This thread had me thinking of alternative ways to solve the problem of unuseable airports. Obviously, it’d be best if all airports were properly built in the sim, and vetted for use in missions with appropriate aircraft. However, with 40,000+ airports, that’s a very large lift and until that happens, there may be another quick and easy way to fix this:
I created a wishlist that could allow for a kind of “invincibility mode” by moving the official mission start to later in the process, like an extra check that would happen after you enter the aircraft, well after the scenery and aircraft loads. Nothing prior to that can count against you and you have freedom to make observations about unexpected eventualities with the airport, aircraft, or weather.