The north coast of Alaska needed another destination besides Barrow and this airport was worth the effort since it's actually been relocated with a new apron and runway. You can still choose to depart from either runway.
Changes
- The original airport runway has been closed and made transparent to let the ground show through. You can still start there though if you like
- Parking included for the original airport
- Default beacon and windsock has been removed but the two actual windsock locations have windsocks still
- VASI and runway end lights are still there for the old runway but are non functional
- Old runway designation changed back to 06/24 so it would not conflict with new runway 07/25 updated for magnetic variance
Additions
- Some clutter around the old airport
- Radome for the Long Range Radar Site
- New Rwy07/25 with proper edge lighting, PAPI, slope gradient and turnabouts
- New apron with parking, lighted windsock and beacon
Fixes
- Terrain under the old runway lowered to sea level
- Removed trees from the sandbar north of the old runway and by the shore of Rwy24
Known Issues
- Did not change the roadway to drive around the south end of the tarmac or extend to the west and south to the new holding tank area since working that up would crash the sim too much
- Bing imagery doesn't include the new runway so measurements were based off Mapcarta, which does have updated imagery, and may be off as much as 20-40ft for runway, slope lights and turnabout placement
- The runway and tarmac are actually raised up on berms from the surrounding terrain, so you're not seeing a glitch in the falloff at the edges of the pavements
- There is no AI pathing for either runway as laying it out causes crashes
- ATC window only lets you select 6 and 24 but they are reported as 7 and 25
- No dust on the gravel runway, which I personally would enable if I knew how
All photos taken with REX airport textures and Bijan seasons installed
great, Thanks man!
2 years ago
RvI78