The developer iniBuilds has released their rendition of Svalbard Longyearbayen Airport (ENSB) for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. The release happened shortly after the initial announcement of the scenery.
iniBuilds Svalbard Airport offers a detailed rendition of both the airport and the surrounding area. There are high-quality ground textures around the airport, with custom taxiway signage and good optimisation. The models include a parallax interior for a balanced performance and visuals. The landside is also recreated in detail and includes the nearby seed vault.
Full Feature List of iniBuilds ENSB
- Custom ground textures for the entire airport area
- High Quality Buildings with interiors and parallax
- Detailed recreation of the landside area with custom models (Seed Vault included)
- Fully custom night lighting, including runway and taxiway lights
- GSX profile included in scenery folder
- Custom taxiway signs
- High-quality, optimised textures
- Custom Norwegian airside cluster to reflect real-world operations
- Custom models of surrounding buildings
- Custom static aircraft, including helicopters and C172
- All models are optimised for performance with Level of Detail (LOD)
About Svalbard Airport
Svalbard Airport serves the same-named island of Svalbard, located in Northern Norway. The airport was initially a military air base during World War II. In 1959, occasional public flights took place, and the current airport was built during the 1970s. Annually, the airport handles around 150 thousand passengers, with Norwegian and SAS being the biggest operators at this airport.
This airport is very interesting for its location, situated between the cold Greenland Sea and the fjords of the island, ensuring a spectacular and exotic view for everyone. It also holds a record for being the northernmost airport in the world with scheduled flights. Currently, Svalbard Airport is operated by a single 2500 metres long runway and a small terminal. Most scheduled flights lead to Oslo and Tromso. However, before the war, there were also some flights between this airport and Moscow, together with Murmansk.
The scenery of iniBuilds Svalbard Airport (ENSB) is now available through the iniBuilds website and the iniManager app for approximately € 11.49. This price excludes your local value-added tax, and the price may also vary due to conversion rates, as you will be charged in British Pounds.
You can also read more about iniBuilds and their work in one of our articles, covering the release of their A340 for MSFS 2024 here.
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