How to find Real World Routes to Fly in infinite flight

Finding a great route to fly in Infinite Flight should be the most exciting part of your session. You fire up the app, pick a shiny long-haul widebody or a regional jet, and get ready to launch.

Then reality hits: Where are you actually flying?

If you care about realism, you don't want to spawn a British Airways 787-10 at a random airport, draw a straight line to another continent, and hit pushback. You want real callsigns, airline fleets, and valid waypoints.

Getting realistic routes into Infinite Flight has historically been a fragmented, high-friction process. Let's look at why traditional dispatch workflows break down and how a purpose-built AI-Powered flight deck companion changes the game.

The Flight Planning Dilemma in Mobile Simulation

Every virtual aviator hits the "pre-flight wall." You have an hour or two to fly, but spend 45 minutes trying to answer basic questions:

• Does this airline actually operate this route with this specific aircraft?
• Is this liveried plane actually in Infinite Flight's fleet?
• How do I convert real-world flight plans into waypoints the simulator can process?

To solve this, pilots typically piece together a makeshift pipeline using multiple separate apps and tools.

The Partial Solutions (And Why They Fall Short)

Over the years, the Infinite Flight community has relied on a few standard workarounds. While useful, each introduces friction that eats into your actual flying time.

1. In-Game "Suggested Routes" and Manual Waypoint Entry

Infinite Flight includes a built-in map route builder and a list of suggested flight plans.

• The Catch: The in-game suggested routes are limited in scope and don't offer dynamic filtering based on real-time schedule queries. Building routes manually on the map by tapping fixes and VORs is tedious on a mobile screen, often leading to missed step-climbs or invalid airway connections.

2. Infinite Flight Community (IFC) Route Databases

The IFC forum contains community-curated route threads for specific aircraft like the B777, A350, or B787.

• The Catch: These threads are static snapshots. They get outdated as airlines alter seasonal schedules, change operating aircraft, or drop destinations. Plus, parsing through endless forum posts on a phone just to find a 2-hour domestic flight isn't ideal.

3. FlightRadar24 + External Converters (e.g., FPLtoIF)

Many realism purists search live flight tracking apps like FlightRadar24 or FlightAware, find an active flight number, copy the raw IFR route text, paste it into a converter tool, and then import it into the sim.

• The Catch: Fleet Mismatches. Real-world airlines frequently swap aircraft variants. If real-life British Airways operates TAP Air Portugal Flight 112 with an A330-200, but Infinite Flight only models the A330-900neo, your setup breaks down. You either have to manually check liveries inside the sim or fly an inaccurate aircraft match.

4. SimBrief Dispatching

SimBrief generates professional-grade Operational Flight Plans (OFPs) complete with weather, fuel burn, and step climbs.

• The Catch: While power users love SimBrief, navigating its heavy web interface on a mobile device to manually build flight plans, look up airline ICAO codes, and cross-reference game assets takes significant time.

The All-in-One Solution: IF CoPilot

Instead of juggling browser tabs, converters, and forum threads, IF CoPilot (a dedicated Telegram-based EFB built specifically for Infinite Flight) streamlines the entire dispatch workflow into conversational AI interactions.

Created by community developer, eben (thewpbro), IF CoPilot acts as a virtual First Officer that handles route matching, dispatching, and flight planning directly inside your chat app.

User:  "I need a cargo flight on 777F into the United States"
Bot:   Captain, here are 3 cargo options on the 777F with a US destination:
       - FedEx FX21 — EBLG (Liège) → KMEM (Memphis) | Block time: 9h 51m
       - ANA Cargo 8402 — RJAA (Tokyo Narita) → KORD (Chicago O'Hare) | Block time: 11h 35m
       - FedEx FX37 — KOAK (Oakland) → PANC (Anchorage) | Block time: 4h 38m

Here is why this approach eliminates pre-flight friction:

1. Plain English & Smart Filter Dispatch

Instead of searching through database drop-downs, you search routes using natural language or slash commands (/dispatch). You can query flights by specific pairs (/dispatch route DNMM EGLL), airlines, aircraft types, or durations (/dispatch time <7).

2. Zero Copy-Pasting: One-Tap SimBrief Auto-Fill

The biggest headache in mobile sim flight planning is manually copying long waypoint strings. IF CoPilot completely eliminates this.

When you select a route and tap Fly This Route, the bot generates a pre-formatted dispatch action. Tapping Generate on SimBrief automatically opens SimBrief with all flight metadata—origin, destination, airline ICAO, real-world flight number, and aircraft type—already filled out.

Because your account is synced via /set_simbrief and /setif, the flight plan, fuel loads, and waypoints sync seamlessly into your live tracking and Infinite Flight session without copying a single text string.

3. Fleet Realism & Auto-Swapping (The Game Changer)

Real-world airlines regularly operate aircraft variants that Infinite Flight doesn't carry. IF CoPilot handles this through an experimental fleet auto-swapping engine.

For example, TAP Air Portugal Flight 112 (Florianopolis SBFL to Lisbon LPPT) is operated in real life by an A330-200. Because Infinite Flight doesn't carry the A330-200, IF CoPilot automatically swaps the equipment to the TAP Air Portugal A330-900neo, preserving the correct airline, callsign, and route while ensuring you fly an available aircraft.

Filtered Dispatch:
Airline: Air China (CCA)
Origin: ZBAA | Destination: ZBYC
Aircraft: A319-100 (CA1139)
Block Time: 01h30m
Aircraft auto-swapped for Infinite Flight fleet realism.

Modern Dispatch Comparison

How to Set Up IF CoPilot for Your Next Flight

1. Start the Bot: Open Telegram and launch the IF CoPilot bot.
2. Link Your Accounts: Use /setif to link your Infinite Flight username and /set_simbrief to connect your SimBrief profile.
3. Find a Route: Type a command like /dispatch route EGLL DNMM or simply tell the bot what kind of flight you want to fly.
4. Generate & Fly: Hit Fly This Route, generate your plan via the direct SimBrief link, and launch Infinite Flight.

By pairing real-world flight databases with smart AI filtering and fleet compatibility checks, you spend less time configuring routes and more time in the air.