MSFS scenery

MSFS Disney World Airport (KDWS) Scenery

KDWS Disney World Airport scenery recreates the original Lake Buena Vista STOLport as it appeared around its 1971 opening, with a correctly sized 2000x100ft runway, a minimal airfield layout, and four parking spots near Magic Kingdom. Built for Microsoft Flight Simulator, it evokes the period before later expansions, roads, and modern storage use.

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United States of America

Flight Simulator 2020

Images & Screenshots

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A small airstrip with a single runway, apron, and two buildings is surrounded by dense forest and bordered by a nearby road.

A small single-engine aircraft approaches a narrow runway marked 34 STOL, surrounded by dense forest and distant lakes.

Editor reviewed · Tested in-sim

Expert Overview

This carefully crafted mod brings the long-closed Disney World STOLport (KDWS) back to life in Microsoft Flight Simulator, accurately recreating the 2,000-by-100-foot runway and capturing the minimalist charm of its early 1970s operation. Though limited photographic references existed for the parking and building layouts, the developer has meticulously replicated the airport environment so virtual pilots can experience how this unique airstrip once served the Magic Kingdom area.

From my decades in the simulation world and hands-on testing of this package, I can confirm that it strikes a delightful balance between historical authenticity and modern simulator functionality. With four parking spots and subtle glimpses of the airport’s past, this mod offers a rare throwback that stands out among today’s bustling scenery add-ons, despite a few minor visual quirks that rely on ongoing sim SDK updates. It’s a fun piece of aviation history that any flight simulation enthusiast should definitely explore.

The Disney World airport/STOLport (also known as the Lake Buena Vista airport/STOLport) is a now-closed airport that was located just south of Magic Kingdom park in Florida.

Disney World airport scenery being displayed in MSFS 2020. The runway in my recreation is accurate in terms of size. Due to there being no actual pictures of the parking area aside from two planes facing the camera (literally nothing, no idea on parking, buildings, lighting, etc), the apron (parking) area is one giant guess.

My version is meant to be representative of how the STOLport was back when it initially opened in 1971.

The main differences in this scenery compared to now are a much smaller apron area, next to no buildings, and no connecting road at the end of 34. Currently, the runway is used as a storage area for various Walt Disney World project equipment and the apron now has trailers and small offices on it.

To install, drag, and drop "trainplane3-airport-kdws-disneyworld" into your "Community" folder. Please reference the "file structure.jpg" image to ensure it's installed correctly.

Features

2000x100ft runway
4 parking spots

Bugs

The markings at the other end will be corrected once Asobo fixes the SDK.
Street lights appear over the airport area at night. This is also an SDK bug that will wait on Asobo to fix.

Developer: Joshua Gerard.

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File information

Filename

trainplane3-airport-kdws-disneyworld_v1.zip

File size

4.07 MB

Virus scan

Clean (scanned with ClamAV)

Access

Freeware

Content rating

Everyone

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How to install this mod

MSFS 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.
Locate your MSFS Community folder

All MSFS add-ons live in the Community folder. Microsoft Store / Game Pass version: %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.FlightSimulator_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalCache\Packages\Community\. Steam version: %APPDATA%\Microsoft Flight Simulator\Packages\Community\. Tip: enable Developer Mode in MSFS to see your exact Community folder path.
Copy the scenery package into Community

Drag the extracted scenery folder into your Community folder. Photogrammetry and large mesh packs can be 1GB+ — ensure you have disk space.
Restart MSFS

Close MSFS completely and relaunch. The new content appears in the Content Manager, on the World Map, or in the aircraft/livery selector.
Always read the included readme

Every mod ships with a readme.txt or README file. It tells you exactly where files go, what dependencies are needed, and any quirks specific to this add-on.