Aerosoft Mt. Everest Airports Vol. 2 - Phaplu & Kangel Danda

Phaplu is the closest airport to Mount Everest that is connected to the national road network. Due to rising tourist numbers there are more and more scheduled flights to this airport, which is not only another gateway to Everest but in itself a beautiful destination nestled in a lush green landscape.

The airport has an interesting location along a slope with an apron carved into the terrain and the tower and terminal on top of a high wall that follows the runway. Be cautious when taxiing here as you wouldn‘t be the first pilot whose wingtip would touch the wall! Approaches to the airport, however, are affected by the harsh wind conditions in the valley. Due to strong wind the airport closes at noon, which means that flights only happen in the morning hours when the weather is usually suitable for flying. Gusts of 43 knots have been recorded here.

As a bonus there’s another challenging airport included in this package: Kangel Danda, which is spectacularly located on top of a mountain between Rumjatar and Lukla. At both ends of the runway there are steep cliffs letting you gain ground clearance quickly without even climbing.

Recently there have been plans to restart scheduled flights here since the comms equipment got destroyed by a thunderstorm and little effort has been made to repair it for years. The goats grazing the airport are happy using it as a welcome pasture.

Features

• Detailed 3D terrain models of Phaplu and Kangel Danda airports with high resolution photorealistic textures
• Newly constructed Phaplu secondary apron
• Monastery
• Lots of animated people and animals
• Animated ground traffic (check out the tuktuks!)
• Realistic night lighting
• Various typical sounds
• Detailed manual