Orbx Releases San Jose International and Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport for MSFS

Orbx has recently released another two airports for Microsoft Flight Simulator.

The first, San Jose International Airport (KSJC), is situated in the east of California and is said to be the second-largest in the San Francisco Bay area.

Orbx has worked the usual features into this airport such as PBR textures, detailed modelling and POIs around the airport.

These are the key features the team has included:

  • Complete ultra-HD rendition of San Jose International Airport
  • Detailed PBR textures as standard
  • Exquisite modelling work for the entire airport 
  • Nestled in default photogrammetry area
  • Enhanced groundpoly with weathering effects
  • Custom PBR GSE and static aircraft
  • POIs surrounding the airport

The airport costs AUD $24.99 (approx. US $18.14 / €15.37 / GBP £13.70) and can be purchased through OrbxDirect.

Also available is Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (LIEO).

This airport has been developed by Matteo Veneziani and has been described by Orbx as a “complete overhaul of one of [their] most popular European destinations.”

“Located on the idyllic Mediterranean island of Sardinia, Olbia Costa Smeralda encompasses both the the airport in complete detail, as well as the surrounding city and coastal approaches,” reads the product page.

“As a popular Italian holiday destination, the airport sees a mix of airline, corporate and GA traffic, as well as being a home base for the aerial firefighting waterbomber fleet.”

It is one of their first airports to make use of fully customised and animated jetways and custom ground poly.

Features of the airport are as follows:

  • Complete airport & city package
  • Highly detailed rendition of Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
  • Totally overhauled from the previous P3D release
  • Custom animated jetways
  • Hand-coloured custom aerial imagery for airport precinct
  • Dozens of custom POI around the city
  • Custom ground poly (projected mesh) for complete accuracy
  • Working wig-wag lighting
  • Innovated dynamic lighting techniques
  • New custom GSE & static aircraft
  • Incredibly detailed airside & landside areas
  • Hand-corrected coastlines, terraforming and vegetation
  • Original ship models
  • Sloped runway
  • Complete PBR textures
  • Custom static ground crew
  • Perfectly located for regional to flights to Innsbruck, Dubrovnik, Rijeka and more.
  • From developer Matteo Veneziani

This airport is available to buy through OrbxDirect for AUD $24.99 (approx. US $18.14 / €15.37 / GBP £13.70).

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