GearDown Simulations has recently previewed their rendition of Vitória – Eurico de Aguiar Salles International Airport (SBVT) and its surroundings for Microsoft Flight Simulator, serving Vitória in Espírito Santo, Brazil, with a yearly average of 3.2 million passengers.
Originally built in the 1930s, it was not until a decade later that it would get its first passenger terminal and a paved runway.
Heavy renovation work, including a new passenger terminal and runway, was carried out in 2005. Although scheduled to be completed in 2007, a series of scandals led to a “temporary” halt for nearly a decade. Construction work only resumed in 2015 and concluded three years later, in 2018, sixteen years after the original planning.
A few years before the resumption of the expansion works, the airport’s operator, Infraero, deemed it the country’s worst airport.
Operated by Zurich Airports AG since 2019, the new airport finally meets international standards and swiftly leaves its dark past behind.
Azul (Belo Horizonte, Campinas, Recife), Gol (Brasília, Porto Seguro, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, São Paulo), Latam (Brasília, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo), and Voepass (Porto Seguro) serve it.
The scenery will feature an accurate rendition of the airport, with custom ground textures, a highly detailed terminal, city POIs, custom ground clutter, and more.
There’s no information on pricing and release date yet, but Threshold will keep you informed!