South Africa

Scenery Mods for Microsoft Flight Simulator X and Prepar3D

Our current selection of scenery mods and expansions covering South Africa for Microsoft Flight Simulator X and Prepar3D. Completely free to download and use - no registration required. Updated regularly - bookmark to stay up to date.

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FACT

Ray Smith’s AFCAD rework for Cape Town International (FACT) refines the FSX default airport with ADE-built BGLs, revised taxiway geometry, realistic stand allocations, optional crosswind runway logic, cleaned autogen exclusions and new object placements, giving South Africa-focused flight-sim community accurate ground routing, AI traffic flow and parallel operations.

: 620.89 KB
: 3.2K
: 4

Ellis Park Stadium Johannesburg

Ellis Park Stadium scenery for Microsoft Flight Simulator X adds a custom-built 3-D model of the Johannesburg landmark, complete with photoreal ground textures aligned to default landclass, accurate seating geometry, floodlights, and pitch markings. Ideal for VFR circuits into FAOR or nearby Rand Airport, this freeware recalls the 2010 FIFA and 1995 Rugby World Cup showdowns.

: 2.49 MB
: 1.2K

Kruger Mpumalanga Int'l Airport

Covering FAKN near Nelspruit, this Aeroworx freeware brings Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport to FSX with custom Gmax structures, photo-real orthoimagery, refined AFCAD and elevation-corrected 1 m mesh, matching runway geometry, taxiway lighting, and local vector water fixes for reliable VFR or IFR ops into South Africa’s Kruger gateway.

: 2.54 MB
: 911
: 1

Kruger National Park

Covering the length of Kruger National Park, this FSX scenery add-on from Aeroworx threads authentic rest camps, gravel roads, dams and waterholes onto high-resolution Southern Africa terrain mesh, aligning with FSXWORX20; bush strip approaches at Skukuza and Satara gain photoreal context, allowing low-altitude wildlife spotting within accurate coordinates.

: 1007.67 KB
: 860
: 1

Hoedspruit AFB South Africa

Hoedspruit AFB (FAHS) airport scenery for Microsoft Flight Simulator X updates the Limpopo fighter airbase to its current charted layout, refreshing aprons, taxiways and runway data while retaining default library assets for frame-friendly rendering under SP2 or Acceleration. Hardened shelters, custom parking codes, AI traffic support and bushveld surroundings assist virtual pilots planning low-level military sorties.

: 398.41 KB
: 620
: 1/5
: 2

FNB Soccere Stadium Johannesburg

Detailed 3-D rendition of Johannesburg’s FNB Stadium, formerly Soccer City, slots into FSX with a custom object and photoreal ground polygon, filling the Nasrec precinct near Soweto with its distinctive calabash shell; a handy VFR landmark when navigating Gauteng airspace or conducting OR Tambo circuit work.

: 21.93 MB
: 619
: 5/5

Mbombela Soccer Stadium

This freeware FSX scenery drops the distinctive 2010-era Mbombela Soccer Stadium into Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, giving South Africa flyers a crisp custom 3-D model with photoreal ground poly, night lighting and accurate geolocation—ideal for VFR pattern work, low-level sightseeing or route planning between Kruger and Johannesburg.

: 10.42 MB
: 531

Skukuza Airport

Focused on South Africa’s bushveld, this FSX rendition of Skukuza Airport (FASZ) brings photo-real ground polys, custom terminal geometry and revised AFCAD for accurate parking, taxiway markings and VOR/NDB alignment, tuned for SP2 and optimized around the Aeroworx terrain mesh within Kruger National Park.

: 1.94 MB
: 473
: 1

Durban Harbor

FSX Durban Harbor v2.0 refreshes South Africa’s busiest port with photoreal quays, cargo cranes, detailed container stacks and a reworked beachfront skyline, delivering accurate visual cues for VFR coastal hops, heli ops and port-side approaches while maintaining efficient frame rates through custom LODs and balanced drawcall batching.

: 32.22 KB
: 473
: 3/5

Moses Mabhida Soccer Stadium

Durban’s Moses Mabhida Stadium landmark scenery inserts the 2010 FIFA World Cup arch and bowl structure into FSX, aligning with real-world coordinates on the Golden Mile. Photoreal ground poly, custom night lighting and optimized LODs blend with default Durban meshes, providing freeware fidelity for VFR reference and circuit training.

: 5.67 MB
: 463

Pilansberg International Airport

Serving the bushveld tourism hub near Sun City, Pilansberg International Airport (FAPN) arrives as a South Africa scenery add-on for FSX, delivering 30 cm photoreal ground imagery, custom GMAX buildings, refined landclass, accurate 05/23 asphalt runway profile (2 750 m), corrected elevation mesh, AFCAD with AI parking, dynamic apron lighting and native Acceleration features.

: 5.96 MB
: 440
: 1/5
: 1

Minor Airfields For Southern Africa

Designed for Microsoft Flight Simulator X, this Aeroworx package populates northern and northeastern South Africa with small airstrips—farm strips, lodge runways and bush fields—precisely matched to Version 2 mesh and FSXWorx 17/20 libraries, enabling realistic microlight tours, charter hops and wildlife patrol routes around the Lowveld and Kruger region.

: 9.18 MB
: 384
: 1

Sun City

Frits Beyer’s FSX Sun City scenery populates Microsoft Flight Simulator X with the well-known resort complex west of Pilanesberg Airport (FAPN) in North West Province, adding custom buildings, terrain footprints and night textures that aid VFR navigation around Pilanesberg National Park for South African bush hops.

: 579.24 KB
: 357
: 1

Voortrekker Monument

Pretoria’s Voortrekker Monument appears here as a standalone FSX add-on, supplying a hand-crafted BGL object with photo-referenced textures that anchors VFR navigation over Gauteng, just southwest of Swartkop AFB (FASK). The compact scenery targets Microsoft Flight Simulator X SP2/Acceleration, maintaining nominal frame rates while adding a recognizable landmark to South African airspace.

: 393.94 KB
: 306
: 1

Gateway Theatre Of Shopping

Gateway Theatre of Shopping scenery adds Durban’s prominent retail complex to Microsoft Flight Simulator X, positioning the multi-level mall north of Umhlanga with accurate footprint, elevations and roof structures derived from on-site observations and Google Earth, compiled in Abacus FS Design Studio, aligned with circuits from Virginia (FAVG), old Durban International (FADN) and King Shaka (FALE).

: 47.29 KB
: 301

South African Game Lodges

Bush-flying fans find six private safari lodge strips rendered from Kruger-area aeronautical charts, slotting neatly between Hoedspruit, Skukuza and Phalaborwa. ADE-built terrain meshes, wildlife objects, lodge buildings and semi-overgrown gravel runways add low-level VFR challenges for FSX pilots exploring South Africa’s Limpopo and Mpumalanga bushveld.

: 760.1 KB
: 287

Ermelo Airport

Ermelo Airport (FAEO) South Africa scenery for Microsoft Flight Simulator X offers a photoreal rendering of this Mpumalanga highveld GA refuelling strip, featuring precise runway gradients, fog-season considerations, custom ADE-built structures and terrain polygons tuned to Aeroworx 60 m mesh, handy for VFR corridors linking Limpopo and KwaZulu-Natal.

: 3.85 MB
: 267
: 1

Umhlanga Rocks Beachfront

This FSX scenery recreates Durban’s Umhlanga Rocks beachfront in KwaZulu-Natal with high-resolution ground textures, custom hotel blocks, lighthouse model, and accurate shoreline autogen, giving South Africa VFR flyers a dependable coastal reference for light GA circuits and low-level heli tours.

: 7.93 KB
: 255

Potchefstroom Airport

Covering South Africa’s North West Province, this freeware FSX add-on by Jacques Botha revises Potchefstroom Airport (FAPS) with corrected runway 03/21 geometry, updated taxiway links, default-library hangars and terminal objects, realistic apron markings and parking stands—ideal for general aviation circuits, student pilot sorties and regional charter schedules inside Microsoft Flight Simulator X.

: 83.59 KB
: 213
: 1

Robben Island

Covering the historic Robben Island off Cape Town, this FSX add-on supplies a dirt airstrip for STOL operations, a functional harbor for amphibious procedures, and relocates the penitentiary complex to its correct coordinates. Handy for low-altitude VFR tours, bush-type practice, or coastal hops from FACT, enriching South Africa’s scenery library with lightweight custom objects and photoreal ground tiles.

: 8.02 KB
: 191