Trip Support

Flight Planning and Weather

We've got you covered.

Your pilots require dependable, accurate flight plans and weather briefs in their preferred format. Trust our specialists to deliver optimal routes that also consider safety and fuel efficiency. Always accurate. Always reliable.

Custom Flight Planning

Colt Trip Support uses the most reliable and dependable data available to ensure your pilots get the mission-critical information they need. Our flight planning engine is loaded with a comprehensive library of aircraft performance data to guarantee we can support your specific aircraft.

With hundreds of flight plan formats available, you're certain to find one that is clearly laid out and organized according to your preferences. Fuel burns, navaids, and fixes are easy to read and notate.

Every individual plan is quality controlled for route accuracy, Eurocontrol compliance, airway closures, fuel reserves, and safety. Additionally, our uplink capabilities will save you time and accuracy when conducting preflight checks.

Additional features include:
  • Worldwide ATC flight plan filing
  • Equal Time Point (ETP) computations
  • EU-ETS data to make reporting easy
  • RAIM Predictions
  • NAT Track Message
  • Route plot with graphical weather overlay
  • NOTAMS
  • 24 hour support

Aviation Weather and Meteorology

Adverse weather conditions are inevitable and can quickly impact the safety of your flight and assets.
Our business aviation weather products deliver the information your people need to make the correct decisions.

All Colt weather briefings are produced by degreed meteorological specialists who deliver accurate worldwide information and forecasts through custom programming and expert analysis.

We provide a full array of weather packages, including all of the following:
Standard WX brief:
  • Significant Weather Chart(s)
  • Wind/Temperature Chart(s) - flight level specific
  • Textual (TAF | METAR | AIRMET | SIGMET | PIREP)
  • Enroute weather synopsis
Preliminary pilot brief:
  • TAF
  • Synoptic Forecast
  • Wind/Temperature Chart(s) - flight level specific
Weather Updates:
  • Up-to-the-minute weather developments delivered directly to pilot
  • Updates include the latest metars, tafs, sigmets, airmets, aireps, pireps, observations, and any other relevant graphical charts
Passenger Weather:
  • Your passengers will know exactly what to expect with our plain text and visual icon
    weather briefings
  • Three and five day forecasts available

Our full weather packages encompass applicable weather forecasts specific to your flight schedule and applied flight levels. Additionally, our Trip Support Center is staffed with certified meteorologists 24/7/365 to conduct immediate technical weather briefings when conditions get critical.

Start your trip right.

Join forces with the over 4,000 flight departments who already trust and depend on Colt International for fuel, trip support, and insurance.

Call (281) 280-2100, email sales@coltinternational.com, or fill out the application form.