MSFS scenery

MSFS Simogu Airstrip (AYQM) Papua New Guinea Scenery

Simogu Airstrip (AYQM) in Papua New Guinea gets a true-to-life rebuild with a 510 m grass-and-dirt runway, steep 7.5% upslope, and refined terrain shaping for realistic bush operations. Custom local-style structures and hand-tuned details based on drone footage and pilot input bring authentic atmosphere to Microsoft Flight Simulator.

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Papua New Guinea

Flight Simulator 2020

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A small aircraft is parked on a grassy airstrip surrounded by scattered huts and buildings in a lush mountainous landscape.

A narrow grass runway sits on a sloped clearing surrounded by dense green forest and rolling hills under a cloudy sky.

A narrow grass runway stretches across rolling green hills surrounded by dense forest and a few small isolated buildings.

Concentric circular rock formations with multicolored layers dominate a barren landscape viewed from above, showing distinct geological patterns.

Editor reviewed · Tested in-sim

Expert Overview

MSFS Simogu Airstrip (AYQM) in Papua New Guinea offers a refreshingly authentic take on bush flying with its challenging 510m grass and dirt runway featuring a steep 7.5% upslope. Perched at an elevation roughly 200 feet higher in-sim than in the real world (due to a Microsoft Flight Simulator limitation), this scenery has been crafted using real-world references, pilot insights, and drone footage to faithfully replicate the dramatic terrain and unique approach into the mountains.

Extensive terraforming has been applied to correct default scenery inaccuracies, ensuring accurate gradients and contours that make every landing feel thrilling yet realistic. The mod also includes meticulously modeled Papuan buildings and infrastructure to enrich immersion, reflecting the distinctive character of remote airstrips throughout the region. From my own experience, this add-on stands out for its attention to detail and genuine sense of adventure, making it an ideal choice for sim pilots seeking to expand their bush flying horizons in MSFS.

A complete scenery mod featuring Simogu Airstrip (AYQM) in Papua New Guinea bringing it up to accurate and true-to-life detail in Microsoft Flight Simulator (MSFS) 2020 release. The default Microsoft scenery for this airstrip is lacking (or even missing) and this mod aims to fill that gap.

The scenery of Simogu (AYQM) airport after installing this freeware mod in the simulator. The airstrip itself (AYQM) is just to the west of Gema Airstrip (another included in this series by the same developer and can be found here).

The landing surface is grass and dirt and only 510m long with an upslope gradient of 7.5%. The airstrip sits at an elevation of 4,800 feet however the elevation in the sim is ~200 feet higher than in the real world (due to a limitation in MSFS).

The developer has gone to great lengths to make Simogu Airstrip (AYQM) appear as accurate and true-to-life as possible utilizing data from various sources including videos, real-world pilot feedback and comments, and drone footage.

Custom models have been included and they match the style and design of Papua New Guinean buildings and architecture to give the airstrip an authentic look, feel, and atmosphere.

The developer has also noted a lot of terraforming has been completed to remove any inconsistencies in the default Microsoft (AI-based) scenery and it is completely hand-generated and tweaked for better detail and accuracy.

Developer's Description

Simogu airstrip (AYQM) is located in Papua New Guinea just to the west of the Gema airstrip, It is a grass/dirt strip 510m long with a 7.5% slope at an elevation of 4800' and should only be landed on runway 16 heading South. The elevation in the sim is 200 feet higher than in real life because of an MSFS sim limitation.

Landing short is not recommended unless you have a good mechanic on board.

The strip has been developed to loosely show the airstrip based on drone footage of the location kindly provided by Ryan, the Missionary bush pilot.

A lot of terraforming has been done and custom models used to give a feel for the real world in Papua New Guinea.

Installation

Once you have extracted the archive, simply move/copy the pbk-simogu-ayqm folder into your MSFS community folder.

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File information

Filename

pbk-simogu-ayqm.zip

File size

264.41 MB

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Clean (scanned with ClamAV)

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Freeware

Content rating

Everyone

Download speed: Free tier is capped at 2 Mbps (this file takes approximately 18 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.