X-Plane scenery

X-Plane EIDL Donegal Airport Scenery

Donegal Airport (EIDL) scenery recreates the coastal airfield at Carrickfinn with an updated terminal area, modern navigational details, and the oval track added in v1.1 for richer local atmosphere in X-Plane 11. Requires BS2001 Object Library, CDB Library, The Handy Objects Library, and MisterX Library.

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A small airport with a single runway sits beside a body of water, featuring a terminal building, apron, and parking lot.

A small airport apron features several ground vehicles, a parked twin-engine aircraft, a fuel tank, and low terminal buildings surrounded by trees.

A cracked concrete apron leads to a taxiway intersection with runway signs, grassy areas, and several trees along a perimeter fence.

A large airport building with multiple air conditioning units and a red door stands beside an open ramp under a cloudy sky.

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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.

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.

Donegal Airport from above in XP11. 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.

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eidl_donegal_airport.zip

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Requires dependencies

This add-on may require the following files to function properly. If this is a repaint, the dependency below is likely the base aircraft package.

the_handy_objects_library.zip

How to install this mod

X-Plane scenery

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.
Copy into Custom Scenery

Place the scenery folder into X-Plane 12/Custom Scenery/.
Set scenery load order

X-Plane loads sceneries top-to-bottom from Custom Scenery/scenery_packs.ini. Custom airports should be ABOVE mesh and ortho-imagery.
Restart X-Plane

Close X-Plane completely and relaunch. The new content loads automatically.
Always read the included readme

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What’s inside this archive

The archive eidl_donegal_airport.zip has 12 files and directories contained within it.

File Contents

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Filename/Directory	File Date	File Size
EIDL_Donegal Airport	04.25.19	0 B
3.jpg	04.25.19	356.30 kB
4.jpg	04.25.19	391.11 kB
Earth nav data	04.25.19	0 B
+50-010	04.24.19	0 B
+55-009.dsf	04.24.19	12.77 kB
+55-009.dsf.bak	04.24.19	12.69 kB
apt.dat	05.23.18	20.41 kB
image1.jpg	04.25.19	544.46 kB
image2.jpg	04.25.19	482.96 kB
flyawaysimulation.txt	10.29.13	959 B
Go to Fly Away Simulation.url	01.22.16	52 B