Sim-Wings releases Barcelona-El Prat Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator
No, you’re not seeing double. Just a few days after MK Studios released their depiction of Barcelona-El Prat Airport, in Spain, today it’s Sim-Wings’ turn to deliver their own version of the airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
By now, you must be very familiar with this scenery, but for those who are not, Barcelona-El Prat Airport, colloquially known as just El Prat, serves as the main international gateway to Spain’s second-largest city and the Catalonia region.
As the primary airport serving Barcelona, it plays a crucial role in connecting this vibrant cultural and economic hub with the rest of the world. Proof of this is that the airport has nearly recovered its pre-pandemic passenger numbers in 2023, reaching almost 50 million passengers served, easily placing it in the top 10 busiest airports on the old continent.
Sim-Wings has produced a series of great airports for MSFS, and El Prat seems to be no exception. For this new product, the developer utilized color-corrected custom aerial imagery for a realistic depiction of the ground textures and a seamless transition to the simulator’s default landscape.
Additionally, Sim-Wings has built a detailed recreation of numerous structures and facilities, including the recently built jetways at Terminal 1. In this scenery, you will also find animated boarding bridges, a variety of static elements like apron vehicles, and authentic dynamic lighting effects at night.
Features:
- Highly detailed scenery of the international airport Barcelona “Josep Tarradellas – El Prat” and the immediate vicinity
- All buildings and service facilities
- Realistic 3D terrain made from DEM (elevation data) with sloped taxi- and runways
- Custom aerial image for the airport, elaborately color-corrected and retouched
- Up to date runway, taxiway, apron and stands layout (2024)
- Custom taxiway lights, with some made to work in one direction only (at one-way rapid exits for instance)
- Custom and accurate taxiway signage
- Extremely detailed airport buildings, Terminal T1 and T2 with interior airside
- Terminal T1 has recently constructed southern connection buildings and jetways
- Animated jetways, static jetways at alternate parkings
- Aerosoft VDGS safegate system
- Many custom-made static apron vehicles and cars
- Realistic night time dynamic lighting
- Car bridges added to upper highway system
- Replaced MSFS default street overlays with custom ones
- MSFS SDK materials (PBR)
Sim-Wings Barcelona Airport is available now for MSFS for around €20 + tax.
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