AFCAD files are the skeleton of the airport or scenery, for example parking gates and taxiways and holding point information are stored in AFCAD files. These files do not show anything visually, but it's more along the lines of providing information to the simulator software so it may assign runways, parking gates and taxiways for you when you request them via ATC.

Leo Pardon presents 96 countries covered and more than 95 individual files that add parking and gates at lesser-known airports worldwide, based on real-world data. The assets are .bgl files compati…
Gardermoen (ENGM), Torp (ENTO), Vaernes (ENVA), Alta (ENAT), Sola (ENZV), Bodo (ENBO), Tromso (ENTC) and Flesland (ENBR) in Norway receive updated layouts with added GA parking. ENGM uses takeoff o…

RealCDG v3.1 by Xavier Ossedat presents LFPG with 271 gates and four landing runways, complemented by aprons, blue centerline lights, stop lines, hold short lights, a helicopter area, de-icing bays…

The package adds apron areas, taxiways, helipads, and military parking positions (FAV and ARV) for combat and transport planes, with gates and parking allocated to typical Venezuelan operators and …
Patch268 gates are available, with aprons, blue center line lights, stop lines, hold short lights, a helicopter area, and de-icing bays. Xavier Ossedat updates airline assignments and adjusts takeoff se…

Boeing Field/King County International Airport in Seattle, Washington, gains a revised AF2_KBFI.bgl by Steve Lewis, replacing the original file provided in boeing_field_kbfi.zip. All aircraft are b…

Marseille Airport in France, identified by the LFML code, appears as the focal facility. An accompanying image provides a reference, anchoring the location and confirming the airport's geographic c…
By Marco Miraglia, this lineup covers major Italian hubs, including LIRF, LIMC, and LIPZ, among numerous others such as LIRA, LIRN, LIPR and LIEO. It highlights geographic breadth across Italy, ref…
By V.F. Holderness, the compilation covers twenty Greek airports, including LGAV and LGIR, plus sixteen smaller fields. The files are tidied up and parking maximized without creating new areas, and…

Paris Orly LFPO features 108 gates, all with stop lines, blue illuminated centerlines at night, plus hold short lights, a holding bay, a helicopter area, and a tower viewpoint. This second version,…
An assembly by V.F. Holderness covers 32 airports defined by ICAO codes, including LFML, LFPG, and LOWW, with 16 included from a TIME magazine article on Ryanair operations in France. LFBO lacks pa…
An Italy-focused assembly delivers AFCAD files for 26 airports, spanning LIBD, LIBR, LIMC, LIRF, and LIRQ. The arrangement emphasizes geographic reach across Italian airfields and anchors with exam…

Narita Airport near Tokyo, RJAA, Japan, presents a layout that is not fully compatible with the default simulator. A file named AF2_RJAA.bgl provides the modification, with taxiways based on Jeppes…
Bruno Hamza offers an Africa-wide collection of 29 AFCAD2 files covering airports such as DAAG, DGAA, DIAP, DNMM, DRRN, and HECA, with gates expanded to support traffic AI. Parking codes appear onl…
UK and Irish Airports v1 collection lists Heathrow (EGLL), Gatwick (EGKK), and London City (EGLC) along with Manchester (EGCC) and Edinburgh (EGPH). Created by V.F. Holderness, it provides .bgl fil…
Chinese airport data spans twenty-six identifiers, including VMMC, ZBAA, ZBHH, ZGGG, ZGHA, ZGNN, ZGSZ, ZHCC, ZJHK, ZLLL, ZLXY, ZPPP, ZSFZ, ZSJN, ZSNB, ZSNJ, ZSPD, ZSQD, ZSSS, ZSYT, ZUCK, ZUUU, ZWWW…
Airport layout files cover major Middle East hubs, listing HEAX in Alexandria, LLBG in Tel Aviv, OBBI, OJAI, OLBA, OMAA, ORBS, OTBD, and OYSN. The set excludes Cairo and Dubai, and contains no real…
SkyScene Studio refines gate layouts, taxiway connections, and runway intersections at SBSP Congonhas International in São Paulo, Brazil, using a single .BGL file to mirror real operations and supp…
By Peter Bos, this compilation covers thirteen airports across the Netherlands and nearby Caribbean territories, naming items such as EHAM Schiphol and TNCM Sint-Maarten. Asterisked EHVB Valkenburg…

Ernst Bosshard compiles revised Swiss airfields with corrected elevations to ensure accurate ground contact and adds a live GA traffic file for the lower airspace, drawing on work by Daniel Gauthie…