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

FAJS

Ray Smith’s freeware AFCAD refresh for Johannesburg OR Tambo International (FAJS) in Microsoft Flight Simulator X realigns the entire ground layout, adding A380-capable stands, revised gate numbering, accurate taxiway signage, extra fuel-truck routes and an improved tower viewpoint for smoother ATC monitoring and AI traffic handling across South Africa’s busiest hub.

: 747.69 KB
: 3.7K
: 4/5
: 5

73 Airports In South Africa

This FSX scenery add-on revises 73 South African airports and rural airstrips, applying Google Earth-sourced footprints and Airport Design Editor tweaks to runway geometry, apron detail, taxiway paths, parking codes and basic elevation, covering hubs such as FAOR, FACT, FAPE plus lesser bush strips for balanced VFR or IFR tour planning across the Cape, Highveld and Karoo.

: 207.89 KB
: 3.7K
: 5/5

King Shaka International

Updated King Shaka International (FALE) for FSX introduces the 2010-era terminal layout, extended runways, accurate Navaids, and tuned AFCAD for seamless AI schedules, giving Durban’s La Mercy hub realistic gate assignments and taxiway geometry; version 1.0 by Pierre Cornelissen with traffic refinements by Mundus Yssel suits regional and long-haul virtual operations.

: 29.57 KB
: 2.3K

Non-Airport Scenery For Southern Africa

This FSX non-airport scenery package stitches Kruger National Park, coastal harbours, Overvaal resort complexes, power-station stacks and refreshed photoreal ground textures into the Aeroworx terrain mesh, providing precise VFR landmarks and context across Southern Africa for regional bush trips, ferry hops and procedural training flights.

: 110.92 MB
: 975
: 1

Langebaanweg AFB

Covering South Africa’s Langebaanweg AFB (FALW) along the Western Cape coastline, this FSX Acceleration scenery add-on depicts the SAAF pilot-training base used by 526 Squadron and Pilatus PC-7 Astra sorties, utilising default libraries plus objects from Jaxan Prier, Guy Diotte, Michael Carr and Jim Dhaenens for a balanced airfield refresh.

: 8.76 MB
: 596
: 2/5
: 1

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
: 280

Jeffreys Bay Airfield

Jeffreys Bay Airfield (FAPX) brings a coastal South African GA strip into sharper focus for Microsoft Flight Simulator X users, adding custom-built hangars, Paradise Beach cottages, corrected runway profiles, photoreal ground polys and accurate taxiway nodes; ideal for short VFR hops to Port Elizabeth, pattern training or AI-traffic circuits within the Eastern Cape region.

: 1.07 MB
: 254
: 3/5
: 1

Table Mountain

Enhancing Microsoft Flight Simulator X with a revised digital elevation model, this Table Mountain scenery rebuilds the Cape Town landmark’s cliff faces, plateau, and surrounding ridges, giving VFR pilots crisper visual cues, improved coastal approach alignment, and seamless compatibility with existing South Africa terrain add-ons.

: 13.43 MB
: 2.4K
: 1

South Africa, Robben Island

Adding Robben Island to your Microsoft Flight Simulator X install gives a precise Cape Town landmark with custom coastline, corrected elevation mesh, restored WWII fortifications and the small island airstrip. This Aeroworx freeware scenery integrates photoreal textures, accurate vector roads, dams and hand-placed objects tailored to South African regional landclass.

: 4.69 MB
: 1.2K
: 2/5
: 1

Exclusion File For FAJS Johannesburg

Built for Johannesburg’s FAJS O. R. Tambo International, this exclusion file removes Microsoft Flight Simulator X stock autogen and buildings so the renowned Aeroworx FS2004 airport scenery slots seamlessly into FSX SP1. The lightweight compatibility patch refines AFCAD placement, maintains frame rate, and keeps South African aviation flyers focused on accurate apron, gate, and taxiway layout.

: 13.79 MB
: 1.1K

Cape Town Harbor

This FSX scenery add-on slots Cape Town Harbor into Microsoft Flight Simulator X with photoreal ground textures, hand-placed autogen, detailed piers, container cranes, and accurate shoreline mesh, providing a reliable VFR reference around Table Bay and the Cape Peninsula without noticeable frame-rate overhead.

: 12.09 KB
: 995
: 1/5

Robben Island Airstrip

Focused on AX78 Robben Island just off Cape Town, this Microsoft Flight Simulator X scenery revives the disused gravel strip, wartime coastal batteries and prison buildings with photoreal imagery, precise landclass and custom elevation. Tuned to the Aeroworx Southern Africa mesh, the add-on supplies authentic VFR cues across Table Bay.

: 19.16 MB
: 496
: 1

Grand Central Airport

Targeted at Microsoft Flight Simulator X users mapping South African airspace, this freeware Grand Central Airport (FAGC) upgrade refines Johannesburg’s Gauteng GA hub with revised AFCAD data, correct runway 17/35 dimensions, accurate taxiway geometry, custom apron lighting, hangar and tower objects, plus region-matched autogen—all built from stock FSX libraries for stable performance.

: 123.32 KB
: 437
: 4/5

Port Elizabeth Harbor

Port Elizabeth Harbor Scenery for FSX refines the South African coastline with geo-referenced docks, container terminals and breakwaters aligned to Google Earth, plus the auxiliary port situated roughly 20 km north, giving pilots precise visual cues for VFR coastal approaches and maritime traffic simulation.

: 16.84 KB
: 437

Upington Airport

Covering South Africa’s arid Northern Cape, this FSX Upington Airport (FAUP) scenery delivers a faithful layout of the 4 900 m Runway 17/35, cargo aprons handling grape export freighters, custom terminal models blended with stock assets, accurate nav-aids and taxiway signage for reliable IFR and VFR operations.

: 983.15 KB
: 423
: 1

Houtbay Harbor

Hand-crafted Hout Bay harbour scenery for Microsoft Flight Simulator X (boxed or Steam Edition) augments the default Cape Peninsula with custom quays, breakwaters, docked trawlers, accurate landclass and night lighting, designed to align with companion Cape Town Harbour, Simon’s Town, Robben Island and Koeberg Power Station add-ons, giving South Africa flyers a continuous Western Cape coastal VFR corridor.

: 236.25 KB
: 404
: 1

Simonstown Naval Base

Covering the historic Simon’s Town Naval Station on False Bay, this FSX scenery pack slots detailed quay walls, dry docks, and moored navy vessels into the surrounding Cape Peninsula terrain, complementing nearby Cape Town Harbour while offering VFR pilots a realistic South African maritime reference point during coastal circuits and low-level patrol flights.

: 46.8 KB
: 377

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
: 374
: 1

Smaller Airfields For Southern Africa

Covering Batavia AW15, Dwaalboom FADB, and a photoreal Ellisras/Lephalale FAER, this freeware FSX scenery add-on extends Aeroworx mesh in South Africa’s Limpopo region, aligning dams, rivers and elevations for low-level VFR bush flying, game-lodge hops, and general aviation training on short, remote gravel strips.

: 11.06 MB
: 353
: 1