FSX / P3D scenery

FSX Scott Air Force Base Scenery

Scott Air Force Base and MidAmerica St. Louis Airport (KBLV/BLV) scenery recreates the joint-use Illinois airfield with key military and civilian areas, including the passenger terminal, for believable Air Mobility Command and general aviation operations. Built for Microsoft Flight Simulator X, it adds custom-placed objects and static aircraft to bring the base environment to life.

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Scott Air Force Base (IATA: BLV, ICAO: KBLV, FAA LID: BLV) is a base of the United States Air Force in St. Clair County, Illinois (IL), near Belleville. The base is named after Corporal Frank S. Scott, the first enlisted person to be killed in an aviation crash. The base is operated by the 375th Air Mobility Wing (375 AMW) and is also home to the Air Force Reserve Command's 932d Airlift Wing (932 AW) and the Illinois Air National Guard's 126th Air Refueling Wing (126 ARW), the latter two units being operationally gained by the US Air Force's Air Mobility Command (AMC). Created with Instant Scenery 2 by John B. Loney, Jr.

Passenger terminal at Scott Air Force Base.

Passenger terminal at Scott Air Force Base.

It's airfield is also used by civilian aircraft, with civilian operations at the base referring to the facility as MidAmerica St. Louis Airport. MidAmerica has operated as a Joint Use Airport since beginning operations in November 1997 and has not been served by any commercial airlines since Allegiant Air pulled out of the airport on January 3, 2009

During World War I, 624 acres (253 ha) of land near Belleville, Illinois became a new airfield. The government announced it would name the field after Corporal Frank S. Scott on July 20, 1917; Scott was the first enlisted person to be killed in an aviation crash. Scott remains the only base in the United States named after an enlisted member.

Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: 35
Military aircraft: 35
Aircraft operations: avg 59/day *
66% military
33% local general aviation
<1% commercial

* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2010

I was asked to design Scott AFB/MidAmerica by my good friend, Dan. I was all too happy to do it. There may be some things in the scenery that may not really be at Scott, such as some of the static aircraft. I claim artistic license.

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Filename
scott_afb_midamerica_kblv_fsx.zip
File size
8.77 MB
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How to install this mod

FSX / P3D scenery

  1. Extract the downloaded archive

    Use 7-Zip (free) or WinRAR to extract the ZIP to a temporary folder. Don't install while still zipped — the simulator can't read inside ZIP files.

  2. Place scenery in Addon Scenery

    Create a folder under FSX\Addon Scenery\ containing scenery and texture sub-folders.

  3. Activate in Scenery Library

    In FSX, go to Settings → Scenery Library → Add Area. Higher priority means it overrides lower entries for the same location.

  4. Always read the included readme

    Every mod ships with a readme.txt or README file. It tells you exactly where files go, what dependencies are needed, and any quirks specific to this add-on.
Still stuck? The readme included with the file is the authoritative source for this specific mod. Visit our Flight School tutorials or ask in our Q&A forum.

Finding the scenery

Use these coordinates to fly directly to this location once the mod is installed.

FSX / Prepar3D coordinates (or generate a flight plan)
38.54520000,-89.83520000
Decimal degrees
38.545200°, -89.835200°
Degrees, minutes, seconds
38° 32' 42.720" N 89° 50' 06.720" W

Launch FSX or Prepar3D and use Flights → Load to open the downloaded .pln file. Your aircraft will be positioned at this location.

What’s inside this archive

The archive scott_afb_midamerica_kblv_fsx.zip has 9 files and directories contained within it.

File Contents

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Filename/Directory File Date File Size
screenshots_fsx.zip04.23.12787.35 kB
FILE_ID.DIZ04.23.12637 B
kblv_fsx_1.jpg04.23.1225.43 kB
kblv_fsx_7.jpg04.23.1249.06 kB
Readme.doc04.23.12526.00 kB
readme.txt04.23.128.86 kB
scott_afb_midamerica_fsx_scenery.zip04.22.127.54 MB
flyawaysimulation.txt10.29.13959 B
Go to Fly Away Simulation.url01.22.1652 B

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Paul DoBearMon, 05 Aug 2019 01:23:56 GMT

When I am looking at the Scott AFB side of the scenery the frames drop badly. MidAmerica Side everything is perfect. It's like one of the building you are using is lagging it up. Could you fix this?

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