Comprehensive flight planning tool for a mobile device

A method of planning a flight, comprising:

• receiving, via interface hardware on a client device, a tool selection of one of a plurality of selectable tools;
• displaying, via the interface hardware, a user interface associated with the tool selection;
• transmitting a request for information associated with the tool selection, via an API, to a flight planning system;
• and
• receiving, from the flight planning system via the API, responsive information that fulfills the request, wherein the responsive information was generated by the flight planning system based on information from a third-party device.

A flight planning tool, comprising:

• a flight planning system having an Application Program Interface (API);
• a third party device configured to communicate information with the flight planning system via the API;
• a client device having interface hardware and configured to communicate with the flight planning system and the third party device;
• and
• a mobile application configured to be accessible via the client device, wherein the mobile application is one of a web-based application and a self-contained application stored on the client device, the mobile application including:
• a data input module configured to receive, via the interface hardware, a selection of one of a plurality of selectable tools;
• a graphics module configured to display, via the associated interface hardware, a user interface associated with the selection;
• and
• a flight planning communication module configured transmit a request for information associated with the selection, via the API, to the flight planning system, and receive, from the flight planning system via the API, responsive information that fulfills the request, wherein the responsive information was generated by the flight planning system based on information from the third-party device.