Due to a glitch that I have confirmed is not caused by my current installation of flightgear (meaning its a bug with the program), GPX or pre-exported flight gear route plans imports do import but the flightgear would crash in a few minutes with Windows saying "flightgear has stopped responding", giving the options of debugging with visual studio or closing the program. Thus all waypoints that currently are not in flight gear or at the wrong location, must be entered manually by coordinates. In aircrafts like A320 where import of GPX is not possible (unless one wants flightgear to crash in a few minutes), waypoint names have to be entered manually CDU. In the event that the waypoint name does not exist or is at the wrong location in FlightGear, there is no way to enter the waypoint coordinates into the CDU of an aircraft like the A320.
Take these route plans for example that require numerous manual input in following routes.
VABB to WSSS (The coordinate waypoints are the ones that were not available in flightgear, and thus had to be entered manually)
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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<PropertyList>
<version type="int">2</version>
<flight-rules type="string">V</flight-rules>
<flight-type type="string">X</flight-type>
<estimated-duration-minutes type="int">0</estimated-duration-minutes>
<departure>
<airport type="string">VABB</airport>
<runway type="string">27</runway>
</departure>
<destination>
<airport type="string">WSSS</airport>
<runway type="string">02C</runway>
</destination>
<cruise>
<altitude-ft type="int">35000</altitude-ft>
<knots type="int">320</knots>
</cruise>
<route>
<wp>
<type type="string">runway</type>
<departure type="bool">true</departure>
<ident type="string">27</ident>
<icao type="string">VABB</icao>
</wp>
<wp n="1">
<type type="string">basic</type>
<alt-restrict type="string">at</alt-restrict>
<altitude-ft type="double">20000</altitude-ft>
<ident type="string">E073N017</ident>
<lon type="double">73.21816667</lon>
<lat type="double">17.7225</lat>
</wp>
<wp n="2">
<type type="string">navaid</type>
<alt-restrict type="string">at</alt-restrict>
<altitude-ft type="double">20000</altitude-ft>
<ident type="string">MABTA</ident>
<lon type="double">73.362667</lon>
<lat type="double">17.141333</lat>
</wp>
<wp n="3">
<type type="string">navaid</type>
<alt-restrict type="string">at</alt-restrict>
<altitude-ft type="double">22500</altitude-ft>
<ident type="string">EPKOS</ident>
<lon type="double">74.11956</lon>
<lat type="double">16.8866</lat>
</wp>
<wp n="4">
<type type="string">basic</type>
<alt-restrict type="string">at</alt-restrict>
<altitude-ft type="double">25000</altitude-ft>
<ident type="string">E074N016</ident>
<lon type="double">74.63733333</lon>
<lat type="double">16.49333333</lat>
</wp>
<wp n="5">
<type type="string">basic</type>
<alt-restrict type="string">at</alt-restrict>
<altitude-ft type="double">27500</altitude-ft>
<ident type="string">E076N015</ident>
<lon type="double">76.35933333</lon>
<lat type="double">15.166</lat>
</wp>
<wp n="6">
<type type="string">navaid</type>
<alt-restrict type="string">at</alt-restrict>
<altitude-ft type="double">27500</altitude-ft>
<ident type="string">OPAMO</ident>
<lon type="double">77.090528</lon>
<lat type="double">14.592944</lat>
</wp>
<wp n="7">
<type type="string">basic</type>
<alt-restrict type="string">at</alt-restrict>
<altitude-ft type="double">27500</altitude-ft>
<ident type="string">E079N012</ident>
<lon type="double">79.35833333</lon>
<lat type="double">12.97366667</lat>
</wp>
<wp n="8">
<type type="string">navaid</type>
<alt-restrict type="string">at</alt-restrict>
<altitude-ft type="double">27500</altitude-ft>
<ident type="string">MMV</ident>
<lon type="double">80.170694</lon>
<lat type="double">12.993361</lat>
</wp>
<wp n="9">
<type type="string">navaid</type>
<alt-restrict type="string">at</alt-restrict>
<altitude-ft type="double">35000</altitude-ft>
<ident type="string">ELSAR</ident>
<lon type="double">87.351667</lon>
<lat type="double">9.768333</lat>
</wp>
<wp n="10">
<type type="string">navaid</type>
<alt-restrict type="string">at</alt-restrict>
<altitude-ft type="double">35000</altitude-ft>
<ident type="string">DUBTA</ident>
<lon type="double">91.676667</lon>
<lat type="double">7.823333</lat>
</wp>
<wp n="11">
<type type="string">navaid</type>
<alt-restrict type="string">at</alt-restrict>
<altitude-ft type="double">35000</altitude-ft>
<ident type="string">NOPEK</ident>
<lon type="double">94.416667</lon>
<lat type="double">6.603889</lat>
</wp>
<wp n="12">
<type type="string">navaid</type>
<alt-restrict type="string">at</alt-restrict>
<altitude-ft type="double">35000</altitude-ft>
<ident type="string">IGEBO</ident>
<lon type="double">95.080833</lon>
<lat type="double">6.235833</lat>
</wp>
<wp n="13">
<type type="string">navaid</type>
<alt-restrict type="string">at</alt-restrict>
<altitude-ft type="double">35000</altitude-ft>
<ident type="string">ANSAX</ident>
<lon type="double">95.508056</lon>
<lat type="double">6</lat>
</wp>
<wp n="14">
<type type="string">navaid</type>
<alt-restrict type="string">at</alt-restrict>
<altitude-ft type="double">23000</altitude-ft>
<ident type="string">PUGER</ident>
<lon type="double">100.291667</lon>
<lat type="double">3.4</lat>
</wp>
<wp n="15">
<type type="string">basic</type>
<alt-restrict type="string">at</alt-restrict>
<altitude-ft type="double">18500</altitude-ft>
<ident type="string">E100N003</ident>
<lon type="double">100.9781667</lon>
<lat type="double">3.079666667</lat>
</wp>
<wp n="16">
<type type="string">navaid</type>
<alt-restrict type="string">at</alt-restrict>
<altitude-ft type="double">17500</altitude-ft>
<ident type="string">INTOT</ident>
<lon type="double">101.135278</lon>
<lat type="double">3.006389</lat>
</wp>
<wp n="17">
<type type="string">basic</type>
<alt-restrict type="string">at</alt-restrict>
<altitude-ft type="double">16200</altitude-ft>
<ident type="string">E101N002</ident>
<lon type="double">101.323</lon>
<lat type="double">2.918333333</lat>
</wp>
<wp n="18">
<type type="string">basic</type>
<alt-restrict type="string">at</alt-restrict>
<altitude-ft type="double">12400</altitude-ft>
<ident type="string">E101N002</ident>
<lon type="double">101.829</lon>
<lat type="double">2.537</lat>
</wp>
<wp n="19">
<type type="string">basic</type>
<alt-restrict type="string">at</alt-restrict>
<altitude-ft type="double">7300</altitude-ft>
<ident type="string">E102N002</ident>
<lon type="double">102.5118333</lon>
<lat type="double">2.022666667</lat>
</wp>
<wp n="20">
<type type="string">navaid</type>
<alt-restrict type="string">at</alt-restrict>
<altitude-ft type="double">7300</altitude-ft>
<ident type="string">TOPOR</ident>
<lon type="double">102.891667</lon>
<lat type="double">1.736667</lat>
</wp>
<wp n="21">
<type type="string">navaid</type>
<alt-restrict type="string">at</alt-restrict>
<altitude-ft type="double">7300</altitude-ft>
<ident type="string">ARAMA</ident>
<lon type="double">103.12</lon>
<lat type="double">1.615</lat>
</wp>
<wp n="22">
<type type="string">navaid</type>
<alt-restrict type="string">at</alt-restrict>
<altitude-ft type="double">4200</altitude-ft>
<ident type="string">BOBAG</ident>
<lon type="double">103.498333</lon>
<lat type="double">1.041667</lat>
</wp>
<wp n="23">
<type type="string">navaid</type>
<alt-restrict type="string">at</alt-restrict>
<altitude-ft type="double">1900</altitude-ft>
<ident type="string">SAMKO</ident>
<lon type="double">103.881944</lon>
<lat type="double">1.091667</lat>
</wp>
<wp n="24">
<type type="string">runway</type>
<approach type="bool">true</approach>
<ident type="string">02C</ident>
<icao type="string">WSSS</icao>
</wp>
</route>
</PropertyList>
LROP to EGLL (NOT ALL WAYPOINTS IN SKYVECTOR ARE AVAILABLE IN FLIGHTGEAR)
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<gpx xmlns="http://www.topografix.com/GPX/1/1" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" creator="SkyVector" version="1.1" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.topografix.com/GPX/1/1 http://www.topografix.com/GPX/1/1/gpx.xsd">
<rte>
<name>LROP-EGLL</name>
<rtept lat="44.571111" lon="26.085000">
<name>LROP</name>
<overfly>false</overfly>
</rtept>
<rtept lat="44.623889" lon="25.745278">
<name>RASAR</name>
<overfly>false</overfly>
</rtept>
<rtept lat="44.992778" lon="25.330278">
<name>SOKRU</name>
<overfly>false</overfly>
</rtept>
<rtept lat="45.079444" lon="24.902500">
<name>ENIMA</name>
<overfly>false</overfly>
</rtept>
<rtept lat="45.813889" lon="23.398056">
<name>ULMIN</name>
<overfly>false</overfly>
</rtept>
<rtept lat="45.960278" lon="23.088056">
<name>NEPOT</name>
<overfly>false</overfly>
</rtept>
<rtept lat="46.315278" lon="21.996389">
<name>NOPTI</name>
<overfly>false</overfly>
</rtept>
<rtept lat="46.555556" lon="21.457222">
<name>ARCAZ</name>
<overfly>false</overfly>
</rtept>
<rtept lat="46.926111" lon="20.459167">
<name>BINKU</name>
<overfly>false</overfly>
</rtept>
<rtept lat="47.214444" lon="19.527500">
<name>DODAR</name>
<overfly>false</overfly>
</rtept>
<rtept lat="47.340833" lon="19.129444">
<name>BALUX</name>
<overfly>false</overfly>
</rtept>
<rtept lat="47.410000" lon="18.902500">
<name>EMBUT</name>
<overfly>false</overfly>
</rtept>
<rtept lat="47.539722" lon="18.490000">
<name>TORNO</name>
<overfly>false</overfly>
</rtept>
<rtept lat="47.559167" lon="18.430278">
<name>BODZA</name>
<overfly>false</overfly>
</rtept>
<rtept lat="47.787222" lon="17.662500">
<name>VAMOG</name>
<overfly>false</overfly>
</rtept>
<rtept lat="47.899722" lon="17.133056">
<name>GASNA</name>
<overfly>false</overfly>
</rtept>
<rtept lat="48.031667" lon="16.776667">
<name>RASTO</name>
<overfly>false</overfly>
</rtept>
<rtept lat="48.294167" lon="15.408611">
<name>MEDIX</name>
<overfly>false</overfly>
</rtept>
<rtept lat="48.566553" lon="14.541344">
<name>VENEN</name>
<overfly>false</overfly>
</rtept>
<rtept lat="48.689167" lon="13.982778">
<name>PINQI</name>
<overfly>false</overfly>
</rtept>
<rtept lat="48.762778" lon="13.709167">
<name>DEXIT</name>
<overfly>false</overfly>
</rtept>
<rtept lat="48.880000" lon="13.242222">
<name>LALIN</name>
<overfly>false</overfly>
</rtept>
<rtept lat="49.335833" lon="12.541389">
<name>RUDNO</name>
<overfly>false</overfly>
</rtept>
<rtept lat="49.566389" lon="11.546667">
<name>MOOCE</name>
<overfly>false</overfly>
</rtept>
<rtept lat="49.768764" lon="11.224603">
<name>ANELA</name>
<overfly>false</overfly>
</rtept>
<rtept lat="49.880000" lon="11.045833">
<name>BAMAS</name>
<overfly>false</overfly>
</rtept>
<rtept lat="50.075192" lon="10.728808">
<name>SULUS</name>
<overfly>false</overfly>
</rtept>
<rtept lat="50.073333" lon="10.242778">
<name>KOMIB</name>
<overfly>false</overfly>
</rtept>
<rtept lat="50.072778" lon="10.098611">
<name>RASPU</name>
<overfly>false</overfly>
</rtept>
<rtept lat="50.070000" lon="9.783056">
<name>OSBIT</name>
<overfly>false</overfly>
</rtept>
<rtept lat="50.066944" lon="9.486389">
<name>LOHRE</name>
<overfly>false</overfly>
</rtept>
<rtept lat="50.341111" lon="8.859722">
<name>ESAMA</name>
<overfly>false</overfly>
</rtept>
<rtept lat="50.558611" lon="7.431389">
<name>UMUPU</name>
<overfly>false</overfly>
</rtept>
<rtept lat="50.560556" lon="7.174722">
<name>ADMUM</name>
<overfly>false</overfly>
</rtept>
<rtept lat="50.555833" lon="6.955000">
<name>DEVRU</name>
<overfly>false</overfly>
</rtept>
<rtept lat="50.549500" lon="6.690833">
<name>GEBSO</name>
<overfly>false</overfly>
</rtept>
<rtept lat="50.602222" lon="6.251944">
<name>ASDAK</name>
<overfly>false</overfly>
</rtept>
<rtept lat="50.649167" lon="5.848889">
<name>BATTY</name>
<overfly>false</overfly>
</rtept>
<rtept lat="50.682500" lon="5.665556">
<name>TERLA</name>
<overfly>false</overfly>
</rtept>
<rtept lat="50.806389" lon="5.045278">
<name>SOGRI</name>
<overfly>false</overfly>
</rtept>
<rtept lat="50.902333" lon="4.538083">
<name>BUB</name>
<overfly>false</overfly>
</rtept>
<rtept lat="51.095556" lon="4.035000">
<name>JAZFI</name>
<overfly>false</overfly>
</rtept>
<rtept lat="51.236111" lon="3.657500">
<name>DENUT</name>
<overfly>false</overfly>
</rtept>
<rtept lat="51.269444" lon="3.406667">
<name>LUMEN</name>
<overfly>false</overfly>
</rtept>
<rtept lat="51.352500" lon="2.750278">
<name>BULAM</name>
<overfly>false</overfly>
</rtept>
<rtept lat="51.411944" lon="2.262500">
<name>DIBLI</name>
<overfly>false</overfly>
</rtept>
<rtept lat="51.443889" lon="2.000000">
<name>RAPIX</name>
<overfly>false</overfly>
</rtept>
<rtept lat="51.458611" lon="1.874167">
<name>SUNUP</name>
<overfly>false</overfly>
</rtept>
<rtept lat="51.488889" lon="1.611944">
<name>TEBRA</name>
<overfly>false</overfly>
</rtept>
<rtept lat="51.542222" lon="1.137222">
<name>KOPUL</name>
<overfly>false</overfly>
</rtept>
<rtept lat="51.540278" lon="0.976944">
<name>IDITU</name>
<overfly>false</overfly>
</rtept>
<rtept lat="51.531111" lon="0.388611">
<name>IPKUS</name>
<overfly>false</overfly>
</rtept>
<rtept lat="51.459167" lon="0.118889">
<name>UMBUR</name>
<overfly>false</overfly>
</rtept>
<rtept lat="51.477500" lon="-0.461389">
<name>EGLL</name>
<overfly>false</overfly>
</rtept>
</rte>
</gpx>