MSFS scenery

MSFS Aziana Airstrip (AYLA) Papua New Guinea Scenery

Aziana Airstrip (AYLA) brings a demanding Papua New Guinea dirt strip to Microsoft Flight Simulator, featuring a short 975-foot runway with a steep 18–20% upslope for rewarding bush approaches and departures. Hand-crafted terraforming corrects default terrain and refines the river corridor under the approach for a more true-to-life setting.

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Papua New Guinea

Flight Simulator 2020

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VIDEO

A small single-engine aircraft is parked on a grassy airstrip surrounded by several rural buildings and dense green forested hills.

A narrow dirt airstrip sits on a hillside surrounded by dense green forest, with a winding river cutting through the valley below.

A narrow grass airstrip runs uphill through dense green forested hills under a partly cloudy sky with distant mountains visible.

Aerial view shows a large circular geological formation with multicolored rock layers and concentric rings across a barren landscape.

Editor reviewed · Tested in-sim

Expert Overview

Aziana Airstrip (AYLA) in Papua New Guinea offers a thrilling bush flying environment for Microsoft Flight Simulator enthusiasts, featuring a short 975-foot dirt runway with a steep 18-20% upslope. From my experience, the handcrafted modifications beautify the surrounding terrain, correcting river layouts and refining the airstrip’s elevation to match real-world conditions. The challenging landing approach ensures every flight remains engaging, and it shines for those who enjoy piloting STOL-capable aircraft like the Kodiak.

This mod is part of a broader series that highlights the rugged terrain of Papua New Guinea, providing an authentic look and feel while maintaining impressive performance in the simulator. In testing, I found it especially appealing for bush flight aficionados seeking more realism in their adventures. It’s a well-crafted scenery upgrade that highlights the spirit of remote aviation and brings a heightened sense of accomplishment to every successful takeoff and touchdown.

A fun and exciting scenery pack for MSFS featuring Aziana Airstrip (AYLA) in Papua New Guinea. This pack is from a range of Papua New Guinea released by the developer and it is perfect for bush flights and something more challenging in light aircraft.

Image shows the scenery pack after installing in Microsoft Flight Simulator. The strip itself has a long upslope to the runway so makes for some fun landings and challenging takeoffs.

The surrounding region close to the airstrip has been hand-modified/terraformed to fix some default Microsoft scenery errors and also to make the scenery more true-to-life.

Developer's Description

Aziana airstrip (AYLA) is a dirt strip in Papua New Guinea 975' long with an 18-20% upslope. Get it right and it's relatively easy to fly into but get it wrong, well we won't consider that option :)

The airstrip is serviced by the Missionary Bush pilot team and the Kodiak is an ideal place to get into the strip.

The area has been terraformed to match the real world and the river under the approach has been terraformed to remove the ugly mess that MS makes of rivers.

Installation

After extracting the archive, simply copy the pbk-aziana-ayla folder into your MSFS community folder.

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File information

Filename

pbk-aziana-ayla.zip

File size

210.79 MB

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Clean (scanned with ClamAV)

Access

Freeware

Content rating

Everyone

Download speed: Free tier is capped at 2 Mbps (this file takes approximately 15 mins at the cap). PRO members download at full line speed.

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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.