MSFS scenery

MSFS Honolulu, Hawaii & Surrounding Area Scenery

Honolulu, Pearl Harbor, and nearby Oahu terrain get a full scenery overhaul with sharper photogrammetry and higher-resolution ground textures, replacing the default landscape with more accurate coastlines, urban detail, and island color. Built for Microsoft Flight Simulator, it blends LOD19–20 coverage across the metro area and key landmarks while staying performance-friendly.

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A coastal cityscape features numerous high-rise buildings along a turquoise shoreline, with green mountains and dense urban development in the background.

A large volcanic crater covered in grass and trees sits adjacent to a dense urban area with high-rise buildings and coastal views.

Aerial view shows a densely populated coastal city with a large bay, an airport, and surrounding green hills under partly cloudy skies.

Aerial view shows a densely built suburban area with a large stadium at the center, surrounded by roads, neighborhoods, and a bay shoreline.

A dense urban area with a large highway interchange sits beside a coastal harbor, with city buildings and mountains in the distance.

A coastal city features numerous high-rise buildings along a sandy beach with turquoise water, backed by green mountains under partly cloudy skies.

A cluster of high-rise apartment buildings stands beside a large golf course, with a blue running track and cityscape in the background.

A complex highway interchange with multiple elevated lanes crosses over a river, surrounded by industrial buildings and densely packed urban neighborhoods.

Aerial view shows a dense urban downtown area with high-rise buildings, major highways, and numerous parking lots surrounded by greenery.

A coastal resort area features several high-rise hotels, curved sandy beaches with turquoise water, and green hills rising in the background.

A large highway interchange with multiple overpasses and ramps is shown near a stadium, residential neighborhoods, and a body of water.

A yellow helicopter flies above a coastal city with high-rise buildings, a marina, and mountains in the background.

A yellow helicopter flies above tall city buildings near a marina, with a sandy beach and turquoise water visible below.

A dense urban area with high-rise buildings, a green-roofed convention center, and a canal stretches toward the coastline and mountains.

A labeled satellite map shows photogrammetry scenery coverage areas for Honolulu, Pearl Harbor, Kapolei, Waikiki, and Diamond Head with outlined boundaries.

A coastal urban area features a large parking lot, waterfront buildings, industrial docks, and a city skyline beneath scattered clouds.

A cluster of tall modern buildings stands near a coastline with green hills in the background and dramatic clouds overhead.

Aerial view shows a large airport with multiple military aircraft parked on ramps, surrounded by taxiways, buildings, and coastal scenery.

A dense urban area is viewed from above at night, with illuminated streets, high-rise buildings, and several sports fields visible.

Aerial view shows a large elevated highway passing through an industrial area with warehouses, residential neighborhoods, and distant mountains under partly cloudy skies.

A coastal city with dense high-rise buildings stretches along the shoreline, bordered by steep green mountains and dramatic overcast clouds.

A dense urban area with numerous high-rise buildings is surrounded by green hills and sports fields under a cloudy sky.

A small aircraft with a Hawaiian livery flies above a coastal city with high-rise buildings, marinas, and green mountains in the background.

A coastal airport with intersecting runways sits near industrial tanks and buildings, with scattered clouds and city neighborhoods in the background.

A large volcanic crater surrounded by urban neighborhoods sits near the coastline, with a distant city skyline and mountains under scattered clouds.

Scattered clouds partially cover a coastal city with a large volcanic crater, dense urban areas, and turquoise ocean waters along the shoreline.

Numerous large cylindrical storage tanks sit beside a marina filled with boats, with a sprawling city and green hills in the background.

A small aircraft with Hawaiian livery flies above a coastal city with high-rise buildings, a cruise ship, and scattered clouds.

A coastal industrial facility with multiple smokestacks sits beside a highway, bordered by green hills and clear blue ocean water.

A small propeller aircraft with a Hawaiian livery flies above a coastal city skyline with a large cruise ship in the water below.

A coastal cityscape features tall modern buildings, a waterfront complex with teal roofs, and forested mountains under partly cloudy skies.

Aerial view shows a coastal airport with parallel runways, surrounding industrial areas, turquoise shoreline, and scattered clouds overhead.

Aerial view shows a cityscape with numerous high-rise buildings, sports fields, circular residential towers, and a distant mountain under partly cloudy skies.

A dense urban area at night features illuminated skyscrapers, brightly lit roads with moving traffic, and a visible sports stadium with a running track.

A large coastal airport features multiple intersecting runways, several terminal buildings with parked aircraft, and surrounding urban and industrial areas.

Aerial view shows an airport with a red and white control tower, several parked aircraft, and a runway beside a body of water.

Aerial view shows a sprawling urban area with dense housing, intersecting highways, a large body of water, and mountains in the background at sunset.

Aerial view shows a coastal city with a dense downtown cluster, sprawling suburbs, a harbor area, and surrounding green hills at sunrise.

Aerial view shows a coastal city with dense urban buildings, green parks, a marina, and low white clouds partially obscuring the scene.

A dense downtown area with tall office buildings sits near a harbor, with green mountains and scattered clouds in the background.

Aerial view shows a sprawling urban area with dense roads, industrial buildings, marinas, and a harbor bordered by several peninsulas.

A coastal city with dense urban buildings, a prominent volcanic crater, and several marinas is shown at sunrise with long shadows.

A dense urban area with numerous high-rise buildings and winding roads is illuminated by streetlights and vehicle headlights at night.

Aerial view shows a large coastal city with a prominent airport, urban neighborhoods, harbors, and surrounding blue ocean waters.

Aerial view shows a coastal city with a large bay, surrounding neighborhoods, and scattered low clouds partially obscuring the landscape.

A dense cluster of high-rise buildings lines a canal near the coastline, bordered by green parkland and scattered low-rise structures under a cloudy sky.

A coastal cityscape features a harbor with industrial areas in the foreground, dense urban buildings, and green mountains under a cloudy sky.

A dense cluster of illuminated high-rise buildings stands near a coastline at dusk, with city lights extending toward the horizon.

Several tall modern skyscrapers stand near a coastline with ships visible offshore and dense clouds covering much of the sky.

A twin-engine aircraft with a purple tail flies above a coastal city with high-rise buildings and scattered clouds over the ocean.

Aerial view shows a coastal city with a large harbor, mountain ridges to the left, and an airport near the shoreline.

A densely built coastal city is illuminated by streetlights and building lights at night, with major roads and waterfront areas clearly visible.

Tall beachfront hotels with illuminated windows stand beside a sandy shoreline and marina, with a full moon rising over distant hills.

A coastal city area is shown at night with illuminated streets, dense buildings, and a shoreline bordered by dark water.

A marina filled with numerous boats sits in front of tall city buildings, with dramatic clouds and a distant mountain along the coastline.

A waterfront cityscape at night features illuminated high-rise buildings, a prominent clock tower, and a partially visible moon rising over distant hills.

Dense white clouds partially obscure a coastal city with harbors, turquoise water, and surrounding green and urban areas below.

A nighttime cityscape features illuminated high-rise buildings and busy streets with red taillights stretching toward the distant coastline under a starry sky.

A cityscape at night features illuminated high-rise buildings, tree-lined streets, and a waterfront area reflecting lights onto the water.

Tall waterfront buildings line a sandy beach beneath dramatic, low-hanging clouds with patches of blue sky and green hills in the background.

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Expert Overview

This Honolulu and Hawaii scenery mod for Microsoft Flight Simulator dramatically enhances the entire city of Honolulu, Pearl Harbor, and the surrounding region with upgraded fidelity and photogrammetry. Drawing on external data with LOD19 and LOD20 coverage, it renders the island’s volcanic terrain, iconic landmarks, and rich tropical hues more convincingly than the default MSFS offering. Users have praised it for superior accuracy, improved textures, and optimized performance on a wide range of PCs.

Developed by steveli, this free package merges all parts into one comprehensive set, so simmers can fully explore Oahu without juggling separate downloads. From the historic Pearl Harbor area to the breathtaking coastline around Waikiki, the level of detail delivers an authentic Hawaiian ambience. Having flown across these islands for decades, I find this mod is a welcome upgrade that enriches both low-altitude tours and high-elevation flights with its bright, realistic landscapes and immersive cityscapes.

This is a complete replacement scenery pack covering the entire city of Honolulu, Pearl Harbour, and a large coverage of the surrounding areas in Hawaii for the Microsoft Flight Simulator (MSFS) 2020 release. This pack replaces the default scenery and brings it up to an even higher level of detail with better accuracy and higher resolution textures.

A light Hawaiian aircraft flying over Honolulu, Hawaii after installing this freeware scenery mod in Microsoft Flight Simulator. The scenery has been based on sources external outside of Microsoft (Bing Maps) and has a LOD (level of detail) of between 19 and 20. The City of Honolulu and Pearl Harbour are baked at LOD19 while downtown Honolulu and Pearl Harbour are baked with LOD20 data.

The scenery is a complete replacement of the default and many users are already highly rating this freeware pack claiming it's much better than the default Microsoft offering.

The pack is put together and released by the freeware developer steveli and it is free of charge to download and use in MSFS.

The developer has also stated that it has been tweaked and optimized to run on pretty much any machine - be it a top-end all bells and whistles or a normal PC you can buy in the store - you should have no issues with frame rates (FPS). Having said that, Microsoft released a Sim Update that seemed to help with the FPS issue of these photogrammetry scenery packages which also plays a part.

The scenery add-on captures Hawaii and Honolulu in stunning detail and the vibrate green colors around the volcanic island are perfectly represented. I've always found Hawaii in any flight simulator to be very colorful and vivid and this mod certainly sticks to that memory.

All Packs, One File

The freeware release available from Fly Away Simulation includes all packs needed to experience the whole scenery area. Some other sites that list this file release it in parts. The one you download from here will include all parts (1-6) and is a complete, single download pack with no need to source or search for additional files or releases. It's a complete package with a single download. The developer originally released this scenery in 6 parts - they are all included and are listed below;

Part 1: Honolulu west, downtown, and PHNL surrounding area,
Part 2: Waikiki and downtown area
Part 3: Honolulu downtown, East area, Kaneohe Bay Marin Corp air station
Part 4: Pearl Harbour
Part 5: Pearl Harbour and Pearl City
Part 6: PHNL and Kalaloa Area

This is a very large download and while it's easy to download (all in one pack), we recommend a download manager should your connection get interrupted.

Finding the scenery

If using simply GPS, the coordinates are: 21.3099° N, 157.8581° W

Best Airports to Fly From/To

If you're wanting to start/stop flights at airports in and around the scenery coverage area, the best places to take off from and land at are;

Major Airports

Daniel K Inouye International Airport, Honolulu (PHNL)
Molokai Airport, Ho'olehua (PHMK)
Lanai Airport, Lanai City (PHNY)

Smaller/Light Airport/Airfields

Kaneohe Bay MCAS (Marion E. Carl Field) Airport, Kailua (PHNG)
Kalaeloa Airport, Kapolei (PHJR)
Wheeler Army Airfield, Wahiawa (PHHI)
Dillingham Airfield, Mokuleia (PHDH)

Installation

Once you have downloaded the archive, simply browse into the MSFS Scenery Files folder and copy the following folders into your MSFS community folder:

Hawaii_honolulu_Part1
Hawaii_honolulu_Part2
Hawaii_honolulu_Part3
Hawaii_honolulu_Part4
Hawaii_honolulu_Part5
Hawaii_honolulu_Part6

Once that's complete, you should be able to load the scenery and perhaps use one of the starting airports listed above. However, if you know Hawaii and the Honolulu area, you will know just where to start in the sim.

About the Developer

This freeware scenery package for MSFS has been developed by steveli and they have allowed republication on any website providing they are credited correctly.

The developer does publish a public donation page for their freeware work and if you like this pack, you can donate to the developer using this PayPal link.

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File information

Filename

msfs-honolulu-pearl-harbour-scenery-pack.zip

File size

16.56 GB

Virus scan

Clean (scanned with ClamAV)

Access

Freeware

Content rating

Everyone

Download speed: Free tier is capped at 2 Mbps (this file takes approximately 19h 46m at the cap). PRO members download at full line speed.

This is a freeware file — use is subject to our freeware copyright terms.

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.