We are pleased to announce the release of an updated version of Norilsk (Alykel) airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. Now users can make virtual flights to one of the most complex and unique airports in Russia — to the far north of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, where the harsh Arctic nature meets with a powerful industrial infrastructure.

Nikolay Urvantsev Norilsk Airport (Alykel on maps) is located 35 kilometers west of the city center of Norilsk, in the south of the Taimyr Peninsula. The official name is "Norilsk (Alykel)". Despite the status of a domestic airport, it is equivalent to the conditions of an international airport due to the intersection of key air routes: Trans-Siberian and transatlantic.

We are pleased to announce that Ukhta Airport (UUYH) v.1.0 has now been adapted to MSFS2024. We have completed the necessary changes to fully adapt to the new platform. All upgrades, LODs, lights, and everything else are included to ensure the most realistic gaming experience possible.

Ukhta is the airport of the city of the same name in the Komi Republic, located in the village of Dalny. Ukhta Airport is a part of Komiaviatrans JSC and operates around the clock to provide continuous passenger and aircraft services. The terminal building contains a lobby, a reference and information area, waiting rooms, a mother and child room, and a medical center. In addition, the airport offers business class passengers superior rooms and a VIP lounge.

The airport handles cargo loading and unloading and escorts passengers. The company provides aircraft with on-board catering and maintenance. The airport accepts medium-sized (up to IL-76) and small-class aircraft, as well as helicopters of all types.

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Riga International Airport (ICAO: EVRA) has been updated for use in X-Plane 12. Changes have been made in almost all areas, and the airport's surroundings, as well as the airport itself, have been brought up to date.

Riga Airport is the main airport of Riga, the capital of Latvia. It is located 13 kilometers from the city center, on the territory of the Marupsky region. As the largest airport in the Baltic States in terms of cargo and passenger traffic, the airport provides direct flights to 31 countries around the world. The airport is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Communications of the Republic of Latvia.

Riga Airport is the base for 5 Latvian airlines: airBaltic, Raf-Avia, SmartLynx, Inversija, Vip Avia. The airport's largest airline is airBaltic.

Airport History

The airport was built in the Riga district near the village of Skulte in 1973. Before him, Spilve Airport was used as Riga's airports (from 1930 to 1986); currently it is used as an airfield, but according to the city's development plan it is planned to build up this territory; Rumbula Airport. It was founded as a military airfield after the Second World War. Since 1965, it has also served passenger flights on large aircraft, for which the runway at Spilve Airport was small. Civil flights were discontinued a year after the construction of Riga Airport. In 1978, it was closed, and military aircraft were relocated to the Lielvard airfield. Nowadays, the territory of the former airfield is occupied by the car market. As a kind of "legacy", it is worth mentioning the remaining pollution from the former fuel tanks where kerosene was stored at the airfield. Paragliding flights take place on the territory of the airfield. The complete modernization of Riga Airport and the construction of its southern part were completed in 2001 to celebrate the 800th anniversary of Riga.

In 2006, the construction of the northern part of the terminal was completed, as well as a modern hangar for aircraft maintenance and repair. In the entire history of the airport, there has never been a serious accident. In 2005, at the congress of the European Organization of the International Airports Council in Munich, Riga Airport was recognized as the best in Europe in the category of serving from one to five million passengers per year. The jury evaluates airports in terms of passenger service, aircraft, and security measures.

On October 17, 2008, work on extending the runway by 650 meters to 3.2 km was completed, and now the airport can accommodate almost all types of aircraft (the runway was commissioned on October 30). The implementation of this project cost 16.51 million lats (23.58 million euros).

In 2009, Riga International Airport was ranked among the "Top 100" airports in the world for the first time in terms of the number of passengers served on international flights during the week: according to the OAG Aviation Solutions (OAG), a research and analytical publication on the aviation industry market, it was ranked 98th, having served 66,427 passengers during the week from August 24 to August 30. international flights departing from the airport. Prospects There is a program to expand the airport for 10 years. The plan includes: the construction of a second runway, a new terminal located to the north, combined with the current one (after that, the airport will be able to accommodate up to 10 million passengers per year), the addition of additional areas to the current terminal in the parking lot (namely, the expansion of the check-in hall, new premises for shops and offices), a new a control tower, a business park around the airport, a new hotel, a new parking lot, the construction of a new tram line or railway line to the city center. It is also planned to open a Ryanair airline base. On February 9, 2010, the Latvian Government approved the project proposed by the national airline airBaltic for the construction of a new terminal. It is planned to build a terminal with an area of 58 thousand square meters, which will be able to serve up to 15 million passengers per year. The volume of investments is 92 million euros (investments will be attracted from private sector funds, for example, from TAV).

In 2012, it is planned to launch a project that provides for the renovation of the runway surface, the modernization of the lighting system and the construction of additional shunting tracks. As a result of this project, the airport's capacity and competitiveness in the European aviation market will increase. The cost will amount to 66.94 million lats (about 100 million euros).

The x-flight team is pleased to announce the release of an updated version of the Kemerovo Alexey Arkhipovich Leonov International Airport (ICAO: UNEE) scenario for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. Version 1.0 is already available for free download from the website and on social networks!

We have carried out extensive work on the scenario to make virtual Kemerovo even closer to reality:
A complete redesign of facilities — terminals, aprons, office buildings and infrastructure elements have been detailed.;
Improvements and optimizations — fixed geometry errors, adjusted collisions, improved performance;
A fresh photo background — the outdated terrain texture has been replaced with up-to-date high-resolution satellite images.;
Up-to—date navigation data - adjusted to real-world approach and taxiing procedures;
Visual effects — added dynamic lighting, animation of ground vehicles and service equipment.

Today, the release of the long-awaited Urai Airport (USRR) scenario for the MSFS2024 simulator and X-Plane 12 took place.

About the script

The developers implemented the airport with maximum attention to detail, using the capabilities of X-Plane 12: physically correct runway and taxiway coverings, dynamic lighting of the airport complex, as well as accurate reconstruction of the infrastructure corresponding to real airfield maps. Special attention is paid to the berthing area and the apron, where parking lots for aircraft of various classes have been developed — from regional ATR and Bombardier Dash 8 to the Boeing 737 and Sukhoi Superjet 100 single-body aircraft.

Urai Airport: 29 years in aviation service
JSC Urai Airport traces its history back to April 1, 1995, being a critically important link in the Ugra transport system. As an airport of regional importance, it provides air links between the subjects of the Russian Federation and within the district, connecting remote settlements with major transport hubs.

The airport complex is designed for a capacity of 250 passengers per hour, offering comfortable conditions for waiting flights in the harsh northern climate.

Technical specifications and features
The main runway of the airport is an artificial surface measuring 2302× 42 meters, classified as "B". The infrastructure allows for minimum ICAO landings and the acceptance of Class 3-4 aircraft, including:

Medium-haul: Boeing 737-400/500, Tupolev Tu-154, Yakovlev Yak-42, Embraer E-190;
Regional: ATR 42/72, Bombardier CRJ, Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia, Saab 340/2000;
Heavy duty: Boeing 747-300 (limited);
Helicopters: all types, including heavy transport models;
Lungs: AN-32 and less.
The presence of Boeing 747-300 aircraft in the list of approved aircraft makes Urai Airport a unique facility for virtual airlines that prefer heavy aircraft on regional routes.

The script is already available for download on the website. The pilots will enjoy the difficult weather conditions of the northern latitude, typical for the Khanty—Mansi Autonomous Okrug, and the authentic atmosphere of the Siberian air hub, where each flight is a combination of precise technology and crew skill.

 

We are pleased to inform you that we have updated Kogalym Airport for X-Plane 12. 

Kogalym Airport is a civil airport in the city of Kogalym. It is located 6.5 km south of Kogalym. It had an international status from 12/27/1995 to 30.04.2011.

In the late 70s and early 80s of the 20th century, the Kogalym oil region underwent rapid development, significantly expanding its borders. Then it was decided in 1985 to form a new city of Kogalym.

At the initiative of the LUKOIL oil company, construction of the airport in Kogalym began in 1986, which ensured the sustainable and uninterrupted development of oil fields in the Kogalym region of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug-Yugra using the shift-forwarding method.

The construction of the airport took place in the shortest possible time, and already in October 1991, Kogalym Airport accepted the first technical flight performed on an AN-26 aircraft.

February-March 1986 - at the initiative of the First Secretary of the Bashkir Regional Committee of the CPSU Shakirov M.Z. at the congress of the CPSU, it was decided to build an airport in the city of Kogalym to ensure the sustainable development of oil fields in the Kogalym region using the shift-forwarding method.

At the initiative of the LUKOIL oil company, research began in 1980, and in 1986 the construction of the airport in Kogalym itself, which took place as soon as possible.

The surveys and design of the airport were carried out by the author's team of the GPI and the Aeroproekt Research Institute, consisting of Ivanov V.N., Golubykh O.G., Tsvetkov A.V., Pugachev M.I., Chekanovsky L.P., Khresin V.P.

For Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Pionerny Airport (ICAO: UNSP) has been released. This project allows everyone to make a virtual landing at one of the most unusual and specialized airports in Russia, located in the remote taiga of the Tomsk region.

Pionerny Airport serves a shift settlement, whose residents work at Tomskneft enterprises. Its runway was built literally in the middle of the forest, 70 kilometers from the nearest permanent settlement. This is not a commercial hub: there are no regular flights here, and almost all flights are operated by order of an oil company to deliver shift workers.

A key feature of the virtual model was the precise design of the new terminal building, built a year and a half ago. As Valery Gaevoy, director of the Strezhevoy Airport operating company, noted in an interview, this is a capital facility that meets all strict aviation safety requirements and is not inferior in equipment to many international airports, albeit on a smaller scale.

What awaits pilots at the UNSP airport for MSFS2024:

Highly detailed model: An exact recreation of the runway and the entire entourage of the airport, lost in the taiga.
Modern airport terminal: A detailed model of the new terminal building, including its architectural features.
An authentic environment: A well-developed area, taking into account the characteristic landscape of the Kargasok district of the Tomsk region.
A specific atmosphere: A unique opportunity to feel like a pilot performing a special flight for the needs of the oil industry.
The developers of the additional content have tried to convey all the specifics of this object. Virtual pilots will see how the airport's work is organized: from delivering passengers by bus to the catering point inside the building. The model even includes an unused baggage handling line, which corresponds to the actual operating rules of the airport.

This release will be especially interesting for those who are tired of the standard international hubs and are looking for new, unique and historically rich locations to fly in the simulator. Landing at Pionernoye is a challenge to piloting skills and an opportunity to touch the life of remote corners of Russia, which can only be reached by air.

Today, the long—awaited scenario of Urai Airport (USRR), a key aviation hub in the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug, was released for X—Plane 12. The add-on takes virtual pilots to one of the most important regional airports in Western Siberia, fully unlocking the potential of the simulator's new graphics engine.

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The developers implemented the airport with maximum attention to detail, using the capabilities of X-Plane 12: physically correct runway and taxiway coverings, dynamic lighting of the airport complex, as well as accurate reconstruction of the infrastructure corresponding to real airfield maps. Special attention is paid to the berthing area and the apron, where parking lots for aircraft of various classes have been developed — from regional ATR and Bombardier Dash 8 to the Boeing 737 and Sukhoi Superjet 100 single-body aircraft.

Urai Airport: 29 years in aviation service

JSC Urai Airport traces its history back to April 1, 1995, being a critically important link in the Ugra transport system. As an airport of regional importance, it provides air links between the subjects of the Russian Federation and within the district, connecting remote settlements with major transport hubs.

The airport complex is designed for a capacity of 250 passengers per hour, offering comfortable conditions for waiting flights in the harsh northern climate.

Technical specifications and features
The main runway of the airport is an artificial surface measuring 2302× 42 meters, classified as "B". The infrastructure allows for minimum ICAO landings and the acceptance of Class 3-4 aircraft, including:

Medium-haul: Boeing 737-400/500, Tupolev Tu-154, Yakovlev Yak-42, Embraer E-190;
Regional: ATR 42/72, Bombardier CRJ, Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia, Saab 340/2000;
Heavy duty: Boeing 747-300 (limited);
Helicopters: all types, including heavy transport models;
Lungs: AN-32 and less.
The presence of Boeing 747-300 aircraft in the list of approved aircraft makes Urai Airport a unique facility for virtual airlines that prefer heavy aircraft on regional routes.

The script is already available for download on the website. The pilots will enjoy the difficult weather conditions of the northern latitude, typical for the Khanty—Mansi Autonomous Okrug, and the authentic atmosphere of the Siberian air hub, where each flight is a combination of precise technology and crew skill.