I’ve been doing some sightseeing in Microsoft Flight Simulator, flying over some of the major atoll locations around the world, and other famous Pacific island locations (e.g. Wake Island, featured in many Battlefield and other games)
Henderson Field, Midway Island – PMDY
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henderson_Field_(Midway_Atoll)
Bora Bora Airport – NTTB
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bora_Bora
Wake Island – PWAK
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wake_Island
Great Chagos Bank
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Chagos_Bank
The Maldives has many atolls spread across a whole archipelago of islands
VRMO Kooddoo – North eastern rim of the Huvadhu Atoll, Maldives
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kooddoo
This airport doesn’t appear to be in MSFS.
Kadhdhoo, Maldives
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kadhdhoo
Thimarafushi – Thaa Atoll, Maldives
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thimarafushi_(Thaa_Atoll)
https://skyvector.com/airport/VRNT/Thimarafushi-Airport
This is an odd one – in MSFS the island with the airport is just rendered as a large blocky beach:
Chuuk Lagoon, Micronesia – Chuuk International Airport PTKK
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuuk_International_Airport
This is a view from approx 8000ft, the southeast rim of the atoll and looking back towards larger islands in the center:
I’ll follow up with another similar post soon.