Welcome to Glacier Point!

Glacier Point is located approx. 22nm south of Skagway and 56nm north of Juneau. 
The closest settlement/town is Haines, which is located 8nm to the north across the Chilkat Inlet.
Despite its remoteness, it's one of the most popular sightseeing sites in the Haines/Skagway area, 
due its easy access to the Davidson Glacier which terminates only 2nm to the west.

(This is a real place: 59.088761, -135.379977)

People joining the glacier tour will usually be ferried by small boats/ships from Haines or Skagway to Glacier Point, 
where they will be dropped off on the beach. At the Davidson Glacier Guide Center,
PFDs and waders are supplied for the 2nm trip to the glacier terminus, 
which consists of hiking through the nearby forest and taking the supplied canoes 
up the glacier river and lake to reach glacier icesheet.

3/4nm to the south from Glacier Point, you'll find a 1.900 feet long privately owned gravel/grass runway,
which serves both the Guide Center and some private cabins further to the south. Follow the dirt road
from the northern turnaround area to get to Glacier Point or follow the shore line. The airstrip in itself
is way less of a challenge than other airstrips in the area. However, it's beautiful location right on the shore of
the Chilkat Inlet and it's short distance from Davidson Glacier makes it definitely worth a visit.

Glacier Point Airstrip
4AA5
Altitude 10 feet
Runway 1900 feet gravel/grass
Windsock available

Compatible with OrbX Alaska Mesh

(Please report back any incompatibilites with any season and/or vegetation mods)

You'll need the Bush & Backcountry Library for this scenery:
https://flightsim.to/file/43061/bush-backcountry-library

This scenery was completely made from scratch. It wasn't included into MSFS and even the bing satellite imagery didn't depict it due to heavy cloud removal in the area.
Added airstrip and glacier guide center as well as some terraforming, vegetation and water works in the general area.

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Glacier Point Airstrip, 4AA5, Alaska, USA

Glacier Point is located approx. 22nm south of Skagway and 56nm north of Juneau.  The closest settlement/town is Haines, which is located 8nm to the north across the Chilkat Inlet. Despite its remoteness, it's one of the most popular sightseeing sites in the Haines/Skagway area,  due its easy access to the Davidson Glacier which terminates only 2nm to the west.

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