Find Portugal scenery add-ons for FS2004, including Lisbon, Porto, Faro, Madeira and the Azores, with compatibility and installation advice.
Portugal scenery add-ons for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 (FS9) are available in our FS2004 scenery download library. Search by country, city, airport name or ICAO code, then confirm that the download explicitly supports FS2004 before installing it; FSX or newer MSFS scenery will not work unchanged in FS9.
What should I search for?
Search separately for mainland Portugal, Madeira and the Azores because older scenery descriptions do not always group all three under Portugal. FS2004 files may also use an airport's former or alternative name.
- Lisbon:
Lisbon,Lisboa,PortelaorLPPT - Porto:
Porto,OportoorLPPR - Faro:
Faro,AlgarveorLPFR - Madeira:
Madeira,FunchalorLPMA - Azores:
Azores,Açores,Ponta Delgada,LPPDorLajes
Trying the ICAO code is often the quickest method. Archive descriptions commonly identify an airport by code even when its public name has changed.
Which type of Portugal scenery should I download?
Choose the package type according to what you want to improve, rather than installing every file covering the same area.
| Scenery type | Best for | Main compatibility concern |
|---|---|---|
| Airport scenery | Buildings, aprons, taxiways and local details | Conflicting airport or AFCAD files |
| Regional scenery | Coastlines, roads, towns and broader coverage | Overlap with other regional packages |
| Mesh or landclass | Terrain shape and land-use placement | Terrain anomalies or unexpected textures |
Read the included documentation before downloading companion files. Some airport packages require a separate object or texture library, while others are self-contained. A missing dependency can leave an airport unusually bare even though its runways appear correctly.
Will FSX Portugal scenery work in FS2004?
FSX scenery should not be assumed to work in FS2004 because the simulators use different scenery features, object libraries and material formats.
Only install a package when its description or documentation explicitly names FS2004, FS9 or Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight. Labels such as FSX, Prepar3D, MSFS 2020 or MSFS 2024 indicate a different platform unless the author supplies a dedicated FS2004 version.
How do I install downloaded Portugal scenery?
Most FS2004 scenery is extracted into its own folder, with scenery and sometimes texture subfolders, and then activated through the simulator's Scenery Library. Our FS2004 scenery installation instructions cover the complete process and the nested-folder mistake that commonly prevents scenery from appearing.
Keep the original archive and its readme after installation. Older self-installers may expect FS2004 in its original default location, so verify the destination rather than accepting the path blindly.
Why is the downloaded scenery missing or duplicated?
Missing scenery usually means the wrong folder was activated, while duplicated buildings or runways indicate two packages are modifying the same airport.
- If nothing changes, confirm that the active package contains a
sceneryfolder with BGL files inside it, then restart FS2004. - If textures are absent, preserve the supplied
texturefolder and check the documentation for required libraries. - If two airports appear together, disable the unwanted airport or AFCAD file rather than deleting files immediately. Scenery priority alone does not always prevent both sets of objects from being drawn.
- If coastlines, hills or airport elevations look wrong, test the airport with other regional mesh and landclass packages temporarily disabled.
Add one Portugal package at a time and test it before installing the next. That makes an incompatible file or overlapping airport modification much easier to identify.