Future airport project ideas

ponyboy · Post by **ponyboy** » Sat Dec 27, 2003 1:29 pm

Seems like Fly Tampa is into modeling airports with warm climates. Might I suggest a few other "destination" type airports. Key West, Florida (KEYW) , Palm Springs, California (KPSP), and St. Maarten Is. (TNCM), or vacation spots like Aspen, Colorado (KASE) or South Lake Tahoe, California (KTVL).

Why?
Small enough where development time is not a huge undertaking.
Smaller projects where you can continue to add unique detail and flavor but large enough to have a wide appeal.
Already enough of large airports seem to be coming out.
Interesting looking terminals around beautiful scenery settings.
Some have tricky-fun approaches

just my suggestions... it's all good.

Joseph29 · Post by **Joseph29** » Sat Dec 27, 2003 4:07 pm

My suggestions are:

Charlotte Douglas Int. (CLT)
Raleigh Durham Int. (RDU)
Pittsburgh Int (PIT)
St. Louis (STL)
Baltimore/Washington Int. (BWI)

Or if you want to make a smaller airport how about Knoxville-McGhee Tyson (TYS) I heard this is a very nice little airport.

CombatAce · Post by **CombatAce** » Sat Dec 27, 2003 11:39 pm

Orlando - KMCO
Jacksonville - KJAX (no scenery done for it that i know of)
St. Maarten - TNCM is a nice idea as well

Saiberlaw · Post by **Saiberlaw** » Sun Dec 28, 2003 10:06 am

I like the idea of Southwest hubs that have never been done like:

1) Baltimore/Washington

2) Chicago Midway (also ATA's hub)

3) Nashville

4) Houston/Hobby and

5) Oakland

Chris G · Post by **Chris G** » Sun Dec 28, 2003 2:34 pm

I like the above list but think New Orleans should also be added to it. BWI is a good choice. Ever been to the default scenery...yikes

Post by **martin[flytampa]** » Sun Dec 28, 2003 3:58 pm

Keep them coming, I'll be posting my own list of possible candidates shortly, but I'm open for all suggestions.

Generally speaking I would prefer mid-sized airports because they enable me to put in a much bigger scope of small/low-level details without affecting performance.

Tourniquet MX · Post by **Tourniquet MX** » Sun Dec 28, 2003 10:00 pm

KFLL - Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport (My local airport!)

Bodo Mueller · Post by **Bodo Mueller** » Wed Dec 31, 2003 3:57 am

Hi Martin,

as you prefer smaller or mid-sized airports, I would like to see St. Maarten (TNCM) next.

(I vote for KLAX by FlyTampa)

Graham B · Post by **Graham B** » Wed Dec 31, 2003 4:57 pm

I'd say Vancouver International CYVR.
Why?
It's fairly large, The surrounding scenery is gorgeous, Airports on the US West Coast are just a short hop away, and it's a gateway to the Orient. Plus, nobody has done it in high detail.

sulmer · Post by **sulmer** » Thu Jan 01, 2004 1:32 pm

St. Pete

I wish someone would do a halfway decent one.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Jan 03, 2004 3:55 pm

Hi guys,

I guess TNCM would not be a great scenery to do, since the default one is very atractive already, not many details to add I guess.

If Martin wants mid-size airports I'd suggest:

-KMDW (Midway)
-KBNA (Nashville)
-KJAX (Jacksonville)
-KSTL (St.Louis Lambert)
-KSAN (San Antonio Int'l)

But would be great big airports too:

-KBWI (Baltimore-Washington)
-KDTW (Detroit-Metro)
-KPDX (Portland Int'l)
-KMCI (Kansas City Int'l)
-KOAK (Oakland Int'l)

Thats my list,
Best,
Mauro Perez.

Post by **martin[flytampa]** » Sat Jan 03, 2004 6:36 pm

Hi Mauro,

Aren't you working on JAX yourself?

I know KMCI and KSTL are being worked on elsewhere. From what you mentioned there OAK and MDW are 2 I have been looking at.

Bodo Mueller · Post by **Bodo Mueller** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 6:45 am

@Martin:

From what you mentioned there OAK and MDW are 2 I have been looking at.

Well, I would lile to ask you a general question. It looks like you are focosing local U.S. airports in future only like KSAN (which is done) and now OAK or MDW. Does that mean that you are only like to design for the U.S. demostic market only or will you do something for the international market also?

I am asking this because I am a bit disappointed of your choices to do U.S. Municipal airports which are totally uninteresting for europeans

I hope you still like to do some bigger airports in the U.S like KSFO or KLAX or smaller ones which could be in common interest like MKJS or TNCM.

Post by **martin[flytampa]** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 8:35 am

Bodo: I understand what you're saying, but it depends on how you use / what you do with your Flight Simulator. You could even argue that Tampa and San Diego are uninteresting for europeans since there is no european airliners there (other than a weely BA maybe). But if I boil it down to big international US Hubs like Miami we'll soon be "fighting" over 10 or 20 airports, most of which have been done multiple times by you know who. Of course a new version of KATL, KJFK, KLAX and KORD is always welcome by some, but I agree with the majority of people I spoke to who thinks its time to also invest some attention elsewhere. I'm generally not against working on something that has been done, but at the moment I'm choosing the next projects based on other factors (see above post). All this might of course change again overtime.

Future airport project ideas

Future airport project ideas

Southwest Hubs

What are you aiming at....