FSX Missions

This section features a wide variety of missions and adventure packs for Microsoft Flight Simulator X.  These mods are a great way to expand your copy of FSX, adding some fun and exciting challenges.

Military aircraft following passenger jet while flying a mission in FSX.

Military aircraft following passenger jet while flying a mission in FSX.

Missions are a new feature Microsoft added into Flight Simulator X, and this option has never been seen before in previous versions of FS.  Microsoft created a new API, which allowed information such as flying hoops, arrows and instructional information to be integrated into the simulation.

The default copy of FSX includes some standard missions, however, many developers have taken it into their own hands to create and release add-on expansions, which can all be found here.

The most well-known (which is also included in the default version of FSX) is the "oil rig fire", where virtual pilots fly a helicopter onto the helipad on the rig.  Helicopters are great aircraft for taking on these adventures, however, there are many for fixed wing aircraft too.

Installing the files is quite a straightforward procedure, and most of the files come with installation instructions to aid installation.

You can browse through the files below and find something exciting and fun for you.

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J'attendrai

By Gera Godoy Canova, this assignment centers on a Lockheed Constellation from 559 Squadron based at Madagascar that ferries supplies to the French Southern and Antarctic lands on a quarterly cycle. It uses the base kit file lockheed749.zip for the transport model and the file l749_f-zvmv_f.zip for the visual variant.

File Size
17.78 MB
Total Downloads
2.1K
Star Rating
1/5
Screenshots
3
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The Most Dangerous Airports: Lukla

Robbie Albers presents a Lukla-focused scenario that simulates a Yeti Arlines flight into Lukla, where the approach has no turn-around and ends after a single landing. Don_aashik contributes the DHC 6 model, while Lukla Scenery credits go to an unnamed creator.

File Size
17.89 MB
Total Downloads
42.8K
Star Rating
4/5
Screenshots
7
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The Most Dangerous Airports: Madeira

Robbie Albers extends Madeira's runway by about a mile by adding a section built on 70-meter pillars, a standout feature of the work. The distribution includes two archives: madeirax.zip, with a readme inside, and POSKY_B737_900.zip as an extra download, with Toni Agramont credited for releasing the add-on content.

File Size
15.07 MB
Total Downloads
9.1K
Star Rating
4/5
Screenshots
4
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Flying The Airbus A320

Carsten Wanzelius presents a real-world Airbus A320 scenario tracing JetBlue 241 from Oakland International to Long Beach, aided by a guiding copilot through procedures. It requires Wilco/FeelThere Airbus Volume 1 with Service Pack 3 and includes a tutorial document showing gauges, switches, and FMS indications on the PFD and SD displays.

File Size
25.34 MB
Total Downloads
7.5K
Screenshots
9
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Air France Regional Shuttle Flight

An Embraer 120 by Premier Aircraft Design operates a Bordeaux to Lyon shuttle with stops in Lourdes, Andorra, Montpellier, Marseille, and Cannes. Two crew members, Lina and Juliett, accompany a full plane, and Gera Godoy Canova is the author.

File Size
27.6 MB
Total Downloads
5.8K
Screenshots
2
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Mission--Greenland Expedition

Greenland expedition scenario in v1.2 features a DC-3 landing on a short field and a Maule ski plane evacuating a team on the glacier, with briefings, graphics, a map, and audio accompanying a 45-minute operation by Dave Gundlach.

File Size
1.02 MB
Total Downloads
2.1K
Star Rating
4/5
Screenshots
1
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Flights For The Space Shuttle Atlantis, Edwards CA

Two flight variants present the Space Shuttle Atlantis at Edwards, California, with an autopilot-enabled ILS final approach and a manual glide option that starts with a left-hand turn. Atlantis-1.ZIP by Bruce Fitzgerald is required, and the setup includes two airfiles—one for launch/orbital, the other for landing—plus an optional external view with braking chute.

File Size
640.11 KB
Total Downloads
12.5K
Star Rating
5/5
Screenshots
6
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Space Shuttle Launch

Space shuttle ascent scenario includes animations with timing effects and climbs to about 800,000 feet before the player may assume control, delivering a compact, self-contained high-altitude sequence for dedicated enthusiasts, and it is freeware globally.

File Size
5.23 MB
Total Downloads
5.7K
Screenshots
4
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The Most Dangerous Airports: Kai Tak

Four options span Day and Night variants with stormy weather, plus an Online counterpart for each condition. A note by Robbie Albers states the VHHX approach file vhhx_ils_jv.zip and the IFR Guam Intl to Hong Kong Intl (old).PLN flight plan, plus a Concorde Engine Fix, support startup.

File Size
17.98 MB
Total Downloads
3.9K
Screenshots
3
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US Navy Pullout

Off Sharm El Sheikh, the AugustaWestland EH101 helicopter teams with F18 fighters to cover BigBird2 as BigBird1 departs for a separate pickup, offering three rewards for outcomes such as landing the EH101 on the deck or at HEGN Airport, with CarGroup.BGL loading a static carrier and USNAVYFX.ZIP referenced.

File Size
23.58 MB
Total Downloads
3.6K
Screenshots
1
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Furnace Creek Rescue

A helicopter lifts a pallet box with a winch, load hook active by default, and stays under 12 knots and 16 feet to engage; after hooking, it flies to crash site to place the pallet and hoist pilot and passenger to ambulance, while archive holds five Furnace Creek_rescue files and two gauges in Rotorcraft folder.

File Size
7.17 MB
Total Downloads
2.3K
Screenshots
5
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Midway 1942

Two aircraft options (SBD-3 dive bomber and Nakajima D3A Val) place a Japanese or U.S. Navy pilot in a June 4, 1942 scenario, where navigation precedes an attack on a moving target. Version 1.40, by Ronald Dandurand, notes the previous release drew 1234 downloads.

File Size
32.5 MB
Total Downloads
1.7K
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Saba

Jose Enrique Arino presents a 60-minute flight, with English and Spanish versions included, designed to fit into a concise, hour-long window. The arrangement centers on the Dutch Antilles, and the two-language setup remains a core element.

File Size
8.11 MB
Total Downloads
1.2K
Screenshots
1
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Complete Set Oil Burner Flight Plans

Bill McClellan creates 17 low-level itineraries across the continental United States, with Karol Chlebowski contributing two gauges, Terrain-Following Radar (TFR) and Pave Tack, to support precision bombing, reconnaissance, and navigation. A Mini Panel version 2.1 consolidates the gauges into a compact instrument view, and two CAB gauge files are present for freeware use.

File Size
13.89 MB
Total Downloads
739
Screenshots
22
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JAL Express 1683 Tokyo Haneda

As Toshiyuki Watanabe, a JAL Express first officer, you fly JAL 1683 from Tokyo Haneda to Okayama aboard a Boeing 737-800. The flight plan is loaded, ATC directs you to proceed on your own course, requiring GPS NAV selection and VOR/NAV autopilot, with no compass pointers provided.

File Size
3.19 MB
Total Downloads
12.4K
Screenshots
6
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Weltspirale: Around-The-World Mission/Adventure Pack

Manfred Schnabl offers a 34-installment world-spanning flight sequence with more than 200 legs, beginning in Alert, Canada, and tracing a global spiral across continents to the southern oceans. The lineup features aircraft such as the Republic F-105, XB-70, and Baron 58, with long and short legs.

File Size
28.47 MB
Total Downloads
12.1K
Star Rating
4/5
Screenshots
25
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Flights For The Space Shuttle Atlantis

Erwin Welker models a freeware shuttle sequence featuring a Cape Canaveral, Florida launch and a second orbital pass, with the required ATLANTIS-1.ZIP from Bruce Fitzgerald. A second orbital phase presents the craft inverted as it deploys a satellite over the orbital arc.

File Size
702.74 KB
Total Downloads
7K
Screenshots
14
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Tour de France 2012 Flights

Twenty-one flight plans span the stages starting in Liege, Belgium on 30 June 2012, with routes largely built around the default Cessna 172. Stage 14 appears at 8,500 ft while stage 17 passes the ANETO waypoint at 12,500 ft, and stage 18a uses IFR with the DC-3; a route map is provided as a PDF.

File Size
987.18 KB
Total Downloads
2.7K
Star Rating
5/5
Screenshots
1
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Faroes Island Search

Alexander Remus presents a rescue scenario that sends a helicopter from Klaksvik heliport to locate and return a sick visitor, anchored by the FAROES3.ZIP file as a required asset. The autopilot, compatible with the Jet Ranger when installed, offers optional automated control during the operation, enhancing situational handling.

File Size
6.82 MB
Total Downloads
1.2K
Screenshots
2
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Dangerous Airports (Mission 1)

A high-altitude alpine challenge by Robbie Albers centers on the Megeve altiport in the French Alps, where limited runway length and surrounding peaks demand precise descent rates and strict approach profiles. Two referenced files, _ALPES_LOD11_Version2.zip and altiportsalpesxv2.zip, supply high-resolution terrain mesh and accurately placed altiports within the French Alps region.

File Size
533.31 KB
Total Downloads
993
Screenshots
2

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