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List of Microsoft Flight Simulator Airports

Microsoft Flight Simulator

Experience the full potential of Microsoft Flight Simulator with its extensive lineup of handcrafted airports.
MATT BROWN

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020Source: Microsoft

The 2020 version of Microsoft Flight Simulator takes flight this August, marking the arrival of a disruptive, cloud-powered entry in the genre. The use of satellite imagery and map data helps create a highly-detailed, accurate replica of our planet, serving as a limitless sandbox for virtual aviators. While it's host to thousands of airports, Microsoft pays special attention to a hand-picked range. Here's what you need to know about airports in Microsoft Flight Simulator, and how they relate to game editions.

Microsoft Flight Simulator has over 37,000 airports

Microsoft Flight SimulatorSource: Microsoft

The virtual world of Microsoft Flight Simulator sets out to mirror planet Earth in full, leveraging satellite imagery and mapping data down to the meter. That includes thousands of airports, ranging from small grass airstrips to top international hotspots. Microsoft has already promised 37,000 "manually edited" locales, ensuring faithful reflections of their real-world counterpoint

The Flight Simulator team has already discussed the measures to represent each runway, which require additional love to align with reality. The dedicated tools allow developer, Asobo Studio, to outline the site perimeter, runway footprint, orientation, and other properties. The approach also allows Microsoft to flag artifacts and visual anomalies from the birds-eye view, clearing up the input for the world-building algorithm. The result feeds Microsoft's artificial intelligence, stringing the environment together in the cloud, and streamed to your PC in real-time.

Microsoft has also discussed a curated variety of "top-level" airports, blessed with a further handcrafted charm over the masses. These destinations receive additional custom-made buildings and props, aiming to translate their full identity into the simulation. It's reserved exclusively to iconic and popular locations, with substantial human input far exceeding the data's limitations.

What is a 'Handcrafted Airport' in Microsoft Flight Simulator?

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 Airport CrewSource: Microsoft

What about the promised "40 handcrafted airports?" With Microsoft Flight Simulator recently securing an Aug. 18 release date, we've also received a glimpse into the three planned editions. The base game ships for $60 and includes 20 aircrafts and 30 handcrafted airports. The Deluxe and Premium Deluxe each expand the offerings, with five additional aircrafts and airports with each tier.

Microsoft's handcrafted airports refer to those "top-level" locations, with massive creative input over the broader 37,000. This includes recreating various defining architecture, custom lighting models, and better mapping the intricacies of areas to their real-life detailing. Check out the full list of planes in Microsoft Flight Simulator for additional information on the aircraft.

How Microsoft Flight Simulator airports work across editions

With Microsoft tying select handcrafted airports to various game editions, the world may appear different for some players. Those without access to Deluxe and Premium Deluxe editions can still visit those ten exclusive airports. Instead, they receive in-game models of airport buildings and furnishings with reduced visual fidelity, using generic airport assets.

For multiplayer, that introduces a new disparity between versions. Pilots may see different variants of airports, even if it's not immediately noticeable while playing. The underlying functionality remains identical for all, with handcrafted airports merely cosmetic upgrades designed to reflect the real world. There's no worry about playing with friends across different editions, even if the Premium Deluxe promises the full package.

List of Microsoft Flight Simulator Airports

Microsoft Flight Simulator ships with up to 40 handcrafted airports, which each feature improved levels of detail and immersion over the algorithmically-generated designs. While those with the base Microsoft Flight Simulator edition can sample 30 custom designs, a further 10 airports tie to premium bundles. The full list of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 handcrafted airports follows, with their required editions.

ICAO Airport CodeAirport NameCountryRequired Edition
KASEAspen/Pitkin County AirportUSAStandard
WX53Bugalaga Airstrip (CAMA)IndonesiaStandard
SPGLChagual AirportPeruStandard
LFLJCourchevel AltiportFranceStandard
EIDLDonegal AirportIrelandStandard
HUENEntebbe International AirportUgandaStandard
LPMACristiano Ronaldo Madeira International AirportPortugalStandard
LXGBGibraltar International AirportGibraltarStandard
LOWIInnsbruck AirportAustriaStandard
KLAXLos Angeles International AirportUSAStandard
VNLKTenzing-Hillary AirportNepalStandard
KEBNanwalek AirportUSAStandard
KJFKJohn F. Kennedy International AirportUSAStandard
KMCOOrlando International AirportUSAStandard
LFPGParis Charles de Gaulle AirportFranceStandard
VQPRParo International AirportBhutanStandard
NZQNQueenstown AirportNew ZealandStandard
SEQMMariscal Sucre International AirportEcuadorStandard
SBGLRio de Janeiro-Antonio Carlos Jobim/Galeao Int'l AirportBrazilStandard
TNCSJuancho E. Yrausquin AirportDutch SabaStandard
TFFJGustaf III AirportSaint BarthélemyStandard
KSEASeattle-Tacoma International AirportUSAStandard
KSEZSedona AirportUSAStandard
MRSNSirena AerodromeCosta RicaStandard
CZSTStewart AirportCanadaStandard
YSSYSydney AirportAustraliaStandard
KTEXTelluride Regional AirportUSAStandard
RJTTHaneda AirportJapanStandard
MHTGToncontin International AirportHondurasStandard
CYTZBilly Bishop Toronto City AirportCanadaStandard
EHAMAmsterdam Airport SchipholNetherlandsDeluxe
HECACairo International AirportEgyptDeluxe
FACTCape Town International AirportSouth AfricaDeluxe
KORDO'Hare International AirportUSADeluxe
LEMDAdolfo Suarez Madrid-Barajas AirportSpainDeluxe
KDENDenver International AirportUSAPremium
OMDBDubai International AirportUnited Arab EmiratesPremium
EDDFFrankfurt AirportGermanyPremium
EGLLHeathrow AirportUnited KingdomPremium
KSFOSan Francisco International AirportUSAPremium

What's new with Microsoft Flight Simulator airports?

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 Sloped RunwaySource: Microsoft

Beyond satellite and mapping data, Microsoft Flight Simulator also brings bespoke refinements to all airports. The game automatically inserts ambient life based on the size of the location. Many of its flagship international hotspots also host vehicles and walking ground crew. Like Flight Simulator X, various services are also available upon request, such as fuel and power supplies or baggage and catering. These bring more complex animations, capturing the full airline experience.

Microsoft has also introduced some changes to runways with this iteration, extending far beyond pretty lights and new visuals. The full aerodynamics overhaul also incorporates a new collision model, capable of handling static and dynamic friction, and simulating the relationship between tires and materials. That allowed the team to implement sloped runways, best demonstrated with infamous locations like the Courchevel Altiport, nestled in the French Alps.

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