X-Plane 11 EGPN Dundee Airport Scenery

Expert Overview

This detailed X-Plane 11 rendition of EGPN Dundee Airport brings Scotland’s compact regional hub to life along the banks of the Firth of Tay, capturing both the city’s charm and marvelous coastal views. With carefully placed structures, a blend of custom 3D models, and ground textures from multiple libraries, it delivers an authentic aeronautical setting that highlights the airport’s history and proximity to iconic golf destinations like St Andrews.

Having tested it extensively, I find the mod offers a smooth experience and admirable realism, from the realistically modeled terminal to the eye-catching surrounding scenery overlooking the Tay Rail Bridge. Despite its compact size, this airport pack provides an engaging flight simulation environment for short hauls, VFR flights, or virtual sightseeing around a uniquely historic part of Scotland.

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

Dundee Airport is located 3 km (1.9 mi) from the centre of Dundee, Scotland or, for navigation purposes, 0.5 NM (0.93 km; 0.58 mi) south of the city. It lies on the shore of the Firth of Tay and overlooks the Tay Rail Bridge.

Dundee Airport is the closest airport to the championship golf courses at St Andrews, Gleneagles and Carnoustie. The airport was opened in 1963 on land reclaimed from the Firth of Tay. Originally it had a 900 m (2,953 ft) grass runway. The first scheduled air service began on 5 July 1966, with a service to Glasgow. A fortnight later a feeder service was added for Turnhouse and Prestwick. The service was stopped on 31 October 1967 after British Eagle reported 10,000 losses. Around this time the control of Dundee City Council changed from Labour to Conservative and the airport was closed and the land used by Dundee University as playing fields. When control of the Council changed back again to Labour the airport was reopened.

Made in X-Plane using Custom Objects & Object Libraries.

You Will Need The Current Versions Of The Following Libraries:

3D People Library (3D_PEOPLE_LIBRARY.ZIP), CDB library (CDB_LIBRARY.ZIP), Ground Textures Library (GT_LIBRARY.ZIP), The Handy Object Library (THE_HANDY_OBJECTS_LIBRARY.ZIP), MisterX Library (MISTERX_LIBRARY.ZIP), World Model Library (WORLD2XPLANE.ZIP), OpenSceneryX (OPENSCENERYX.ZIP), PM Object Library (PM_LIBRARY.ZIP), and RuScenery (RUSCENERY.ZIP).

By Paul Mort.