yeah, ive flown the first leg, was forced to land on a closed runway with big X`s on them and i was like, “nope, these trips are not for me”. This, honestly, is just pretty, how should i say this… ehmmm, yeah, dumb. Why even create a bushtrip to closed airfields? I get it, not everyone is up for the “as real as it gets” approach in flightsimming, but i am tho…
Clearly there are database synchronization problems. I recently found an example airport, 3C8 - Calverton Exec Airpark Airport. Granted, this is/was a private airport so the information may be sketchy.
Google Maps/Google Earth — both runways closed with X markings - airport closed
LittleNavMap - Both runways closed - airport closed
MSFS (source Navblue?) - Both runways open and available. AI created hangers and aircraft visible for one runway.
Skyvector, AIRNAV, FAA - Airport open and operational with only one runway 14/32. Data as of Apr 22, 2021.
New York TAC chart - open with runway 14/32 only.
Three different descriptions of the basic airport status. Which one is correct? Open? Closed?
There are data problems with open and closed airports, runways, taxiways, airport buildings, etc. part of the data problem is currency. When were the Google images taken? Yesterday? There is no history of changes. Could both runways be open, then closed, then one runway reopened?
Is there a reportable MSFS bug? How long does it take for MSFS to process and distribute new navigation database information it receives?
I have no answers. Would giving users the ability to change their own airports, their own world objects be sufficient?
Actually, it would be quite simple for Asosbo to automate the process to update available runways, and all other navigation data for that matter, based on the latest AIRAC’s. It’s a standard format, and the MSFS format is very close to the CIFP format.
I thought that’s exactly what Navigraph does? It was my understanding Navigraph replaces a good portion of the MSFS Database with their own airport definitions.
If it’s a private airport in the US, then I wouldn’t trust NavBlue at all. It’s an absolute travesty Asobo chose NavBlue over Jeppesen. NavBlue pretty much cares mostly about Europe, which my understanding is not an easy task, and commercial airports for aircraft of 6000 lbs and over. I’ve seen multiple reports of commercial carriers trying them out here in the US and dropping them almost immediately the data was so bad.
Interesting both runways were closed, was it sold to a developer? Private airports are sketchy even from the FAA. It’s up to the airport owner to keep the FAA up to date on their data.
Edit: Calverton Executive Airpark - Wikipedia
Yeah, it’s actually a Publically owned private use airport, or was. The town tried to sell it in 2010, but the deal fell through, as have many other deals since then, including reopening the runway for an aircraft manufacturer (that fell through, too). My bet is it’ll be a solar farm if it isn’t already.