest omission.
Don't stop at the airports. Look at the ARTCC and FDC NOTAMs along the route, and GPS NOTAMs if you plan an RNAV approach.
Refresh before you go. A summary from last night won't show a NOTAM issued this morning.

More: AI weather briefing vs a traditional briefing, AI tools for student pilots and AI for instrument rating study.

Safety: AI NOTAM tools are reading aids, not an official briefing. As pilot in command, you are responsible for knowing every NOTAM that affects your flight.

Compare every tool on our weather, NOTAM and briefing and flight planning pages.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best AI NOTAM decoder?

If you already pay for ForeFlight, ClearNOTAMs is built in: it translates every FAA and ICAO NOTAM into plain English with the original one tap away (a limited-time preview on individual plans, then a Premium feature). Without ForeFlight, Notamify (free basic plan, Pro $24.9/mo) filters NOTAMs to your flight, and SmartNOTAM (2 free searches a day, Pro $9.90/mo) ranks them by severity and paints closures on the airport diagram. Prices checked October 21, 2026.

Are AI NOTAM summaries legal to use for my preflight?

Nothing in 14 CFR 91.103 says where your information must come from, but it requires the pilot in command to become familiar with all available information concerning the flight, and the AIM (5-1-3) says that includes NOTAMs. An AI summary is a reading aid. Keep the original NOTAM text in front of you and get a complete briefing from an official source or your EFB.

Can an AI app miss a NOTAM?

Yes. A summary can drop a notice, misread a contraction or get a time window wrong, and it looks just as confident either way. That's why the better apps keep the raw text one tap away (ClearNOTAMs has a "Show Source" button and a way to report errors). Check TFRs separately on tfr.faa.gov and in your briefing.

Is there a free AI NOTAM app?

Several have free tiers: Notamify's basic plan includes airport NOTAMs with AI interpretations, SmartNOTAM gives 2 free NOTAM searches a day with plain-English summaries, AI Notams allows 3 briefing PDFs a month, and Solus Copilot's free core pulls FAA NOTAMs into its pre-departure brief. Glide AI's free tier answers 5 questions an hour; its global NOTAM engine is a Pro feature.

Which NOTAMs do pilots most often miss?

The AIM (5-1-3) reminds pilots to check NOTAMs for the ARTCC area they will fly through, not just the departure and destination airports. Those cover things like special use airspace, temporary flight restrictions, GPS outages and Flight Data Center (FDC) route changes. It also says to get updated destination information from ATC or Flight Service en route.

Is there an AI NOTAM app for airline pilots?

AI Notams is built for airline crews: share the NOTAM briefing PDF from your EFB and it removes repeated and irrelevant notices, groups the rest by airport and highlights runway, ILS, closed and unserviceable items, all processed on the device. It supports Iberia and several other airline briefing formats. Notamify also offers an airline product and an API.