Just when I was hoping I finally had a proper use for my iPad Air (wifi only) I've got my fingers crossed.
DJI (Tahoe Ed) confirmed there is no GPS in the remote:
http://forum.dji.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=11644&extra=page=1&lang=en
Guess you'll be needing one of these:
http://www.sportys.com/pilotshop/bad-elf-gps-for-apple-lightning-connector.html