Flight Simulator 2020: UK cities with Photogrammetry

Every time I fly in the UK in FS 2020 I forget which areas have photogrammetry, so here’s a quick list for future reference:

World Update XVII UK and Ireland (released 23 July 2024 added (from release notes here: https://www.flightsimulator.com/world-update-xvii-united-kingdom-ireland/) 16 TIN cities (triangulated irregular network) with surface modelling (higher resolution elevation data):

England:

  • Bristol
  • Brighton
  • Greater London
  • Heathrow
  • Leeds-Bradford
  • Liverpool
  • Newcastle-Sunderland
  • Welling
  • Wembley

Ireland:

  • Cork
  • Dublin
  • Cliffs of Moher / Liscannor

Scotland:

  • Edinburgh
  • Glasgow

Wales

  • Cardiff
  • Gibraltar

5 handcrafted airports:

  • Farnborough Airport (EGLF) and London Stansted Airport (EGSS) in England
  • Cork Airport (EICK) in Ireland
  • Sumburgh Airport (EGPB) in Scotland
  • Cardiff (EGFF) in Wales

World Update III UK (from release notes here: https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/release-release-notes-1-13-16-0-world-update-iii-united-kingdom-now-available/365854/1  and here: https://www.polygon.com/2021/2/16/22285851/microsoft-flight-simulator-world-update-3-united-kingdom-england-ireland-scotland-wales)

Added:

  • Birmingham
  • Bristol
  • Cambridge
  • London
  • Oxford

Handcrafted airports:

  • Barra
  • Liverpool
  • Land’s End
  • Manchester-Barton
  • Out Skerries

Summarized list from my previous post here: https://www.kevinhooke.com/2021/05/16/microsoft-flight-simulator-uk-cities-with-photogrammetry/

Original FS 2020 release cities:

  • Portsmouth
  • Southampton

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