ISSUE DESCRIPTION
Description of the issue: Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 currently uses the outdated ICAO code FBFT for Francistown Airport in Botswana. The correct and official ICAO code for this airport is FBPM. The airport was officially renamed Phillip Gaonwe Matante International Airport in October 2019, leading to the update of its ICAO code from FBFT to FBPM.
FREQUENCY OF ISSUE
How often does this occur for you (Example: Just once, every time on sim load, intermittently)?
Every time.
REPRODUCTION STEPS
Please list clear steps you took in order to help our test team reproduce the same issue:
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Launch Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020.
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Navigate to the World Map.
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Search for Francistown Airport (IATA: FRW).
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Observe that the airport is listed with the ICAO identifier FBFT
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Compare to up-to-date online sources (Which indicates that the ICAO is currently FBPM
YOUR SETTINGS
If the issue still occurs with no mods and add-ons, please continue to report your issue. If not, please move this post to the User Support Hub.
What peripherals are you using, if relevant:
[PC Only] Are you using Developer Mode or have you made any changes to it?
Yes however, just to get to my community folder.
[PC, MSFS 2020 Only] Are you using DX11 or DX12?
DX11
[PC Only] What GPU (Graphics Card) do you use?
GTX 1050TI
[PC Only] What other relevant PC specs can you share?
I7-6700
