Orbx has released Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (KATL) for X-Plane 12, developed by Matteo Veneziani and Lee Miles. The scenery follows the airport’s earlier release for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. It features an updated 2026 airport layout, including the expanded Concourse T.
Hartsfield-Jackson, located just south of the city of Atlanta in Georgia, USA, is one of the world’s busiest airports and serves as Delta Air Lines’ largest hub. Orbx says the X-Plane version covers all five runways, along with detailed models of the terminal buildings, hangars and surrounding facilities.
According to the developer, the terrain was built from real-world elevation data, which reproduces the sloped runway profiles that Atlanta is known for. Custom ground materials recreate surface markings, cracks, dirt and wear across the runways, taxiways and aprons. Taxiway signs are modelled in 3D, and the airport has custom taxiway lighting and dynamic lighting throughout.
On the apron, the animated jetways carry Atlanta Airport and airline branding, and custom ground service equipment such as baggage carts, tugs and buses is placed around the airport. The terminal buildings, FBO facilities, and hotel buildings have detailed interiors, and the building models use a level-of-detail system to manage rendering complexity. The scenery also models the surrounding area and vegetation for roughly five miles beyond the airport, with custom 3D animated grass from X-Codr.
The release relies on two plugins: openSAM for the animated jetways and X-Codr’s Living Scenery Technology (LST) for scenery animations. Orbx notes that both are free downloads.
KATL for X-Plane 12 is available exclusively through Orbx Direct. You can purchase it for around 24€.
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