Flight Simulation developers shared news today, and we get a couple of interesting scenery releases for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 and MSFS 2020, including a free airport.
Lahore Allama Iqbal International Airport Released for Free for Microsoft Flight Simulator
IH Developers released a freeware rendition of Allama Iqbal International Airport (OPLA) serving Lahore in Pakistan.
It’s currently available only for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 on Flightsim.to.
New York City Landmarks v2 Released for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
SamScene3D released version 2 for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 of its New York City Times add-on originally released for MSFS 2020 a while ago.
It’s available on Orbx Direct and the developer’s store for approximately $18, and those who already have version 1 can upgrade for $5.
Below you can find a list of features:
Over 300 custom iconic buildings (50 more buildings compare to MSFS2020 version)
- Many famous museums, buildings, malls, hotels, banks, towers, plazas, memorials, statues, universities, hospitals, landmarks etc in New York Manhattan city center, including lower, central, and upper parts
- Beautiful and detailed Time Square area (year sign changed to 2025)
- Animating billboards in Time Square area buildings
- Over 160 buildings with PBR and 4K texture materials (better color adjustment compare to MSFS2020 version)
- Beautiful night effects (better night lighting compare to MSFS2020 version)
- Many buildings and objects with LOD fuction so frame rate friendly
- High detailed design of Manhattan bridge, Brooklyn bridge, Williamsburg bridge and Queensboro bridge with animtated moving cable cars
- Added so many missing iconic buildings to the default MSFS USA photogrammetry scenery
We also get a list of additions from the previous version.
- built with MSFS2024 native build
- 50+ more buildings than V1
- better color adjustment and night effects
- better frame rate and LOD optimization
- time square area year sign changed to 2025
Kinsarvik Scenery Announced for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
Cli4D Design announced another of its fetching scenic scenery add-ons, this time around, focusing on Kinsarvik in Norway. You can check out a trailer showing it off above, and it should be released soon.
If you’d like to get into flight simulation but you’re perhaps a bit intimidated by its apparent complexity, you can read our introductory guide, alongside the second episode focusing on installing add-ons, and another showcasing the basic instruments.
You can also read more flight simulation news in the previous roundup article.