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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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
: 3.8K
: 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
: 3.8K
: 5/5

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

Bloemfontein Airport

Bloemfontein Airport (FABL) scenery for Microsoft Flight Simulator X brings freeware custom-built terminals, revised AFCAD with accurate stands and taxiway signs, photoreal ground textures tied to seasonal switches, and an optional GSX profile, aligning seamlessly with Bloemfontein VFR v2.0 for a geographically correct central South Africa hub.

: 59.78 MB
: 1K
: 1

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
: 914
: 1

Aeroworx Enhanced V1

Covering Theewaterskloof, Brandvlei and Krugersdrift dams through to Kimberley’s open-pit diggings and quiet Dealesville, this Aeroworx Enhanced V1 package adds custom Gmax models, updated landclass, hydrography tweaks and mesh-aligned vector data to FSX’s South African terrain, dovetailing with FSXMesh 0604-0705 tiles and DTFS layers for uninterrupted VFR navigation.

: 46.11 MB
: 774
: 5/5
: 1

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
: 621
: 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
: 532

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
: 499
: 1

Bethlehem Airport

Bethlehem Airport (FABM) for FSX layers the Free State plateau into Microsoft Flight Simulator, offering hand-crafted hangars, admin blocks, apron markings referenced to current AIP charts, runway elevation data calibrated for accurate altimeter readings, plus farmland autogen that supports low-level VFR circuits and short general-aviation hops across South Africa.

: 19.8 MB
: 457
: 1

Makhado AFB

Makhado AFB (FALM) for FSX Acceleration introduces a revised AFCAD, default-asset infrastructure and additional object libraries to this Limpopo military field, which now accommodates limited commercial traffic; refreshed aprons, taxi network, instrument procedures and altitude fix integrate with South African mesh, as compiled by Jacques Botha and Frits Beyer.

: 8.45 MB
: 437
: 1/5
: 1

Johannesburg Power Stations

Designed for the South Africa scenery index, this FSX add-on by Frits Beyer inserts detailed 3-D renditions of Orlando and Soweto power stations into greater Johannesburg, offering recognizable cooling-tower silhouettes and night lighting that serve as practical VFR reference points on approaches to FAOR, FAGM and nearby Gauteng routes.

: 290.94 KB
: 427
: 1/5
: 2

Koeberg Power Station

Koeberg Power Station FSX scenery adds a detailed 3-D rendition of South Africa’s lone nuclear plant northwest of Cape Town, offering VFR flyers a dependable coastal waypoint; custom geometry, accurate footprint, night lighting and smooth compatibility with nearby Cape Town Harbor and Robben Island add-ons deliver a cohesive regional enhancement.

: 245.96 KB
: 389
: 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
: 386
: 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
: 360
: 1

Bloemfontein VFR

Bloemfontein’s skyline for Microsoft Flight Simulator X is recreated with custom 3-D models, photoreal textures and hard-surface rooftops usable for rotorcraft, providing reliable VFR visual cues across the Free State capital; this freeware cityscape by Frits Beyer and Neile Steenkamp integrates smoothly with South African regional scenery and existing Aeroworx terrain.

: 16.75 MB
: 334
: 1

V2 Johannesburg Power Stations

Positioned to align with real-world coordinates, FSX V2 Johannesburg Power Stations recreates Orlando’s twin chimneys and adjacent generation complexes using updated night lighting, seasonal textures and LOD-optimised models, giving South African flyers a tangible skyline landmark for IFR transitions or low-level VFR hops around Johannesburg, Soweto and the wider Gauteng control zone.

: 295.34 KB
: 247

Harrismith Airport

Set on the Free State plateau, this FSX scenery rebuilds Harrismith Airport (FAHR) with new photoreal surfaces, revised AFCAD data, hand-placed hangars and accurate elevation to match Navigraph charts. Designed by Frits Beyer and Jacques Botha, the v2 download suits GA flyers exploring South Africa’s eastern Drakensberg corridor.

: 8.38 MB
: 232
: 1/5
: 1

Kunkuru Game Lodge Airstrip

Within South Africa’s Waterberg range north of Gauteng, this FSX freeware scenery re-creates Kunkuru Game Lodge’s red-earth airstrip with custom-crafted structures, accurate AFCAD layout, photoreal ground textures and roaming wildlife models, giving bush pilots a reliable VFR waypoint for lodge transfers and weekend fly-ins.

: 11.14 MB
: 203
: 3/5

Ficksburg Airport

Covering Ficksburg Airport (FAFB) at the foot of Mpharane Mountain, this FSX:Acceleration scenery supplies hand-built structures, a seasonal photoreal ground layer and a revised AFCAD with accurate parking, taxi links and navaid data, giving regional GA pilots authentic approaches along the Caledon River valley.

: 8.81 MB
: 186
: 1/5
: 1