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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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

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

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

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
: 381
: 1

Beaufort West Airfield

FSX rendition of Beaufort West Airfield (FABW) plants a photoreal Karoo plateau into Microsoft Flight Simulator X, matching Aeroworx 0604/0704 mesh for terrain and dam levels. Updated runway, GA apron, avgas bay, custom night lighting and landclass make it a practical refuelling waypoint on Cape–Gauteng VFR routes across South Africa.

: 5.18 MB
: 346
: 1

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

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
: 855
: 1

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
: 529

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
: 442
: 4/5

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

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
: 980
: 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
: 903
: 1

Stellenbosch Airport

Flight-sim flyers familiar with the Cape Winelands can route into this FSX-native Stellenbosch Airport (FASH) scenery for South Africa’s Western Cape, featuring photoreal ground imagery, bespoke hangars, precise general-aviation aprons and hydrology calibrated to the Aeroworx Southern Africa terrain mesh, authored by Johan van Wyk and Andre Steyn.

: 2.76 MB
: 776
: 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
: 617
: 1/5
: 2

George International Airport

This scenery add-on models George International Airport (FAGG) in South Africa’s Western Cape with custom buildings, photoreal ground textures and corrected AFCAD, prepared in SketchUp, ADE and SBuilderX, aligning ILS, taxiways, apron stands and night lighting for more authentic regional jet and GA operations in Microsoft Flight Simulator X.

: 10.39 MB
: 591
: 2/5

CPT Castle X - Cape Town

Covering Cape Town’s historic Castle precinct, CPT Castle X furnishes FSX flyers with a photoreal landmark useful for VFR navigation, complete with custom geometry, balanced texture resolution, emissive night maps and seasonal variants; the add-on aligns with default terrain, ORBX Vector and SP2/Acceleration, maintaining stable frame rates around the CBD.

: 155.67 KB
: 558
: 1

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
: 466
: 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
: 452
: 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
: 356
: 1