Summary
Des Moines International Airport is a small international airport in central Iowa, United States. It is served by all three US major airlines as well as Allegiant Air, Southwest Airlines and Frontier Airlines. First built in the 1930s as a small local airport, it has since expanded to become the a major player for commercial aviation in Iowa.
It is served by the Big Three major US airlines, as well as Allegiant, Southwest, and Frontier.
It has a midsize terminal with jetways as well as a large cargo apron, two FBOs, and a local flying school.
It serves most major US cities, such as New York, Chicago, Denver, Miami, Phoenix, and more.
Feature list
This is a detailed representation of all taxiways, runways, and parkings at the airport based on 2022 Google Maps data, 2021 Bing Maps data, 2023 personal experience and 2023 FAA airport diagrams.
- Custom terminal model, parkings, lighting, jetway placement, jetways (optional, required Flightbeam KDEN)
- Custom Signature FBO with hangars and lounge modeled
- Custom Elliott Aviation GA and jet FBO with correct parking positions and lighting
- Custom Meredith Corp Hangar
- Custom FedEx building and cargo apron with correct markings and positions of parkings.
- Adjusted ground texture colors/tiles to match the correct direction and approximate size.
- Accurate runway position, lighting, markings, with black outlines on all markings.
- Accurate ILS and approach lighting on all equipped runways.
-----Important!-----
Read the included user guide before use.
The latest updates's custom buildings requires an additional download - see the README.
A GSX profile is included in the package (open folder "GSX") containing all passenger and cargo gates with custom pushbacks where required.
Installation Instructions: Press Win+R, type "%APPDATA%" and hit enter. Go to folder virtuali -> GSX -> MSFS and drag the file "kdsm-j747sim.ini" into the folder. Note: Disabling jetway replacement for this airport in the FSDT Installer is required.
An older version of the airport is included in the package if you prefer to use it.
Much time and effort was put into making this airport the best that it could be. Hope you enjoy it!
Known Issues
- Ground tile size/direction are not perfect
- Parking positions are not perfect
- Some generic hangars need replacement
- Runway guard lights may be glitchy when viewed from a distance
(c) 2023 Jetlover747. Assets property of Asobo Studio, Jetlover747, Flightbeam Studios, and pilotmpl.
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cacaboy123
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nbrich1
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NavyKing1992
Which is the older file...2.0.2 or 2.0.2J. In both of these files the manifest.json file shows the version number to be 0.1.0 ("package_version": "0.1.0")?
What is the additional download needed since there is nothing to read?
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lscism
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Mathlets
PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE README.
You must install an additional file and modify it to get the new custom buildings.
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jackey_fang
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owenklein78
1) You have released 2.0.0 yet the message to keep 1.4 is still present in the description?
2) Nice descriptions of the versions included but no description for "j747sim-kdsm-modellib". What to do with this separate file?
3) Would you please keep the 'manifest.json' file current with the correct version?
Again, Thanks for your hard work. It is appreciated.
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