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FSX Ghost Airports PA Scenery Update 2

Ghost Airports Collection – Pennsylvania Update 2 restores Conway, Pennsylvania as a period “ghost” field with identifier PN51, completing coverage from the March 1940 Cleveland Sectional. Designed for Microsoft Flight Simulator X, it adds the missing airport via two scenery BGLs and refreshes the included documentation with updated images.

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Flight Simulator X Prepar3D

Ghost Airports PA - Update 2. This update for Ghost Airports Collection - Pennsylvania adds the missing Conway, PA airport inadvertently left out of the original release (GHOST_AIRPORT_COLLECTION_PENNSYLVANIA.ZIP). By Richard O. Finley.

Screenshot of Ghost Airports PA Scenery.

Screenshot of Ghost Airports PA Scenery.

This update is the result of an error of omission during the original building of the Pennsylvania Ghost Airports Collection. I wrote down a list of airports that qualified as ghost airports then put them into a spreadsheet. During the process of entering the names into the spreadsheet database, I inadvertently skipped Conway airport.

Installation:
This is very simple. Now that you have unzipped the downloaded file, put the two resulting .BGL files in ~~microsoft flight simulator X\addon scenery\scenery. Since this is a new airport, there will be no old files to overwrite. The new (Conway) airport will have the identifier PN51.

This completes the Ghost Airports Collection – Pennsylvania for all Pennsylvania ghost airports on the March 1940 Cleveland Sectional chart except for one called Johnston located between Bettis and Greensburg. No airport can be found at Johnston's indicated location on either the 1938 aerial photo or the 1958 aerial photo as found on the Penn Pilot web site. I can find no other information on this airport. Johnston airport could have been built after the 1938 aerial photo and decommissioned by the time the 1958 photo was taken.

I intend to continue to build the Pennsylvania collection as I find more information on any qualifying ghost airports.

This update also includes revised Readme file with several revised pictures.
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This scenery is released as Freeware.

Richard O. Finley

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File information

Filename
ghost_airports_collection_pennsylvania_update_2.zip
File size
16.1 MB
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Content rating
Everyone

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Requires dependencies

This add-on may require the following files to function properly. If this is a repaint, the dependency below is likely the base aircraft package.

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.
Still stuck? The readme included with the file is the authoritative source for this specific mod. Visit our Flight School tutorials or ask in our Q&A forum.

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)
40.66000000,-80.24000000
Decimal degrees
40.660000°, -80.240000°
Degrees, minutes, seconds
40° 39' 36.000" N 80° 14' 24.000" 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 ghost_airports_collection_pennsylvania_update_2.zip has 7 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
Readme First.txt04.16.112.60 kB
Readme - Ghost Airports with Pictures.doc04.15.1116.17 MB
Stinson 108 Voyager Over Coway.JPG04.16.11281.61 kB
PN51_ADEX_ROF_CVX.bgl04.16.111.01 kB
PN51_ADEX_ROF.BGL04.16.118.53 kB
flyawaysimulation.txt10.29.13959 B
Go to Fly Away Simulation.url01.22.1652 B

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  1. David Altman

    hi im from Pittsburgh -- do u have steam fsx? interested in doing some hops with me sometime? if so message me or look for me on steam under the name AA1839

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  2. Louis Chandler

    I tried to find images for Monroeville's 2 "Ghost Airports" but although they are listed on your site I couldn't find the pictures. What am i doing wrong?

    Louis Chandler Archivist Monroeville Historical Society

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