FSX / P3D scenery

FSX V1A San Francisco International Scenery

San Francisco International Airport (KSFO) gets an as-built refresh for Microsoft Flight Simulator X, repositioning runways and taxiways, adding realistic shoulders and surface tweaks, and updating parking, jetways, and airline gate assignments. Accurate ILS, DME, PAPI, and runway hold lines support AI operations, with blended photo scenery plus seasonal and night variants.

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Flight Simulator X Prepar3D

San Francisco International Airport (KSFO), California (CA), update for default scenery. Places runways and taxiways in their correct positions. Shoulders along the runways and taxiways have been added and surfaces changed to present an appearance that looks a little more realistic. Default scenery for terminals and buildings are reused, parking and jetways have been adjusted to match current assignments. All ILS holds are placed as they are. By Dan Downs.

All ILS holds are placed as they are, but I added hidden runway hold lines to work with AI traffic.

Localizer, glideslope, DME and PAPI coordinates are asbuilt.

INSTALLATION: Put the two ".bgl" files (ksfo_asbuilt_v1.bgl and ksfo_asbuilt_photo_v1.bgl) in the FSX addon scenery folder (...\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\Addon Scenery\scenery).

A current copy of the FAA Airport Diagram is provided for reference.

The West ramp areas, in an around the United hangers, has not been modified from the default (I started to run out of useable nodes in the software).

Airport Facilitator X (AFX) ver 1.04 was used to create this file, references include FAA, Airnav, Google Earth and airport website. This file may be modified by others to update scenery or optimize for AI Traffic but I ask that you cite me as a source and such use is limited to freeware only. The use of this information for any commercial used is not authorized.

SBuilderX by Luis Sa & PTSim and the resample utility in the FSX SDK were used to generate the photo scenery, which I have blended into the surrounding default scenery and provided season and night variations. The original photo data is from Google Earth.

Note: This scenery has not been tested with traffic add-ons. Airline gate assignments have been added per observed traffic in Google Earth and all ramp and runway guides are placed to support traffic.

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File information

Filename
ksfo_v1a.zip
File size
1.81 MB
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How to install this mod

FSX / P3D scenery
  1. 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.
  2. Place scenery in Addon Scenery

    Create a folder under FSX\Addon Scenery\ containing scenery and texture sub-folders.
  3. Activate in Scenery Library

    In FSX, go to Settings → Scenery Library → Add Area. Higher priority means it overrides lower entries for the same location.
  4. 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.

Finding the scenery

Use these coordinates to fly directly to this location once the mod is installed.

FSX / Prepar3D coordinates (or generate a flight plan)
37.62130000,-122.37900000
Decimal degrees
37.621300°, -122.379000°
Degrees, minutes, seconds
37° 37' 16.680" N 122° 22' 44.400" W

Launch FSX or Prepar3D and use Flights → Load to open the downloaded .pln file. Your aircraft will be positioned at this location.

What’s inside this archive

The archive ksfo_v1a.zip has 6 files and directories contained within it.

File Contents

This list displays the first 500 files in the package. If the package has more, you will need to download it to view them.

Filename/Directory File Date File Size
00375AD.pdf04.20.07227.00 kB
KSFO_asbuilt_v1.bgl04.30.08422.39 kB
KSFO_asbuilt_photo_v1.bgl05.14.081.54 MB
readme_ksfo_asbuilt_v1.txt05.14.081.85 kB
flyawaysimulation.txt10.29.13959 B
Go to Fly Away Simulation.url01.22.1652 B

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