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Using Airport Facilitator X version 1.08 for the Sim-Giants Tenerife North GCXO facility, this change adds a new platform, taxiway E1, and a view from the control tower with airlines parked under assigned codes. By Javier Chafes, the note states the file may be freely modified by anyone, referencing SGXO001.BGL and SGXO026.off/SGXO041.off.

The image set arrives in eight parts, with Parts 1–2 dedicated to field imagery, Parts 3–7 to non-field areas, and Part 8 to town areas, spanning American and European regions. The author adjusts tonal balance to reduce the desert look and to temper autumn saturation, while winter appearances are softened for realism.

An AFX file introduces the OMDB layout, adding a passenger terminal, cargo area, flower center, fuel tanks, private terminal, and parking for A380s. ATC directs AI and user aircraft to numbered positions, while taxiways are 98% correctly placed and signed.

Version 2 of the SRTM 3 mesh covers Europe, forming part of a freeware worldwide coverage effort. The pair consists of two files, SRT2EUR.ZIP and SRT2EUR2.ZIP, with credit to Raimondo Taburet and J. De Ferranti.

Coastal rework and land-class updates anchor the work on SABA airport and Fort Bay harbor, with roads and traffic recalibrated to land-class changes. Valladier Jean Louis credits the effort, notes The Bottom, St John’s, Windwardside, and Hell’s Gate as key towns, and confirms SP1 and SP2 compatibility.

By Toni Agramont, this scenario adapts a prior Portuguese project for VFR flights and encompasses 30 airports and aerodromes across the country. Autogen density is Dense, water effects are None, and the adventure narrative opens at Sintra LPST, tracing a coastward route toward Lisbon.

Eight airports across Korea include Gimpo (GMP / RKSS) and Gimhae (PUS / RKPK) alongside Gwangju (KWJ / RKJJ) and Cheongju (CJJ / RKTU). Mokpo (MPK / RKJM) remains closed, with closure dated November 8, 2007, and Muan (MWX / RKJB) includes Scott Smart's Terrain data and a voice pack, while Air Force areas appear fictional, by Seongsu Kim.

Version 1.0 for the Duesseldorf EDDL area, credited to Max Epperlein and Thomas Ruth, references TOMEDDL1.ZIP and TOMEDDL2.ZIP as identifiers. It corrects the 05L/23R heading, aligns taxiways to an aerial image and airport chart, adds 93 parking positions, and refines airport buildings and related infrastructure.

A 76-meter elevation mesh spans the region including South America, Central America, and the Caribbean, using the latest SRTM version 2 data and the J. De Ferranti elevation model. Raimondo Taburet places four ZIP components—SRTXSAM1.ZIP, SRTXSAM2.ZIP, SRTXSAM3.ZIP, and SRTXSAM4.ZIP—into the public domain.

Five-part series, by Aime Leclercq, compiles 50cm_interzone_01.zip through 50cm_interzone_05.zip, consolidating all components. It defines intermediate zones between mountains and forest from 1m to 50cm and includes all seasons, with ZIP archives presented for integrated use.

Version 2.0 covers Jundiai Airfield (SDJD) near Sao Paulo, Brazil, with altitude corrections, improved runway markings, and new parking positions and lights, Ren Scen earns credit. Brazilian locale details anchor the revision, with SDJD highlighted as the focal point and improvements extending to lighting and parking layouts.

BlueSkyScenery delivers a statewide photoreal imagery package that spans California, from the Mojave Desert to Los Angeles and San Francisco, with over 70GB of data at 1m per pixel detail. Airfields including Baker (0O2) and Cadiz (CA90) anchor the coverage, along with iconic sites like the Golden Gate Bridge and Yosemite.

Harry Patten crafts the second Lukla version, repositioning the runway to heighten realism and challenge for pilots navigating the mountain airstrip. A static aircraft sits before a lifelike terminal and control tower, with animated people nearby.

Dubai X provides day and night imagery of Dubai city and 65 km of shoreline, including the Dubai International Airport (OMDB) and the Palm and The World. OMDB.ZIP is recommended for the related airport data.

Ray Smith models a Suvarnabhumi International Airport project with four BGL files enabling two- or three-runway configurations. VTBS_ADE_RS.BGL enables the two-runway option, VTBS_ADE_RS_rwy3.BGL adds the third runway, VTBS_ADE_CVX.bgl removes Autogen for the airport, terminal, and runways, and VTBS_ADE_OBJ.BGL stores the objects; the terminal is built from a buildings library.

Gatwick Free project covers Gatwick International Airport (EGKK) in the United Kingdom, by Gary Summons for UK2000, designed for users with slower PCs. It includes many objects, detailed buildings, taxiways and aprons for low-end systems.

Gustavo Luna delivers v2 of a freeware add-on for Guararapes-Gilberto Freyre International Airport (SBRF) in Recife, Brazil, with the folder named SBRF - Recife v2. The freeware license allows distribution, provided the work remains in its original, integral form.

Robert Catherall presents a complete remake of Halifax Robert L. Stanfield International Airport, using ADEX 1.45.06 to renumber runways 05-23 and 14-32, add DME on 05-23, and rebuild the terminal with a relocated control tower; CYHZ_ADEX_RWC_CW.BGL delivers Xwind runways.

Four new airports appear in North Korea, alongside flight plans and flights in good and bad weather, plus original airport buildings and other objects. The work includes a flight plan named FSADVENTURESKY-NORTH KOREA-VFR Sunan to Knevichi.PLN and notes a main airfield closed to traffic, requiring an alternate, by Gera Godoy Canova.

Kenichi Ochiai creates a compact, Japan-focused RJNA Nagoya concept labeled v1.1, centered on the Nagoya area, in Japan. Special thanks go to Mr. Takuya Murakami and Mr. Shige for their contributions to the project in Japan.