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Re: Request an airport update (see first post)

Postby skyop » Wed Jul 14, 2010 11:20 pm

bulb wrote:
mischka wrote:1.VNLK: lukla (nepal). the runway is visible but the coordinations do not match somehow. when you set vnlk as span airport you are put on a place outside the runway without a possibility to reach it.

The place you appear at is flattish and has about the right steepness (should be 12%), so the chance the coordinates in apt.dat.gz may easily be correct. Just moving the runway to the coordinates listed in apt.dat.gz would probably be the right thing.


Not that easy unfortunately, you need to rebuild the scenery tile after making any changes in apt.dat which is a pain in the [insert really bad things here].
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Re: Request an airport update (see first post)

Postby VicMar » Thu Jul 15, 2010 7:40 am

Skyop wrote,
a pain in the [insert really bad things here
Not sure if you mean its a pain in the ***, or to insert things in the ***.

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Re: Request an airport update (see first post)

Postby scotth1 » Wed Jul 28, 2010 2:23 pm

Could someone have a look at YSSY, most of it looks close to the googlemaps layer, but around the international and domestic terminals it is not so accurate.

This link shows what I mean around the international terminal
http://mapserver.flightgear.org/map/?lon=151.180413884503&lat=-33.9487747509895&zoom=12&layers=B000000TFFFFTTTFTFFF

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Re: Request an airport update (see first post)

Postby rsotaccs » Wed Jul 28, 2010 3:23 pm

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Re: Request an airport update (see first post)

Postby Hooray » Fri Jul 30, 2010 1:59 pm

Regarding VNLK (Lukla), this is an issue that is related to TerraGear, which uses algorithms to cut holes into the scenery for placing airports/runways, in mountainous terrain this may easily look plain wrong.

One could try to improve the appearance by using higher resolution data (such as SRTM) for airports that are situated in the this sort of terrain, that should at least improve the appearance somewhat. I am not really familiar with the TerraGear code, but SRTM data is freely available - so anybody who is really interested in working on VNLK could give this approach easily a try.

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Request LETO update

Postby biz » Sun Mar 13, 2011 1:26 am

Hi guys! I'm doing LETO with stock, custom buildings and signs. The layout is incomplete, there are taxi and holdout sections missing. Here is the chart: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7530755/LETO/LETO.pdf,I think may help for the layout if some one is up for it. Thanks!
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Re: Request an airport update (see first post)

Postby J Maverick 16 » Tue Apr 07, 2015 4:52 pm

I'm not sure if this page is still used (if not, I'll create a new topic for this), but I'd like to request an airport (layout only) update for Spangdahlem Air Base (ETAD), Germany.
I know that the classic answer is: "What about if you do it by yourself?".
Well, my answer would be that I'm currently developing something like 10 airports between 2D and 3D and I can't afford a new one to build from scratch (ETAD has only got the very basic layout: runway+a taxiway).
So, can someone take a look at it and do something?
It needs only the 2D part (layout, signs, parking pos., etc.), the 3D I'll do it by my self when I'll have some time :wink: .
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Re: Request an airport update (see first post)

Postby pommesschranke » Wed Apr 08, 2015 12:06 am

layout (apt.dat file) is here:
http://gateway.x-plane.com/scenery/page/ETAD

do you need someone to do the terrragear step to convert it into .btg ?
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Re: Request an airport update (see first post)

Postby J Maverick 16 » Fri Apr 17, 2015 6:48 pm

pommesschranke wrote in Wed Apr 08, 2015 12:06 am:layout (apt.dat file) is here:
http://gateway.x-plane.com/scenery/page/ETAD

Ok thanks, I'll edit some parts and then it'll be ok for a custom download version.

pommesschranke wrote in Wed Apr 08, 2015 12:06 am:do you need someone to do the terrragear step to convert it into .btg ?

Ehm, yes, it would be better :wink: .
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Re: Request an airport update (see first post)

Postby neuromute77 » Sat Jul 30, 2016 11:45 pm

Hi @all.

if it is possible, could someone add [MNCI] Corn Island to fgfs?
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Re: Request an airport update (see first post)

Postby merspieler » Sun Nov 19, 2017 9:32 pm

YBCG (Gold Coast International Airport) needs a complete rework of the taxi ways.
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Re: Request an airport update (see first post)

Postby LesterBoffo » Sun Nov 26, 2017 4:07 am

Stow Maries

I've been wanting to figure out a way to work this museum and aerodrome into the UK scenery. But my attempts to change the regional material CropGrass material tile calls for the chunk it sits on changes every other CropGrass to GreenSpace too. So you end up with about a tenth by tenth degree worth of little airfields surrounding it. Is there any way to make the selection of a particular regional material smaller than a tenth of a degree?

It's been listed since 2013 as an airfield but isn't licensed yet, which I assume means it will not get into FlightGear for a while..

http://ukga.com/airfield/stow-maries

Could I make a request somewhere for it's inclusion?
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Re: Request an airport update (see first post)

Postby Baloo » Sun Dec 03, 2017 11:40 pm

Would love to see Tulsa International (KTUL). I've mapped this out in pretty good detail in OpenStreetMap already.
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Re: Request an airport update (see first post)

Postby elangelitobz » Thu May 19, 2022 5:33 pm

Hi everyone,
I'm a relatively new to FG; I'm from Belize and I would love to contribute my time to the FG project. Currently looking for how to add airports to FG and even edit existing ones with their taxiways and parking areas. I'd even like to add models and objects but I think I need some help finding tutorials and resources to learn to do these type of stuff.

Edit: I came across this article https://wiki.flightgear.org/Howto:Make_an_airport

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Re: Request an airport update (see first post)

Postby TheEagle » Thu May 19, 2022 6:57 pm

@elangelitobeliz: That's a goo starting point ! See the bottom of that wiki page - there usually is a list of related pages. Also, If you have a specific problem with making airports, feel free to post a new thread in the Development -> Scenery forum or PM me ! :)
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