X-Plane 11/10 SBPL Petrolina Airport Scenery

Petrolina Senador Nilo Coelho International Airport (SBPL/PNZ) is recreated for X-Plane 11 and X-Plane 10 with refined aprons, ramps, gates, taxiways, and lighting, plus city buildings and ortho-photo coverage around the field. XP11 adds ground services support, and the scenery requires only default Laminar Research libraries.

A single-runway airport with taxiways and small buildings sits in a dry, sparsely vegetated landscape near a river and distant city.

A wide urban area with clusters of tall rectangular buildings lines both sides of a river, surrounded by sparse desert terrain and scattered trees.

A single runway stretches across a dry, sparsely vegetated landscape with scattered trees and a distant city skyline in the background.

A wide river curves through a dry landscape with clusters of tall buildings on both banks and an airport runway visible in the distance.

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File: br_pe_sbpl_-_petrolina_airport_v1_0_0.zip
Size:12.71 MB
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SBPL Petrolina Airport Scenery

• 408 downloads • 12.71 MB • Clean (21d)

Expert Overview

This comprehensive scenery mod brings Petrolina Senador Nilo Coelho International-Cargo Airport to life in X-Plane 11 and 10, perfectly capturing its busy cargo operations and unique layout. From meticulously crafted aprons and gates to custom city buildings and ortho-photo coverage, every detail has been carefully reproduced for an immersive flight simulation experience. The airport features significant cold-storage facilities for exporting fresh fruits and an extended runway capable of accommodating large aircraft such as the Boeing 747-400, making it a standout hub in northeastern Brazil.

In addition to its enhanced airport environment, this mod offers refined taxiways, ramp lighting, and—on X-Plane 11—built-in ground services like pushback. The local airlines Avianca, Azul, and Gol connect passengers and cargo flights to destinations such as Recife, Salvador, and São Paulo, revealing the airport’s vital role in regional travel and commerce. Having tested this scenery extensively, I found it both visually appealing and performance-friendly, adding a distinctive and enjoyable challenge for seasoned virtual pilots.

This mod was installed, tested and reviewed by Adam McEnroe for Fly Away Simulation. Adam is an FS mod expert. Read his bio here.

This is an X-Plane 11 and X-Plane 10 scenery package for Petrolina Senador Nilo Coelho International-Cargo Airport (IATA: PNZ, ICAO: SBPL) is the airport serving Petrolina, Pernambuco and Juazeiro, Bahia, in Brazil. It is named after the Petrolina-born Senator Nilo de Sousa Coelho (1920 - 1983). It is operated by Infraero.

Aerial view of the runway and airport. It includes corrected aprons, ramps, gates, taxiways, lighting system, city buildings, ortho-photo scenery for the airfield area, and (XP11 only) airport ground services (like push back).

Petrolina Airport handles the export of fresh fruits from the Sao Francisco River Valley to Europe and the United States. The cargo terminal operates with 6 large coolers with capacity for 17,000 boxes each plus 2 cooler tunnels. In 2004, it underwent a refurbishment of the passenger terminal, to 2,027 m2 with capacity to receive 150,000 passengers per year, reinforcement and expansion of the maneuvering yard, which allowed a better quality of asphalt reinforcement of the runway and aircraft yard, extended to 16,406m, With five parking positions for large aircraft and with ten positions in total and expansion of the airstrip, going to 3,250 meters long by 45 meters wide allowing the operation of large aircraft such as the Boeing 747- 400. Current commercial airlines and destinations include:
- Avianca Brazil from/to => Recife/SBRF, Salvador/SBSV, Sao Paulo-Guarulhos/SBGR
- Azul Brazilian Airlines from/to => Campinas/SBKP, Juazeiro do Norte/SBJU
- Gol Airlines from/to => Sao Paulo-Guarulhos/SBGR

This scenery was tested and is operational (as of May 31, 2017) in "X-Plane 11.02b1 64 bit", Windows 10 Home. It was also tested and is also operational (as of May 31, 2017) in "X-Plane 10.51 64 bit", Windows 10 Home.

A set of PDF charts (updated as of March 2017) are provided for SBPL/PNZ airport. They are official and free of charge, provided by the Brazilian aeronautical authority. You can find them in the folder "SBPL Charts", in this package. These charts are constantly updated by the Brazilian aeronautical authority. Visit them online to download future updates: http://www.aisweb.aer.mil.br/index.cfm?i=cartas (search for SBPL in the search box).

X-Plane 11 Installation:

Two folders are provided. You only need the one marked XP11. Copy and paste the folder "BR PE SBPL - Petrolina Airport XP11 v1.0.0", and all their content, inside your "\X-Plane 11\Custom Scenery\" folder, as usual in the X-Plane world. Do not copy the folder marked XP10.

X-Plane 10 Installation:

Two folders are provided. You only need the one marked XP10. Copy and paste the folder "BR PE SBPL - Petrolina Airport XP10 v1.0.0", and all their content, inside your "\X-Plane 10\Custom Scenery\" folder, as usual in the X-Plane world. Do not copy the folder marked XP11.

Additional scenery libraries needed:

Only the default X-Plane 11 libraries, by Laminar Research, are needed. No third party libraries are used.

Images & Screenshots

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A single asphalt runway stretches across a dry, sparsely vegetated landscape with scattered buildings and a parallel taxiway nearby.

A single-runway airport sits in a dry, sparsely vegetated landscape with a river and city skyline visible in the distance.

A modern airport terminal with a control tower sits beside a parking lot, with two commercial jets parked at nearby gates.

A modern airport terminal with a control tower sits beside several parked airliners and general aviation aircraft, surrounded by dry terrain and scattered trees.

A wide river with several sailboats runs through a cityscape of numerous high-rise apartment buildings and sparse surrounding vegetation.

A wide river runs through a dry landscape with clusters of tall rectangular buildings and scattered sailboats on the water.

Two commercial jets are parked at terminal gates beside an airport control tower, with fuel tanks and service vehicles nearby.

A medium-sized airport terminal with a control tower is surrounded by parking lots, trees, and several commercial aircraft at the gates.

A single runway airport sits in a dry, sparsely vegetated landscape with a terminal building, apron, and several small aircraft parked nearby.

An airport terminal with a control tower, multiple parked airliners, and adjacent parking lots is viewed from above.

A city with numerous high-rise buildings and a winding river is shown at sunset, with streetlights and distant lights beginning to illuminate.

A modern airport terminal with a control tower is illuminated at dusk, with two parked airliners and a lit parking lot in view.

An airport apron at dusk features two parked airliners, an illuminated control tower, fuel tanks, and a city skyline in the distance.

A nighttime airport scene shows a terminal building with a control tower, illuminated parking lots, and several aircraft parked on the apron.

A city with numerous high-rise buildings sits beside a winding river at sunset, with streetlights and bridge lights visible.

A cityscape with numerous red-lit high-rise buildings lines both sides of a wide river, with an illuminated runway visible in the distance.

A long runway with illuminated edge lights stretches toward a cluster of airport buildings, with a distant city skyline and river visible at dusk.

A terminal building with a control tower is illuminated at dusk, with several parked aircraft and vehicles visible on the apron.

A single illuminated runway stretches through a dark landscape at dusk, with airport buildings and a distant city skyline visible beyond.

A city with clusters of tall buildings and illuminated streets sits beside a winding river at sunset under a hazy sky.

A small airport with illuminated runways and apron lights sits in a rural landscape at sunset, with distant hills on the horizon.

Two commercial jets and a small aircraft are parked at a dimly lit airport terminal with adjacent parking lots and service buildings.

A small airport with illuminated runways and taxiways sits near a cluster of buildings at dusk, surrounded by dark rural landscape.

The archive br_pe_sbpl_-_petrolina_airport_v1_0_0.zip has 59 files and directories contained within it.

File Contents

This list displays the first 500 files in the package. If the package has more, you will need to download it to view them.

Filename/Directory	File Date	File Size
_readme.txt	05.31.17	3.38 kB
-10-041.dsf	05.31.17	19.83 kB
apt.dat	05.31.17	54.77 kB
earth.wed.bak.xml	05.31.17	1.75 MB
earth.wed.xml	05.31.17	1.56 MB
ortho.dds	05.30.17	5.33 MB
ortho.pol	05.30.17	128 B
validation_report.txt	05.31.17	0 B
Earth nav data	05.31.17	0 B
-10-050	05.31.17	0 B
-10-041.dsf	05.31.17	19.83 kB
apt.dat	05.31.17	69.31 kB
earth.wed.bak.xml	05.31.17	1.75 MB
earth.wed.xml	05.31.17	1.75 MB
ortho	05.31.17	0 B
ortho.dds	05.30.17	5.33 MB
ortho.pol	05.30.17	128 B
validation_report.txt	05.31.17	0 B
BR PE SBPL a.jpg	05.31.17	155.95 kB
BR PE SBPL b.jpg	05.31.17	163.80 kB
BR PE SBPL c.jpg	05.31.17	188.36 kB
BR PE SBPL d.jpg	05.31.17	155.46 kB
BR PE SBPL e.jpg	05.31.17	166.12 kB
BR PE SBPL f.jpg	05.31.17	133.76 kB
BR PE SBPL g.jpg	05.31.17	161.32 kB
BR PE SBPL h.jpg	05.31.17	167.51 kB
BR PE SBPL i.jpg	05.31.17	181.20 kB
BR PE SBPL j.jpg	05.31.17	167.96 kB
BR PE SBPL k.jpg	05.31.17	147.21 kB
BR PE SBPL l.jpg	05.31.17	170.91 kB
BR PE SBPL m.jpg	05.31.17	176.03 kB
BR PE SBPL n.jpg	05.31.17	182.58 kB
BR PE SBPL o.jpg	05.31.17	171.51 kB
BR PE SBPL p.jpg	05.31.17	190.00 kB
BR PE SBPL q.jpg	05.31.17	154.58 kB
BR PE SBPL r.jpg	05.31.17	174.37 kB
BR PE SBPL s.jpg	05.31.17	170.09 kB
BR PE SBPL t.jpg	05.31.17	174.12 kB
BR PE SBPL u.jpg	05.31.17	157.69 kB
BR PE SBPL v.jpg	05.31.17	168.75 kB
BR PE SBPL w.jpg	05.31.17	187.28 kB
BR PE SBPL x.jpg	05.31.17	147.57 kB
BR PE SBPL y.jpg	05.31.17	171.66 kB
BR PE SBPL z.jpg	05.31.17	176.22 kB
sbpl_adc-sbpl_adc_20151210.pdf	05.31.17	167.10 kB
sbpl_rnav-bissa-1b--frank-1b--tokap-1b-rwy-31_sid_20130627.pdf	05.31.17	233.69 kB
sbpl_rnav-dalma-1a-mexix-1amugav-1a-rwy-13_sid_20140109.pdf	05.31.17	244.98 kB
sbpl_rnav--gnss--rwy-13_iac_20161208.pdf	05.31.17	232.83 kB
sbpl_rnav--gnss--rwy-31_iac_20161208.pdf	05.31.17	135.01 kB
sbpl_sid-sbpl-caloi1b-rwy31_sid_20150108.pdf	05.31.17	288.22 kB
sbpl_sid-sbpl-gebax-irixo-iroro_sid_20150205.pdf	05.31.17	287.58 kB
sbpl_sid-sbpl-joela-padum-tokap_sid_20150205.pdf	05.31.17	255.61 kB
sbpl_sid-sbpl-rnav-bissa1z-frank1a-habit1a-tokap1a-rwy-13_sid_20150205.pdf	05.31.17	283.91 kB
sbpl_vor-ou-or-vor-dme-rwy-13_iac_20130404.pdf	05.31.17	134.29 kB
sbpl_vor-ou-vor-dme-rwy-31_iac_20130627.pdf	05.31.17	138.33 kB
thumb.gif	05.31.17	15.20 kB
thumb.jpg	05.31.17	196.02 kB
flyawaysimulation.txt	10.29.13	959 B
Go to Fly Away Simulation.url	01.22.16	52 B

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