(Description en français plus bas)

This scenery of Le Touquet (LFAT) is an update of the default MSFS scenery with new buildings and many (many) more details: new taxiways, new custom made textured buildings, dozens of objects to make the scenery live, the wellknown bumps on apron and taxiways update of river and bay shore to simulate low tide... and many (really many) more.

Cette scène du Touquet remplace la scène par défaut de MSFS avec de nouveaux bâtiments et une densité de détails bien supérieure : la correction des taxiways, de nouveaux bâtiments conçus et texturés spécialement pour cette scène, l'ajouts de centaines d'objets pour rendre la scène plus vivante, les irrégularités sur le parking et les taxiways que les pilotes connaissent bien, la correction de la rivière et de la baie pour simuler une marée basse... et plein d'autres choses à découvrir par vous même.

Le Touquet ?

Le Touquet - Elizabeth II aéroport international (nouveau nom depuis Mai 2024) (IATA: LTQ, ICAO: LFAT) est situé dans le nord de la France. Le Touquet dispose d'un service de contrôle (ATC), d'une station météo, des services de la Douane française, délivre du carburant et enfin héberge plusieurs ateliers de maintenance, d'écoles de pilotages, une boutique touristique et pour les pilotes, un restaurant et un centre de conférence. Une longue piste (1850 mètres / 6000 pieds), des approches ILS et RNP, la douane et sa situation juste sur la côte nord font du Touquet une excellente plateforme d'accueil pour les pilotes anglais et leurs passagers qui voudraient visiter la France. Attention, le terrain peut-être rapidement recouvert par la brume côtière!

Le Touquet – Elizabeth II International Airport (new name since May 2024) (IATA: LTQ, ICAO: LFAT) is located in the north of France. LFAT has a control and weather service, pilot and tourist shop, refueling facilities, air maintenance companies and pilot training, restaurant and a conference center. A long runway (1850 meters / 6000 ft) ILS and RNP approaches, on site Customs service and located just at the north coast line, all these elevates Le Touquet airport as a perfect entry gateway for UK pilots and their passengers, to visit France. Caution, the airport can likely be covered by sea haze in few minutes!

This upgrade for the default Microsoft Flight Simulator scenery features :

• New buildings to replace all the default.
• All new custom-made and higly detailed Terminal and Restaurant (L'Escale) buildings.
• All taxiway names and taxiways signs updated to match reality.
• Dozens of asphalt patches on taxiways and apron to enhance immersion and weathered ground.
• Real pilot as-real-as-it-gets special -> the old decommissioned railway is recreated and simulates bumps on apron and taxiways. Try by taxiing from main apron to T3 holding point. Caution to prop-strike!
• Parking re-positioned and re-designed. Most are "Dock_Ga" type to remove unrealistic ground support (marshallers and tug) except for 3 of them on main apron close the terminal to match as much as possible reality.
• Parking lines and helipad added as real.
• Crossing the decommissioned runways 25 required to slow down if you are concerned by prop strike. As real as it gets.
• Low tide simulation with La Canche river and its estuary + Le Touquet beaches as real as it gets when tides are low
• Terraforming along La Canche river to protect the field from immersion. Same at the main Le Touquet beach just for fun.
• New PAPI added and ILS facilities checked.
• Waste water treatment plan added to improve immersion in final runway 31.
• Fuel station repositioned and 100% redesigned.
• Main public car parks redesigned and populated.
• Static Helicopters Dauphin SA.365N SP Marine Nationale and Robinson R44 Raven (3D model by E.Baranger) at transcient choppers parkings
• New hangar 1234 by Romain Broquet. Thanks for sharing freely the sketchup file!
• New rooftop Terrasse "Les frères Caudron"
• New texture Terminal entrance (thanks to Arnaud Holard for the pics)
• Add seagulls here and here on the airfield. Go find them! The seagull object is based on "Dory's Reef HD - Seagull" (https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/dorys-reef-hd-seagull-a9948e60b45d47c6847e52e588119a23) by Here's Annoying Orange (https://sketchfab.com/heresannoyingorange) licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

If you want the maximum experience in this region, don't forget to install also the small Berck-sur-Mer (LFAM) airport scenery located just few miles south of Le Touquet. Go right there : https://flightsim.to/file/5131/berck-sur-mer-lighthouse

How to install? MSFS2024 users: starting with this v4.1.0 the .ZIP contains now 2 folders "vbcorp-airport-________" and "zzz-vbcorp-airport-_________". You need to activate these 2 folders in your Community and keep the name “zzz-vbcorp-airport-_______”. MSFS2020 user only: you can ignore the zzz-vbcorp-airport-_______Unzip the file into your Community folder. Once installed go to LFAT Le Touquet as usual, the scenery automatically replace the stock one.

Limitation
It's only my third airport (see KMYF Montgomery Gibbs Exec field KMYF and Cosne-sur Loire LFGH). It's made with 80% default buildings and objects but largely increased immersion compared to the default. Custom handmade texture and 3D objects for the main terminal, restaurant and tower. As a private pilot, I fly at Le Touquet dozen of time and all these give a feeling of "it looks like what we have in real". It's an amateur and passionate real pilot work. Just for the fun of doing it and sharing with the community ! 

Tools used: ADE Beta 12 for MSFS to generate the initial .xml project file, then all the design, modification and placement are done with the included MSFS SDK editor. Blender and GIMP. Thank you to Didier B., Farid L and Marc L. for their numerous Beta tests.  

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LFAT - Le Touquet - Elizabeth II International Airport

Explore the upgraded Le Touquet - Elizabeth II International Airport (LFAT) with enhanced details like new buildings, taxiways, and custom textures, along the northern coast of France. Experience realistic features including a long runway, ILS approaches, and low tide simulation for an immersive flying experience. Unzip the file into your Community folder to enjoy this amateur real pilots passion project, offering a closer-to-reality representation of LFAT in Microsoft Flight Simulator.

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