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

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

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

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

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

Ysterplaat Airport

Covering AFB Ysterplaat (ICAO FAYP) on Cape Town’s Western Cape coastline, this FSX scenery injects high-resolution orthophoto base imagery, detailed hangars, accurate apron markings, custom ground polygons, runway lighting and optimized night textures; built with Microsoft SDK SP2 and ADE, it aligns seamlessly with Aeroworx South Africa mesh and hydrology layers.

: 6.49 MB
: 636
: 1/5

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
: 626
: 1/5
: 2

South African Waypoints Vol. 2

Covering Gauteng’s busy VFR corridor, FSX South African Waypoints Vol. 2 plants detailed 3-D renditions of the Northgate Dome and the distinctive Silver Ball water tower on a photoreal base, giving pilots reliable visual fixes for Johannesburg-FALA shuttles and low-level general aviation navigation in Microsoft Flight Simulator X freeware scenery.

: 16.93 MB
: 492

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
: 459
: 1

South African Waypoints Vol. 3

FSX South African Waypoints Vol. 3 adds two frequently referenced visual fixes—Ergo Slimes Dam south of Benoni and the South African Reserve Bank tower above Pretoria—delivering geo-accurate photoreal ground polys and bespoke 3-D models for dependable VFR navigation across Gauteng within the Microsoft Flight Simulator X freeware scenery catalogue.

: 3.95 MB
: 458

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
: 432
: 1

Queenstown

Queenstown Airport (FAQT) in South Africa’s Eastern Cape lands in FSX as a general-aviation scenery add-on featuring custom ground polys, VFR photoreal terrain, detailed apron clutter, seasonal autogen and accurate AFCAD by Jacques Botha; Acceleration users see extra static aircraft and night-mapped lighting while SP2 support is retained.

: 7.06 MB
: 431
: 2

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
: 351
: 1

Port St. Johns Airport

Port St. Johns Airport (FAPJ) for FSX Acceleration portrays the cliff-edge strip on South Africa’s Eastern Cape Wild Coast using seasonally adaptive photoreal terrain, hand-placed structures, corrected elevation data and dynamic lighting; the hazardous river-valley approach rewards short-field VFR circuits or light IFR work, and integrates cleanly with regional mesh, autogen and AI traffic.

: 2.7 MB
: 335
: 1/5
: 1

Kabelcar Complex

FSX Kabelcar Complex v2.0 inserts Cape Town’s aerial tramway into Microsoft Flight Simulator X, featuring animated gondolas, remodeled terminals and photoreal textures tuned to Aeroworx or NMG terrain mesh. This freeware scenery enhancement supplies South Africa scenery fans with a prominent Table Mountain landmark for VFR navigation and skyline screenshots near FACT.

: 154.85 KB
: 315
: 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
: 308
: 1

Beaufort West Airfield

Beaufort West Airfield (FABW) for FSX and Microsoft Flight Simulator X updates this Karoo gateway with revised ground poly, calibrated elevations for Aeroworx mesh, functional runway lighting, realistic parking, and crisp photoreal textures, turning this small regional hub into a handy refueling waypoint for bush flyers and general-aviation pilots on Cape-to-Gauteng or coastal cross-country flight planning.

: 7.05 MB
: 304
: 1

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
: 269
: 1

Caltex Refinery

Cape Town’s Caltex oil refinery appears as a geo-referenced landmark in this FSX scenery by Frits Beyer, providing custom 3-D tanks, flare stacks, pipelines and night lighting for accurate VFR reference on FACT arrivals, refined LOD modeling, and compatibility with default and photoreal Cape Peninsula terrain.

: 4.05 KB
: 268

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
: 259
: 3/5
: 1

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