Suggested airports
Here you will find Airports that are well developed and/or have an outstanding scenery. Thus they are "suggested" especially to be visited and/or used for Multi-player events like FlyIns, TGA, ATC, etc..
If you are searching for the development-status of Airports see the wiki Developed Airports.
For further suggestions see Suggested Scenery and Suggested Flights
Developed airports situated in developed regions
The old table has not been updated. A lot has changed, including availability of OSM2City scenery.
This is a quick update for March 2020. It's currently based on Flightgear's featured Airports from the last few years. The surrounding regions all have developed scenery and developed regional definitions that are updated to use recent engine features.
The following table is currently a good starting point for newcomers. There are a few hints for the Environment menu. See the OSM2City manual for instructions on installing scenery (it's simply a case of extracting folders from archives and pointing FlightGear to the correct folder using the launcher or command-line).
Airport (ICAO code) | City, Country | OSM2City buildings & roads & pylons download | Screenshots of airport, city, regional environment | Notes (Year written) |
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Honolulu International (PHNL) | Honolulu, Island of O'ahu, Hawaii, USA | Yes | screens | Hawaii and surrounding islands have some of the most developed terrain & environment, as well as great natural beauty. Kiluea volcanic activity and the "Weeping Wall" waterfalls near Lihue (PHLI) are modeled. Regional definitions use latest features such as overlays and have multiple layers of vegetation (2020). A detailed carrier, Truman, is positioned off PHNL. Environment menu suggestions: Experiment with storms at noon. Tropics and wind blowing up rugged mountain ranges can create spectacular storms. (2020) |
Bergen (ENBR) | Bergen, Norway | Yes. Buildings only in Terrasync. | screens | Norway environment: very well developed scenery showcasing fjords. Regional definitions using recent features like overlays. Environment menu suggestions: Try autumn. Try tweaking wetness & moss (high rainfall often makes ground in Bergen wet). (2020) |
Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat (LEBL) | Barcelona, Spain | Yes | screens | Spain environment: Detailed terrain. Well developed Mediterranean regional definitions using recent features like overlays. Buildings in Barcelona are particularly developed. Performance: High density OSM2City scenery in Barcelona when not using 2020.1+ OSM2City buildings can be demanding on older systems, try reducing LoD range: rough. (2020) |
Keflavik (BIVK) | Reykjavik, Iceland, south | Yes | screens | Iceland environment: Detailed terrain. Many volcanoes are modeled including Eyjafjallajökull which caused severe disruption to aviation in 2010. Regional definitions are very well developed using recent features with detailed overlays. Iceland's striking natural beauty is showcased well. Environment menu suggestions: Remember to switch on Auroras. Try mosses, ground haze, & wetness (high rainfall), & seasons. (2020) |
Innsbruck (LOWI) | Innsbruck, Austria | Yes. This old Switzerland scenery also contains Innsbruck. | screens | Flying: Non-standard approach involving a steep decent. Note: FG actually simulates mountain windfields based on terrain if terrain effects are turned on in Advanced weather. Trouble NoE flying or manually landing? Try turning down turbulence & convection sliders in Advanced Weather, choosing gentler weather, turning off damage in craft that support it like the C172p, or use ctrl+U to gain altitude in most craft : ). Austrian Alps environment: Detailed terrain with a lot of natural beauty. Well developed regional definitions. Mountains and forest floor have overlay detail. Performance: A lot of space on mountain slopes can mean a lot of things to load at a shorter distance from your craft. On old systems try reducing LoD range: rough, or turn down tree density. Environment suggestions: Try autumn. Try winter: In environment menu unselect the nominal snow level and vary snowline (presence of snow depends on history). Try tweaking snow thickness. Experiment with advanced weather with terrain sampling & effects. Weather and haze in rugged mountain regions can be spectacular. (2020) |
Zurich (LSZH) | Zurich, Switzerland | Yes | screens | Zurich environment: Nice area well detailed by OSM2City scenery on the shore of lake Zurich. Forest regional definitions are well detailed. Environment menu suggestions: Try autumn. (2020) |
Aircraft Carrier "Harry S. Truman" | Ohau, Hawaii, USA | Yes (Hawaii OSM2City) | screens | A well developed Aircraft carrier with wake under ALS renderer. Positioned off the Island of O'hau which has the featured airport for 2018, Honolulu (PHNL). Try the F-14 for supports carrier ops. Helicopters are also suitable for landing on cariers. See the page on Carriers. (2020) |
Hilo International (PHTO) | Hawai'i Big Island, Hawaii, USA | Yes | screens | This is the airport for C172p tutorials (2020). It's included in the base download. Kilauea volcano is modeled. Same comments apply as for Hawaii scenery. (2020) |
- If your GPU supports shaders you should use the ALS renderer to see recent scenery features (including overlays). ALS looks better and is faster than the default (legacy) renderer which doesn't use shaders, when ALS shader quality sliders are turned down.
- FG usually starts with settings turned off, basic weather, and the non-shader renderer, if there is no profile for your GPU (as of March 2020 only a limited number of profiles have been submitted). This is to ensure the sim starts up on all hardware in all combinations of GPU drivers and OS versions. Depending your hardware performance, remember to: change the renderer, use advanced weather with terrain effects & presampling, and turn settings up in menu->view->rendering including switching buildings to OSM2City. The article on screenshots covers turning on various settings. There are advanced options in the weather menu under detailed weather. At high settings and the same use of environment menu views should match the screenshots in the table.
The overall Airport-Rating (column "R") is based on the TerraSync-Status of the following characteristics:
* | superior surrounding landscape - although the airport itself is not (yet) developed accordingly |
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** | complex modeling of buildings |
*** | complex modeling of buildings, taxiways, and aprons |
**** | extensive modeling of airport and landscape and/or city |
Further columns to watch for are:
- S = Size: L= all aircraft, M= midium size aircraft, S= for small aircraft
- FGCOM: If available one FGCOM frequency is given, followed by the amount of the total available FGCOM frequencies
- Parking: amount of pre-defined Parking-Lots (otherwise see: Initial Starting Positions)
- R/I: amount of runways and ILS (e.g. KROC has 3 runway: 04/22 has each 1 ILS, 10/28 has only one ILS on 28, 07/25 has no ILS)
ICAO | Name | Country | Continent | R | S | FGCOM | Parking | R/I | Comment |
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LKKB | Praha-Kbely | Czech republic | Europe | *** | M | 120.87 | -- | 1/1 | request for develop it - Military Airport |
BKPR | Pristina | Kosovo | Europe | * | M | -- | -- | 1/1 | very nice scenery |
CYVR | Vancouver | Canada | America | * | L | 125.650 (6) | many | 5/5 | nice area |
EDDC | Dresden Airport | Germany | Europe | ** | L | -- | - | 2/4 | Terminal, Tower, GA Hangars and many more |
EDDF | Frankfurt am Main | Germany | Europe | **** | L | 127.320 (6) | many | 4/6 | Fully modeled with Signs and AI Traffic and unique skyscrapers downtown |
EDDH | Hamburg | Germany | Europe | *** | L | 126.850 (7) | -- | 2/4 | - |
EDDI | Berlin Tempelhof | Germany | Europe | **** | L | 118.100 (10) | 1 | 2/0 | Fully modeled, especially also the City |
EDDK | Köln/Bonn | Germany | Europe | **** | L | 124.97 (5) | -- | 3/3 | Fully modeled airport and surroundings |
EDDL | Düsseldorf | Germany | Europe | *** | L | 118.300 (4) | -- | 2/4 | Tower and terminal modeled |
EDDP | Leipzig/Halle | Germany | Europe | *** | L | 121.100 (5) | 2 | 2/4 | Tower, terminals B and C, large DHL-area modeled, inclusive Signs |
EDDS | Stuttgart | Germany | Europe | *** | L | 118.800 (8) | -- | 1/2 | Tower, terminal and Signs are fully modeled |
EDDT | Berlin Tegel | Germany | Europe | *** | L | 118.700 (11) | 4 | 2/4 | Tower and terminal modeled, inclusive Signs |
EDDV | Hannover | Germany | Europe | * | L | 120.170 (3)) | 4 | 2/4 | Tower and terminal modeled |
EDDW | Bremen | Germany | Europe | ** | L | 118.500 (7) | -- | 2/2 | very nicely modeled |
EDFH | Frankfurt Hahn | Germany | Europe | ** | L | 119.65 (7) | -- | 1/2 | very nicely modeled (use Terrasync) |
EDLN | Mönchengladbach | Germany | Europe | *** | L | - | -- | - | very nicely modeled |
EDVE | Braunschweig | Germany | Europe | ** | S | 119.350 (2) | -- | 2/1 | |
EDXW | Westerland Sylt | Germany | Europe | *** | M | 119.75 (2) | -- | 2/1 | very nicely modeled famous sea-resort (use Terrasync) |
EEKE | Kuressaare | Estonia | Europe | ** | S | 119.700 (4) | -- | 2/0 | |
EFHF | Helsinki-Malmi | Finland | Europe | ** | S | 119.700 (4) | -- | 2/0 | |
EFHK | Helsinki | Finland | Europe | ** | L | 119.700 (5) | -- | 3/5 | Nice terminal and city landmarks |
EEPU | Parnu | Estonia | Europe | ** | M | -- | -- | 1/0 | Nice triangle EETN-EETU-EEPU |
EETN | Tallinn | Estonia | Europe | ** | M | -- | -- | 1/2 | Nice triangle EETN-EETU-EEPU |
EETU | Tartu | Estonia | Europe | ** | S | -- | -- | 1/0 | Nice triangle EETN-EETU-EEPU |
EGFF | Cardiff | UK | Europe | ** | M | 125.00 (3) | -- | 1/2 | |
EGGP | Liverpool | UK | Europe | *** | M | 126.350 (4) | -- | 1/2 | |
EGGW | Luton | UK | Europe | *** | M | 126.720 (6) | -- | 1/2 | |
EGKA | Shoreham | UK | Europe | *** | S | 125.400 (3) | -- | 3/0 | |
EGKK | London-Gatwick | UK | Europe | **** | M | 124.220 (8) | 6 | 1/2 | |
EGLL | London-Heathrow | UK | Europe | *** | L | 118.500 (14) | 3 | 2/4 | |
EGPH | Edinburgh | UK | Europe | ** | M | 118.700 (4) | -- | 2/2 | |
EGSH | Norwich | UK | Europe | ** | M | 124.250 (3) | -- | 2/1 | |
EGUL | RAF Lakenheath | UK | Europe | *** | L | 122.100 | -- | 1/2 | USAF base for fighter jets near other military air bases like EGUN, EGYM, EGXH,... |
EGUN | RAF Mildenhall | UK | Europe | *** | L | 122.550 (5) | -- | 1/2 | USAF base for tankers and cargo planes near other military air bases like EGUL, EGYM, EGXH,... |
EHAM | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Europe | **** | L | 119.220 (1) | many | 6/6 | One of the best modeled airports in the FlightGear world; most dense AI traffic. |
EHEH | Eindhoven | Netherlands | Europe | ** | M | 131.000 (6) | -- | 1/2 | |
EHLE | Lelystad | Netherlands | Europe | *** | S | -- | 1 | 2/1 | Basic scenery models, home of FSweekend. |
EHVK | Volkel | Netherlands | Europe | ** | L | 123.170 (1) | many | 2/2 | |
EIDW | Dublin | Ireland | Europe | *** | M | 118.600 (7) | -- | 3/3 | |
ELLX | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | Europe | ** | L | 118.100 (2) | -- | 1/2 | very nicely modeled (use Terrasync) |
ENAL | Alesund | Norway | Europe | ** | M | 118.100 (4) | -- | 1/1 | |
ENSD | Alesund | Norway | Europe | ** | S | -- | -- | 1/0 | |
ENVA | Trondheim | Norway | Europe | *** | L | 122.100 (6) | -- | 2/2 | |
ESGP | Göteborg | Sweden | Europe | ** | M | 129.100 (3) | -- | 2/1 | |
FACT | Cape Town | South Africa | Africa | * | L | 118.100 (4) | many | 2/2 | nice area |
FAJS | Johannisburg | South Africa | Africa | * | L | 121.900 (3) | many | 2/3 | high (5000), in mountains |
FHAW | RAF Ascension Island AUX AF | Ascension Island | Africa | * | L | 126.200 (2) | -- | 1/0 | RAF and USAF auxiliary base. Developed layout, in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, great place for military flights. |
GCFV | Fuerteventura | Gran Canaria | Africa | * | L | 119.200 (4) | 9 | 1/1 | nice island area |
GE99 | Clayton | USA GA | America | * | S | -- | -- | 1/1 | spectacular views and extremely challenging to land |
KABQ | Albuquerque | USA NM | America | * | L | 120.300 (10) | -- | 4/2 | |
HECA | Cairo | Egypt | Africa | * | L | 120.300 (10) | -- | 4/2 | near pyramids |
KATL | Atlanta | USA GA | America | * | L | 119.550 (4) | many | 3/4 | |
KAUS | Austin | USA TX | America | *** | L | 121.00 (10) | -- | 2/4 | |
KBWI | Baltimore | USA MD | America | *** | L | 119.400 (10) | -- | 4/6 | |
KCGS | College Park | USA MD | America | ** | S | 119.850 (3) | -- | 2/0 | |
KDCA | Reagan National | USA VA | America | *** | M | 120.750 (7) | -- | 3/2 | |
KDEN | Denver | USA CO | America | ** | L | 133.300 (16) | -- | 6/12 | |
KDTW | Detroit | USA MI | America | ** | L | 118.400 (15) | -- | 6/8 | |
KFHR | Friday Harbor | USA WA | America | * | S | -- | -- | 1/0 | |
KHAF | Half Moon Bay | USA CA | America | * | M | 122.800 (2) | 4 | 1/0 | nice area - near KSFO |
KHWD | Hayward | USA CA | America | ** | S | 122.500 (10) | 9 | 2/1 | nice area - near KSFO |
KIAD | Washington-Dulles | USA VA | America | * | L | 120.100 (14) | many | 4/3 | |
KIND | Indianapolis | USA IN | America | *** | L | 127.820 (7) | -- | 3/6 | |
KJAN | Jackson-Evers | USA MS | America | *** | L | -- | -- | 2/2 | |
KJFK | John F. Kennedy | USA NY | America | *** | L | 119.100 (18) | many | 4/5 | |
KLAS | Las Vegas | USA NV | America | **** | L | 119.900 (9) | -- | 4/3 | terminal and some casinos modeled |
KLAX | Los Angeles | USA CA | America | *** | L | 133.900 (7) | many | 4/8 | |
KLSV | Nellis Air Force | USA NV | America | *** | L | 132.550 (6) | -- | 2/1 | |
KLWD | Lewistown | USA MT | America | ** | M | -- | -- | 3/0 | |
KMTN | Martin State | USA MD | America | ** | M | 121.300 (4) | -- | 2/2 | airport and terrain modeled |
KNID | China Lake Naval | USA CA | America | ** | M | 120.150 (2) | -- | 3/0 | |
KNUQ | Moffett Federal AFLD | USA CA | America | ** | M | 119.550 (6) | -- | 2/2 | |
KOAK | Oakland | USA CA | America | ** | L | 127.200 (7) | many | 4/3 | |
KORD | Chicago O'Hare | USA IL | America | ** | L | -- | many | 7/14 | |
KOSH | Wittman Rgl. | USA WI | America | ** | M | 118.500 (4) | -- | 4/1 | |
KOXB | Ocean City Muni. | USA MD | America | ** | S | -- | -- | 2/0 | |
KPDX | Portland | USA OR | America | ** | L | -- | -- | 3/5 | |
KPHX | Phoenix | USA AZ | America | ** | L | 120.900 (6) | -- | 3/5 | most skyscrapers modeled |
KRDU | Raleigh | USA NC | America | ** | L | 119.300 (12) | many | 3/4 | nice for flying east-coast |
KRNO | Reno/Tahoe | USA NZ | America | ** | M | 118.700 (7) | -- | 3/2 | High in clouds |
KSAN | San Diego | USA AZ | America | * | M | 118.300 (7) | many | 1/2 | Interesting area at border to Mexico |
KSEA | Seattle Tacoma | USA WA | America | ** | L | 119.900 (9) | -- | 3/5 | basic terminal model, some skyscrapers modeled |
KSFO | San Francisco | USA CA | America | **** | L | 120.500 (7) | many | 4/3 | FGFS Default -- overcrowded |
KSLC | Salt Lake City | USA UT | America | * | L | 118.300 (13) | -- | 4/6 | very high in clouds (4227 ft, 1290 m) |
KSJC | San Jose | USA CA | America | * | M | 124.00 (7) | 14 | 3/2 | Bay-area near KSFO |
LDSP | Split | Croatia | Europe | ** | M | unknown | -- | 1/1 | Small civil airport with awesome scenery neighboring. |
LDZU | Udbina | Croatia | Europe | * | M | -- | -- | 1/0 | interesting airport high in Mountains - no ILS |
LFFE | Enghien Moisselles | France | Europa | *** | S | --- | -- | 2/0 | nice little Green-Field just north of Paris |
LFML | Marseille | France | Europa | * | M | 118.370 (4) | many | 2/2 | Mediterranean coast |
LFPG | Paris Charles de Gaulle | France | Europa | **** | L | 123.600 (23) | -- | 4/8 | very detailed city of Paris near by |
LFPH | Chelles Le Pin | France | Europa | *** | S | -- | -- | 2/0 | nice little Green-Field just south of Paris |
LFPL | Lognes Emerainville | France | Europa | *** | S | -- | -- | 3/0 | nice little airport just south of Paris |
LFPO | Paris Orly | France | Europa | **** | M | 120.500 (13) | -- | 3/5 | the older airport at Paris |
LFPZ | St-Cyr l'Ecole | France | Europa | *** | S | -- | -- | 2/0 | nice little airport just west of Paris, near Versailles Castle |
LFRJ | Landivisiau | France | Europa | ** | M | 119.700 (2) | -- | 1/1 | Naval Base |
LFSB | Basel-Mulhouse | Swiss | Europa | *** | L | 118.300 (7) | 5 | 2/1 | Nice modeling of Terminal. |
LHBP | Budapest | Hungaria | Europa | * | L | 118.100 (4) | many | 2/4 | in-midst the typical Puszta-area |
LILN | Venegono | Italy | Europa | ** | S | 128.550 (1) | -- | 1/0 | |
LILV | Valbrembo | Italy | Europa | ** | S | -- | -- | 1/0 | recreation area: Mountains, tennis, pool, etc. |
LIMC | Milano Malpensa | Italy | Europa | *** | L | 119.000 (11) | -- | 2/3 | |
LIME | Bergamo-Orio al Serio | Italy | Europa | ** | M | 120.500 (5) | -- | 2/1 | nice mountain area |
LIML | Milano Limate | Italy | Europa | *** | M | 119.250 (5) | -- | 2/1 | |
LIMW | Aosta | Italy | Europa | * | M | 119.950 (1) | -- | 1/0 | in a valley in high mountain area, fully modeled |
LIPA | Aviano Air Base | Italy | Europe | ** | L | 122.100 | -- | 1/1 | USAF airport home of 2 F-16 squadrons with stunning scenery surroundings |
LJCE | Cerklje | Slovenia | Europe | * | L | - | -- | 1/1 | Military airport with civilian part near Croatia |
LJLJ | Ljubljana Brnik | Slovenia | Europe | * | L | - | -- | 1/1 | capital of Slovenia |
LJPZ | Portorož | Slovenia | Europe | * | L | - | -- | 1/1 | at the adriatic sea |
LPLA | Lajes Field | Azores, Portugal | Europe | * | L | 122.100 | -- | 1/1 | Military-Civil airport with various small islands neighboring. |
LQSA | Sarajewo | Bosnia | Europe | * | S | 118.250 (3) | -- | 1/1 | very nice mountain region: LQSA, LYTV, LYPG |
LOWI | Innsbruck | Austria | Europe | **** | S | 120.100 (3) | -- | 1/1 | very nice and difficult approach, wonderful scenery |
LROP | Bucharest | Romania | Europe | ** | M | 121.850 (3) | -- | 2/4 | |
LSGS | Sion | Swiss | Europe | * | S | 118.217 (5) | -- | 1/1 | Wonderful surrounded by high mountains |
LSZH | Zürich-Kloten | Swiss | Europe | ** | L | 121.800 | many | 3/4 | very nice mountain/lake area |
LSZB | Bern-Belp | Swiss | Europe | ** | M | 121.020 (3) | -- | 2/1 | |
LSZS | Samedan | Swiss | Europe | *** | M | 135,320 (3) | -- | 1/0 | Very nice high mountain region, AP at 5600 ft (1700 m) |
PANC | Anchorage | USA Alaska | America | *** | L | 118.300 (9) | -- | 3/3 | interesting area |
LYBE | Belgrad | Serbia | Europe | *** | M | 118.100 (2) | -- | 1/2 | |
LYPG | Podgorica | Montenegro | Europe | * | M | 118.200 (2) | -- | 2/1 | very nice mountain region: LQSA, LYTV, LYPG |
LYTV | Tivat | Montenegro | Europe | * | M | 118.000 (1) | -- | 1/1 | very nice mountain region: LQSA, LYTV, LYPG |
MUHA | Havana | Cuba | America | * | L | 118.100 (4) | many | 1/1 | nice for island-hopping |
NZAA | Auckland | New Zealand | Oceania | * | M | 118.700 | many | 2/2 | nice for island-hopping |
OMAA | Abu Dahbi | United AE | Asia | * | L | 119.200 | many | 1/2 | interesting area |
OOMS | Seeb | United AE | Asia | * | M | 118.400 (5) | many | 2/2 | nice sea/mountain area |
PHNL | Honolulu | USA Hawaii | America | * | M | 123.900 (5) | many | 4/2 | wonderful island scenery |
PHOG | Kahului | USA Hawaii | America | * | M | 2/1 | wonderful island scenery | ||
RJTT | Tokyo | Japan | Asia | *** | L | 126.200 (6) | -- | 3/3 | interesting area |
RKSI | Seoul | South Korea | Asia | *** | L | 118.800 (6) | -- | 2/4 | |
RPLL | Manila | Philipines | Asia | *** | L | 118.100 (5) | -- | 2/2 | |
TDPD | Melville Hall | Dominica | America | ** | L | 118.100 (5) | -- | 2/2 | nice area |
TFFF | Le Lamentin | Martinique | America | *** | M | 118.500 (5) | -- | 1/1 | nice area |
TFFG | Grand Case | Anguilla | America | ** | S | 128.940 (3) | -- | 1/0 | nice area |
TIST | Cyril E King | Virgin Islands | America | ** | S | -- | -- | 1/1 | nice area |
TJSJ | San Juan | Puerto Rico | America | *** | M | 132.050 (6) | -- | 2/2 | nice area |
TKPK | Saint Kitts | Guadeloupe | America | ** | M | 118.300 (3) | -- | 1/0 | nice area |
TNCM | Princess Juliana | ST Maarten | America | *** | M | 118.700 (2) | -- | 1/0 | very nice area |
TQPF | Wallblake | Anquilla | America | ** | S | 18.500 (3) | -- | 1/0 | nice area |
VIDP | New Dehli | India | Asia | ** | L | 119.300 (5) | many | 2/3 | nice area |
VHHH | Hong Kong | China | Asia | * | L | 118.400 (16) | many | 2/4 | very nice mountain/sea area |
WSSS | Singapore Changi | Singapore | Asia | **** | L | 118.600 (8) | many | 2/3 | Very nice modeled from TheOmegaHangar one. Best in FlightGear |
YBAS | Alice Springs | Australia NT | Oceania | * | M | 118.300 (2) | 26 | 3/1 | Australian Back-Country |
YBBN | Brisbane | Australia NSW | Oceania | *** | L | 120.500 (11) | many | 3/6 | |
YPDN | Darwin | Australia NT | Oceania | * | M | 133.100 (8) | many | 2/1 | |
YSCB | Canberra | Australia NSW | Oceania | * | M | 118.700 (5) | many | 2/1 | High Mountain region (1800 ft, 550 m) |
YSSY | Sydney | Australia NSW | Oceania | * | L | 120.500 (11) | many | 3/6 |
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