Feature

Passenger IFE map for your flight simulator

Give passengers, viewers or friends a live map view with route, aircraft position, ETA and destination context during MSFS or X-Plane flights.

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Passenger view

More than a moving map

The passenger IFE map is designed as a cabin-facing view of your flight, driven by the connector and your prepared workspace data.

Route and progress

Show the route, aircraft position and flight progress in a passenger-friendly way.

ETA and timing

Surface estimated arrival timing and route context while the flight is underway.

Destination context

Use destination and flight data from the AnyAirline workspace and SimBrief imports where available.

Shareable experience

Enable a public IFE share link for viewers, community flights or friends when you want others to follow along.

Passenger map

Why a passenger IFE map changes how a simulator flight feels

A passenger map makes the route visible to people who are not reading the cockpit and gives the flight a shared sense of progress.

A map explains the flight at a glance

Pilots understand a flight through instruments, route planning and procedures. Passengers understand it through simpler questions: where are we, where are we going and how long is left? A passenger IFE map answers those questions in a format that feels familiar from real air travel.

In simulation, that makes the route easier to care about. The aircraft is no longer just moving through invisible navigation points. It is making visible progress toward a destination, with context that non-pilots can follow.

It helps during the quiet middle of the flight

Cruise can be the hardest part of a simulator flight to share. The aircraft may be stable, the cockpit workload may be low and viewers may not know what has changed. A passenger map gives that period a visual anchor. It shows distance, position and progress without requiring commentary from the pilot.

For long routes, this can keep friends or stream viewers engaged. For solo pilots, it simply makes the passenger side of the aircraft feel more complete.

The map should be public-friendly

A passenger IFE map should avoid private account information and cockpit-only complexity. Public viewers need the flight, route and progress, not sensitive identity details. That boundary lets users share a flight with confidence while keeping the experience focused on the passenger journey.

Privacy controls also matter. Some flights are meant to be shared, while others are practice, testing or personal flying. A good map feature respects that difference.

Route and track tell a better story together

The planned route tells viewers what should happen. The flown track shows what actually happened. Together they make the flight feel real: departure turns, vectors, weather deviations, approach paths and arrival all become visible.

This is why passenger maps can be more than decoration. They turn the live flight into a readable journey and help the cabin experience feel connected to the aircraft's movement.

Related guides

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Quiet simulator flights can feel technically correct but emotionally empty. This guide explains how the passenger cabin layer changes that.

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Your flight plan already contains context. This guide shows how to think about turning that context into cabin audio and passenger IFE.

FAQ

Common questions

Can I share the IFE map?

Yes. AnyAirline includes a public IFE share option so others can follow your passenger-facing map when sharing is enabled.

Does it require paid AI credits?

The map itself is part of the passenger experience. Paid AI credits are for cloud voice generation and advanced cabin flows.

Does it work with MSFS and X-Plane?

The map is driven by the AnyAirline connector and workspace flow for supported simulator sessions.