X-Plane EIDL Donegal Airport Scenery

Expert Overview

X-Plane 11 EIDL Donegal Airport Scenery delivers a highly detailed recreation of this picturesque coastal airport in northwest County Donegal, Ireland. Its realistic runway layout, accurately modeled terminal, and newly added oval track immerse pilots in the unique charm of this site voted the world’s most beautiful landing spot in 2018.

I’ve personally tested this mod and was impressed by the convincing blend of clean modeling and subtle textures drawn from multiple object libraries (BS2001, CDB, The Handy Object Library, and MisterX). It captures the essence of Donegal’s dramatic coastline and provides a wonderful approach experience for any flight enthusiast seeking a memorable journey in X-Plane 11.

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

Donegal Airport is located 2 nm southwest of Bunbeg in Carrickfinn, a townland in The Rosses, a district in northwest County Donegal, Ireland. The airport is on the country's northwest coast, about a 15-minute drive from Dungloe and Gweedore and 45 minutes from Letterkenny.

Until the mid-1980s, the runway was a grass strip. This was replaced by a hard surface runway with temporary buildings. In the 1990s the runway was extended to 1,500 m (4,900 ft) and a new terminal building with modern navigational aids and equipment was added. In 2018 the airport was voted world's most beautiful landing spot.

Requires the latest versions of the following object libraries: BS2001 Object Library (BS2001_OPEN_ME.ZIP), CDB library (CDB_LIBRARY.ZIP), The Handy Object Library (THE_HANDY_OBJECTS_LIBRARY.ZIP) and the MisterX Library (MISTERX_LIBRARY.ZIP).

Many thanks to all the contributors of the above libraries.

Version 1.1 adds the oval track next to the airport.

Developer: Rene Bruun.