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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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
: 987
: 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
: 359
: 1

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

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

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

Lukasrand Telkomtower

FSX pilots flying Gauteng’s PTA airspace can reference this Lukasrand Telkom Tower add-on, a photoreal landmark perched south-west of Pretoria CBD between the Voortrekker Monument and Swartkop AFB, enhancing VFR navigation, cityscape fidelity, and local approach realism across South Africa’s Highveld plateau.

: 147.22 KB
: 241
: 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

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
: 192

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

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

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

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

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

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

FALA

Lanseria International Airport (FALA/HLA) AFCAD refresh for FSX fine-tunes stands, taxiway links and approach data, matching current AIP charts so Johannesburg-north GA, charter and regional AI traffic slot correctly. Accurate runway 07/25 lengths, updated ILS, apron edge-lighting and realistic parking codes optimise IFR and VFR operations across Gauteng skies.

: 509.85 KB
: 1.1K
: 40

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

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
: 1K
: 1/5

Worcester Airfield South Africa

Worcester Airfield (FAWC), positioned roughly 110 km northeast of Cape Town, is delivered in this freeware package for Microsoft Flight Simulator X and Acceleration, bringing revised AFCAD data, photoreal ground polys, refined elevation mesh, night lighting and detailed autogen for accurate VFR circuits, ridge-soaring, PPL training and light GA operations amid the Western Cape ranges.

: 6.59 MB
: 922
: 1/5
: 2

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
: 913
: 1