Sim-wings has recently released the second version of their Munich Airport (EDDM) for Microsoft Flight Simulator, bringing a complete rework of the previous version from late 2020 with new buildings, improved aerial imagery, and more.

Munich Airport is the 9th busiest airport in Europe, with a yearly average of 47.9 million passengers, serving the city of Munich and Upper Bavaria. 

It opened in 1992, replacing Munich-Riem Airport, which served Munich from 1939 to 1992. It was deemed hard to expand because of the growing number of inhabitants around its proximity, leading to the desire to move the airport to a completely different location. 

Construction work started in 1980 on the small village of Franzheim, whose 400 inhabitants were moved elsewhere. Operations began on 17 May 1992, with Riem closing the night before.

It’s one of the main hubs for Lufthansa, flying worldwide. Condor, Eurowings, Eurowings Discover, and TUIfly Deutschland also use the airport as their bases.

The scenery features a high-detail rendition of Munich, with custom color-matched aerial orthoimagery, custom terraforming, detailed taxi lines, accurate replicas of the terminal and landside buildings, custom dynamic lighting, PBR texturing, custom ground textures, animated jetways, and VDGS compatibility. 

It’s available on the Aerosoft Store for roughly $24.99, requiring at least 4 GB of free hard disk space to install. V1 owners are entitled to a free upgrade.

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