X-Plane 12 & 11 · Freeware library
This category covers expansions, mods, and add-ons that improve, replace or add extra scenery areas to your copy of X-Plane 12 or X-Plane 11 (or XP12/XP11 as it's known in the community).
Screenshot showing the Arizona photoreal scenery in X-Plane.
Covered here are small airfields that the developers may have missed out on the default release because of development resource limits all the way up to large international airports that are already included but provide a better, more accurate, and detailed representation of them.
Also included are highly detailed photoreal packages that replace the stock ground terrain with real photographic images from satellite data. These files are usually very large and may take a long time to download on a standard Internet connection. Having said that, the wait is worth it because the level of detail is stunning and once you've used photoreal you won't go back to the default.
Adding these files is a great way to expand upon the default installation. All of the files are compatible with any platform that runs X-Plane. If you are already running X-Plane 12 or 11 on your platform then these files will work without issue - they are universal.
Some of the scenery add-ons included in this category:
Worth noting is that all of the mesh add-ons released by the well-known AlpilotX can be found here. You can also find the UHD versions here. They are not included in this category.
Installation is easy and can usually be achieved with an unzip and simple drag-drop into your X-Plane folders. Most (if not all) of the files come with detailed installation instructions.
Browsing the category is also simple - you can sort the files using the handy "sort by" feature below. Enjoy the scenery!
X-Plane 12 Coverage
Most of the scenery packs (especially orthophoto/photoreal) covered here work out of the box with the latest X-Plane 12 release of September 2022. While we are still updating the individual file listing descriptions, be sure to know they will work with X-Plane 12.
85 this week40VideoLondon's cityscape uses 960 objects anchored around EGLC and carries version 1.0, reflecting a focus on dense geometry to capture the metropolis's skyline, with deliberate emphasis on central…
929.54 MB
13.3KJul 2018
4.4 (13)
65 this week60VideoVersion 5 increases the ZL17 radius near airports from 4km to 15km, and water masking widens from 8 to 25, while the Vandenberg area now uses ZL14 Sentinal-2 imagery. HD Mesh v4 is enabled by…
130.44 GB9.5KSep 20194.4 (30)
65 this week40VideoThe project presents Corsica in full island scope, using open-source satellite imagery refined with Ortho4XP at zoom level 17 to deliver detailed terrain. It highlights Ajaccio and Campo dell Oro…
7.77 GB6.2KJul 20194.3 (20)
50 this week41VideoSpainUHD by SpainUHD authors delivers a 90-tile ZIP archive covering the Iberian Peninsula and surrounding islands. Tiles render at dual zoom levels, 17 for the peninsula and 18 for the islands,…
315.98 GB6.1KApr 20194.2 (22)
50 this week35VideoLyndiman delivers orthophotography that covers New Zealand across nine regions, spanning both islands, with major airports such as Auckland NZAA, Christchurch NZCH, Queenstown NZQN, Dunedin NZDN,…
195.73 GB5.8KSep 20194.7 (26)
40 this week35VideoAn orthophoto dataset covers Hawaii from Kauai to the Big Island with ZL 14 and ZL 16 imagery and full overlay coverage to align roads and shorelines. DDS-format files are pre-built for three…
7.4 GB7.7KMay 20214.5 (26)
30 this week35Video
By VerticalsimThis orthophoto coverage spans the entire country of Ireland. The files come pre-built in DDS format, requiring no conversion, and the release works with both the original version and the latest…
50.23 GB2.8KDec 20224.7 (18)
30 this week35VideoThe project relies on Sentinel-2 imagery at Zoom Level 14 to render Mexico’s terrain in high detail. Fly Away Simulation delivers a pre-compiled version that eliminates JPG-to-DDS conversion, with…
18.37 GB1.1KAug 20234.3 (4)
25 this week60+VideoA photoreal data set covers Australia with Sydney in HD and regions across New South Wales, Queensland, Northern, South, and Western areas, using satellite imagery and Ortho4XP-derived data. DDS…
71.14 GB11.3KAug 20194.5 (34)
25 this week43VideoPart 1 of a photoreal Western Alps by A Sky Story covers Lyon to Sion, featuring Mont Blanc and Chamonix, uses Ortho4XP and open-source satellite imagery; it uses zoom levels 17 and 16, but the…
39.84 GB11.1KMay 20194.3 (36)
25 this week36VideoThis orthophoto coverage for Texas combines NAIP 2016 imagery with USGS elevation data and 7,414 pre-compiled DDS files to deliver true-to-life landscapes, with zoom fidelity improving to level 17…
108.37 GB1KApr 20245.0 (4)
25 this week4Grass airstrip sits in Central Idaho, three miles south of Yellow Pine in Valley County, offering access to the surrounding rugged terrain and nearby small strips. It requires libraries including…
61.02 MB494Aug 2017
20 this week60+VideoThe photoreal coverage spans the Bay Area region and surrounding locales, built from 1/3 arc-second USGS elevation data and orthophotos at zoom level 18. Forkboy2 is the original creator, Fly Away…
70.71 GB4.5KSep 20194.6 (12)
20 this week50Arizona orthophotos fuse USGS elevation data at 1/3 arc-second with overlays, delivering Zoom Level 16 imagery and Zoom Level 17 within four kilometers of airports. Overlay data carries permission…
19.2 GB3KApr 20174.3 (10)
20 this week35VideoForkboy2 compiles a complete photoreal orthophoto representation of Washington state, converted by Fly Away Simulation into the DDS format for use in the sim. The project spans the entire state,…
65.31 GB2.9KOct 20204.1 (10)
20 this week32This Hamburg-focused 3D object compilation centers on notable buildings and harbor facilities in the region, placing the reference point roughly 4.5 nautical miles from EDDH on a 175-degree…
197.23 MB2.3KAug 20173.5 (4)
10 this week60+VideoHD photoreal imagery of the Grand Canyon region is compiled by Ortho4XP and credited to Forkboy2, while Fly Away Simulation handles repackaging. The dataset sits at 100% zoom level 18, is…
90.01 GB17.5KSep 20194.3 (49)
10 this week60+VideoPhotorealistic orthophotos cover the entire state of Florida from Tallahassee to Key West, with the Everglades and Florida Keys rendered in detail and overlaid with roads and autogen. The unit is…
66.94 GB9KOct 20194.1 (34)
10 this week2By Justin K, this KSAN airport project presents highly accurate terminal models, custom ground visuals, HDR night lighting, and animated GroundTraffic with AutoGate jetways. The 1.5 revision…
99.62 MB5.7KJul 20185.0 (4)
10 this week24Gunther Kremp delivers a VFR-focused enhancement for the Innsbruck area and the Nordalpen corridor in Tyrol, Austria, featuring dense 3D object placement that enhances landmarks and terrain cues…
373.84 MB3.5KSep 20175.0 (5)
10 this weekBy Bjoern Meier, the object array adds features across Switzerland for VFR flying, including the Thun train station, Bundeshaus in Bern, and Kapellbrücke in Luzern. Interlaken and Palais Nation…
71.19 MB1.8KAug 20175.0 (1)
10 this week35VideoThe Utah orthophoto dataset spans the entire state and supports use in two simulation versions. Fly Away Simulation converts Forkboy2 imagery to DDS, and it arrives pre-compiled in DDS format,…
41.95 GB1.7KDec 20214.8 (10)
10 this week46Gunther Kremp presents a freeware rendition of Leipzig and surrounding German towns, highlighting Dessau, Oranienbaum, and Wittenberg in careful 3D form. The work relies on FF Library Extended…
202.18 MB1.4KAug 20175.0 (3)
10 this week27Gunther Kremp presents a Black Forest eastern region enhancement that adds hand-placed 3D landmarks and village clusters across tiles +47+008 and +48+008, drawing on community models to improve…
156.32 MB1KAug 20175.0 (1)
10 this week34A 3D object environment covers the western Black Forest and coordinates +47+007 and +48+007 in Germany, for VFR flights to heighten realism, by Gunther Kremp. It relies on FF Library Extended…
38.17 MB843Aug 20175.0 (1)
10 this week3Canada4XPlane catalogs a Pemberton Regional Airport installation, a registered aerodrome located 5 nm south-southeast of Pemberton, British Columbia. It relies on CDB_LIBRARY.ZIP, JB_LIBRARY.ZIP,…
116.32 MB450Aug 20171.0 (1)
5 this week10Located on Islay, the airport sits 4.5 NM north-northwest of Port Ellen in Argyll and Bute, off the coast of Scotland, a rural field owned and maintained by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited.…
11.53 MB2KMar 20145.0 (1)
5 this week4Dundee sits 3 km from the city centre on the Firth of Tay, with its shoreward position overlooking the Tay Rail Bridge. By Paul Mort, the project uses Custom Objects and multiple libraries,…
2.48 MB1.5KOct 20174.0 (1)
5 this week25DAESP operates SBSR, serving Sao Jose do Rio Preto, Brazil, and the offering delivers corrected aprons, ramps, gates, taxiways, lighting, and surrounding city buildings. It provides two variants…
13.65 MB842Sep 2017
5 this week4Located 2 nautical miles southwest of Bunbeg in Carrickfinn, The Rosses, northwest County Donegal, Ireland, the airport sits. The runway shifts from a grass strip to a hard surface in the late…
1.73 MB798Apr 20195.0 (2)
5 this week2Adjacent to Tofino Harbour in British Columbia, Canada, this water aerodrome asset sits along the rocky shoreline. Canada4XPlane delivers it, requiring five libraries—RD_LIBRARY.ZIP, JB_LIBRARY.ZIP…
23.31 MB593Aug 2017
5 this week33Infraero operates Bacacheri Airport (BFH/SBBI) in Curitiba, Brazil. It corrects aprons, ramps, gates, taxiways, and lighting, adds city buildings and orthophoto coverage for the airfield area, and…
19.79 MB530Aug 2017
5 this week2Paul Mort presents Dunsfold Aerodrome, an unlicensed airfield near Cranleigh in Surrey, as a detailed flight-sim rendition with areas to explore around its hangars. It requires the latest versions…
10.83 MB520Aug 2017
5 this week2Nakusp Airport sits 1.3 nautical miles NNW of Nakusp, British Columbia, Canada. The installation requires CDB_LIBRARY.ZIP, THE_HANDY_OBJECTS_LIBRARY.ZIP, JB_LIBRARY.ZIP, MISTERX_LIBRARY.ZIP,…
17.08 MB475Aug 20175.0 (1)
5 this week8An abandoned airfield sits at the north end of Stave Lake, 24 nautical miles northeast of Pitt Meadows near Vancouver, Canada. It supports Ortho4XP mesh and orthophotos from Bing, and requires…
29.6 MB423Aug 20175.0 (3)
5 this week3Colonsay Airport sits on Colonsay in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, three nautical miles west of Scalasaig. Hebridean Air Services operates two 25-minute flights to Oban Airport on Tuesdays and…
1.84 MB410Apr 2019
5 this week5Zuienkerke functions as a tiny ULM strip near the Belgian west coast, set in a rural landscape suitable for short hops. The work uses mostly library objects and restricts helicopters and legacy…
30.02 MB328Sep 2017
5 this weekBy John Dickinson, Bentley Priory stands as an eighteenth to nineteenth century stately home and deer park in Stanmore on the northern edge of the Greater London area in the London Borough of…
1.66 MB267Aug 2017
5 this week15Two named variants exist for SNVR Itaparica Airfield on Itaparica Island in Bahia, Brazil, BR BA SNVR - Itaparica Airfield XP11 v1.0.0 and BR BA SNVR - Itaparica Airfield XP10 v1.0.0, with…
7.12 MB211Aug 2017
2Courtenay Airpark lies adjacent to the city of Courtenay in British Columbia, Canada. Users provide JB_LIBRARY.ZIP, RD_LIBRARY.ZIP, MISTERX_LIBRARY.ZIP, FF_LIBRARY_EXTENDED_LOD.ZIP, and…
25.01 MB1.9KAug 2017Step-by-step answers written by the Fly Away team — from first install to fixing a crash.
