iniBuilds has recently released their rendition of Ponta Delgada - João Paulo II Airport (LPPD) for Microsoft Flight Simulator, serving the municipality of Ponta Delgada in the Archipelago of the Azores with a yearly average of 2 million passengers.

The airport's construction started in 1963, with the official inauguration only happening six years later in 1969 by President Américo Tomás. Its primary purpose was serving inter-island connections and Europe, with regular flights to Lisbon beginning a year later.

A new passenger terminal was inaugurated in 1995 when the airport also got its current name after the Pope's visit to the Azores four years prior.

The following decade post-new terminal brought massive growth in passenger traffic, which has been steadily growing, connecting the Azores to the world.

Azores Airlines, Binter Canarias, British Airways, Edelweiss Air, Iberia, Lufthansa, Ryanair, SATA Air Açores, Smartwings, Swiss, TAP, Transavia, TUI fly Belgium, TUI fly Netherlands, and United Airlines all serve it, with most of them only offering their services during summer. It's also the most important cargo airport in the archipelago, handling over 10,000 tonnes yearly.

The scenery features an accurate rendition of the airport, with an up-to-date layout, hand-made textures, custom POIs, true-to-life landside recreation, a detailed terminal interior, an official GSX profile, and more.

It's available on the iniBuilds Store for roughly $16.55, requiring at least 3.06 GB of free hard disk space to install.

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