XWind Studios recently released their rendition of Kristiansund Airport (ENKB) for Microsoft Flight Simulator. The airport serves Kristiansund in Norway and has a yearly average of 314,000 passengers.
The airport was inaugurated in mid-1970 after almost two years of construction, costing the government 31 million NOK. There was a competition to serve the new airport from the start: Both Braathens SAFE and Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) wanted the lucrative route to Oslo Airport, Fornebu. Both were granted the route on a temporary basis.
The construction and eventual inauguration of Molde airport in 1972—which kicked in right after Kristiansund Kvernberget’s inauguration—led to a massive drop in traffic figures, given that it single-handedly cut half the region’s catchment area. For comparison, Kristiansund averaged 88,246 passengers a year during its second year of operation, and it took another fourteen years to match that figure again after Molde Airport’s inauguration.
It underwent a massive overhaul in 2010, funded by Avinor, including a runway expansion, a larger car parking lot, and the construction of a larger terminal.
It’s currently served by Braathens Regional Airlines, Scandinavian Airlines, and Widerøe.
The scenery features an accurate rendition of the airport, with custom ground textures, detailed landside recreation, custom elevation for the entire island, custom night lighting, an up-to-date airport layout, a custom GSX profile, and more.
It’s available on the iniBuilds Store for roughly $13.74, requiring at least 1.90 GB of free hard disk space to install.
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