FSX Missions

This section features a wide variety of missions and adventure packs for Microsoft Flight Simulator X.  These mods are a great way to expand your copy of FSX, adding some fun and exciting challenges.

Military aircraft following passenger jet while flying a mission in FSX.

Military aircraft following passenger jet while flying a mission in FSX.

Missions are a new feature Microsoft added into Flight Simulator X, and this option has never been seen before in previous versions of FS.  Microsoft created a new API, which allowed information such as flying hoops, arrows and instructional information to be integrated into the simulation.

The default copy of FSX includes some standard missions, however, many developers have taken it into their own hands to create and release add-on expansions, which can all be found here.

The most well-known (which is also included in the default version of FSX) is the "oil rig fire", where virtual pilots fly a helicopter onto the helipad on the rig.  Helicopters are great aircraft for taking on these adventures, however, there are many for fixed wing aircraft too.

Installing the files is quite a straightforward procedure, and most of the files come with installation instructions to aid installation.

You can browse through the files below and find something exciting and fun for you.

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The Most Dangerous Airports: Lukla

Robbie Albers presents a Lukla-focused scenario that simulates a Yeti Arlines flight into Lukla, where the approach has no turn-around and ends after a single landing. Don_aashik contributes the DHC 6 model, while Lukla Scenery credits go to an unnamed creator.

File Size
17.89 MB
Total Downloads
42.8K
Star Rating
4/5
Screenshots
7
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Gatwick To Dublin By Air

Pierre G. Shlimon documents a route from Gatwick toward Dublin, accompanied by a screenshot that depicts a plane on the path and an image file ending in .jpg. It presents Gatwick and Dublin as the key locations, with the image captured in a straightforward format.

File Size
3.1 MB
Total Downloads
22.6K
Star Rating
5/5
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1
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F18 Hornet Carrier

An F/A-18 Hornet engages in escort duties beside a high definition landable carrier to shepherd SP677, an unmarked 737, to an undisclosed airport in Iraq off the Kuwaiti coast. The setup lives in CarrierOpsFsxf18, a dedicated directory reflecting the arrangement for this aviation exercise.

File Size
19.84 MB
Total Downloads
8.7K
Star Rating
5/5
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Mission - Lost Treasure

Lost Treasure, v1.1, situates the action in Cairo 1938 as you pilot a Douglas DC-3 Cargo. The setting relies on a Cairo 1938 backdrop and centers on piloting a Douglas DC-3 Cargo through a compact, narrative-driven arc.

File Size
1.24 MB
Total Downloads
5K
Star Rating
5/5
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3
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Brussels To Rome

Flight from Brussels National Airport to Rome Fiumicino Airport by a Brussels Airlines 737-800 follows predefined waypoints for about two hours. A skin for the default Boeing 737-800 and a mission folder accompany the items, by Weygantt Kurt.

File Size
5.35 MB
Total Downloads
15K
Star Rating
4/5
Screenshots
1
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2012 Adventure

Land of the Queen hires two researchers, Dr. Jessica Rose and Katherine Heingel from New Zealand, to study tectonic plates and begin work in New Zealand and Oceania after Alaska, San Andreas and eventually South America. March 23, 2010 marks the date, and the file remains free and not for sale.

File Size
6.23 MB
Total Downloads
2.4K
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4
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Copa Flight 559 To Guatemala City

Passengers board a Copa service 559 bound for San Jose, Costa Rica; Tegucigalpa, Honduras; and Guatemala City through gate 59, preparing for a daytime connection among three Central American capitals. By Gera Godoy Canova, the image Copa-Flight-559-To-Guatemala-City-Mission-fsx-1.jpg captures the scene.

File Size
42.28 MB
Total Downloads
9.5K
Star Rating
4/5
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3
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Flying The Airbus A320

Carsten Wanzelius presents a real-world Airbus A320 scenario tracing JetBlue 241 from Oakland International to Long Beach, aided by a guiding copilot through procedures. It requires Wilco/FeelThere Airbus Volume 1 with Service Pack 3 and includes a tutorial document showing gauges, switches, and FMS indications on the PFD and SD displays.

File Size
25.34 MB
Total Downloads
7.5K
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9
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Space Shuttle Launch

Space shuttle ascent scenario includes animations with timing effects and climbs to about 800,000 feet before the player may assume control, delivering a compact, self-contained high-altitude sequence for dedicated enthusiasts, and it is freeware globally.

File Size
5.23 MB
Total Downloads
5.7K
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4
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F-14 Ops On CV69-12

Five F-14 Tomcats operate from carrier CV69-12, flying patterns and landing three times. The scenario supports Free Flight or Quick Task modes, with rewards such as Buzz the Tower and Cable 3 tied to in-scenario actions.

File Size
13.37 MB
Total Downloads
5.2K
Star Rating
3/5
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1
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Flight--Land The Space Shuttle

Approach activity culminates at NASA's Shuttle Landing Facility in Titusville, with the flight starting roughly fifty miles out and targeting a precise, controlled touchdown. It relies on SHUTXAJ.ZIP or SHUTTAJ.ZIP to support two setups, credited to Andy Johnston.

File Size
110.76 KB
Total Downloads
7.8K
Star Rating
3/5
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1
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Flights For The Space Shuttle Atlantis

Erwin Welker models a freeware shuttle sequence featuring a Cape Canaveral, Florida launch and a second orbital pass, with the required ATLANTIS-1.ZIP from Bruce Fitzgerald. A second orbital phase presents the craft inverted as it deploys a satellite over the orbital arc.

File Size
702.74 KB
Total Downloads
7K
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14
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Alpine Lakes Explored (ALE)

Ten flights require an amphibian aircraft, traversing Alpine lakes from one to another and visiting well-known and lesser-known towns. Flight plans accompany the journey, and a briefing with notes on places seen helps map the route, by Gordon Wilkinson.

File Size
51.87 MB
Total Downloads
5.9K
Star Rating
5/5
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Dublin Tour - North Coast 2007

A Cessna 172 flight leaves Dublin airport, flies to Malahyde Castle, then to the port and village of Howth, and returns to Dublin. The author is Pierre G. Shlimon, crediting the route through Dublin, Malahyde Castle, and Howth.

File Size
277.04 KB
Total Downloads
5.4K
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2
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Mission--Madagascar

In a Madagascar operation, a vintage DC-3, heavily loaded, carries out a transport flight within a tense Madagascarian military context. Unlike the prior KAT operation, this task offers multiple outcomes and demands independent decision-making, with credits attributed to Thorsten Reichert and Remi Marier.

File Size
20.64 MB
Total Downloads
2.8K
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3
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Direct Fly 2

Second in the Direct Fly sequence, the operation guides the CRJ-700 from Portland to Oakland and lands in pure weather conditions using only the instruments. It includes IFR KPDX MINNE ONE to KOAK RAIDR TWO.pln for the flight plan and modified Direct Fly 1 files (DIRECFLY.ZIP) to correct the path and assign the airliner-category ID.

File Size
16.47 MB
Total Downloads
2.4K
Screenshots
9
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Direct Fly 1

CRJ700 operates a Seattle–Tacoma to Portland International leg, echoing Horizon Air's QX 2191, with a guiding copilot to assist during approach. By Carsten Wanzelius, the package uses IFR Harob 2 34R nach Portland.pln and a Direct Fly folder, and remains freeware with non-commercial redistribution only.

File Size
12 MB
Total Downloads
2.1K
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8
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Varadero Crosswind

Two language variants accompany a single download, offering Spanish and English for Varadero crosswind and a challenging landing over Varadero, Cuba. An MSI installer supplies a simvar extension if absent, by Jose Enrique Ariño, and it remains bilingual.

File Size
6.29 MB
Total Downloads
1.9K
Star Rating
5/5
Screenshots
1
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Miracle On The Hudson

By Carlyle Sharpe, this Airbus A321 US Airways variant carries atc_id N163US and atc_flight_number 1549, while a downloadable uwa321.zip patch enables float capability for the approach near the Hudson. An optional a320us.zip provides an equivalent A320-200 option for those seeking exact type fidelity.

File Size
306.04 KB
Total Downloads
1.5K
Screenshots
1
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Hurricane Landing

An A320-211 Project Airbus variant supports a Munich-to-Hamburg run under storm conditions. The archive notes optional Groundhandling5 support (rcbgh-50.zip) and an Airbus_A320 panel with integrated controls, featuring a CAT II ILS on Runway 23 and a 95-foot decision height.

File Size
47.36 MB
Total Downloads
25.2K
Star Rating
5/5
Screenshots
6

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