Gaffer Simulations has released their highly anticipated O.R. Tambo International scenery for Microsoft Flight Simulator, South Africa’s biggest international airport located in Johannesburg that first opened in 1952.

The airport, serves as the primary international gateway for South Africa and is home to several notable African carriers including Airlink, CemAir, FlySafair, LIFT Airline & South African Airways. The airport encompasses around 4000 acres of land in Kempton Park, Gauteng, situated about 12 miles from the city of Johannesburg.

The airport has two runways parallel to each other adjacent to the airport’s terminal buildings, and provides direct connections to over 75 destinations which are served by a multitude of aircraft from general aviation, cargo and commercial aircraft. originally served under the name Jan Smuts International Airport, it was renamed in 2005 after former African National Congress member Oliver Reginald Tambo. The airport has received  numerous upgrades and expansion projects, the most notable being the major developments which took place in preparation for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

For Gaffer Simulations rendition of O.R Tambo International, the scenery comes with a standard set of features that we can expect from most airport sceneries on Microsoft Flight Simulator, in which the recreation is built with high-definition PBR textures and models that accurately represent the airport in its current form. The complete feature list follows down below:

• Hand-made ground polygons
• Accurately modelled interior and exterior
• Highly detailed models of all airport buildings, objects
• Main airport terminal interior with lighting and custom objects
• Custom-built jetways with PBR texturing and animations
• Level of Detail (LOD) optimisation

Gaffer Simulations’ O.R. Tambo International airport for MSFS is available for purchase on the SimMarket store for €21.60, requiring over 6 GB of free disk space to install.