Description
El Hierro Airport (GCHI) is a unique destination for flight simulation enthusiasts. Despite its small size and operations focused on inter-island flights with the rest of the Canary Islands, it stands out for its efficiency and unique geographical setting.
Despite its low traffic volume, El Hierro Airport has been recognized multiple times by ACI World as the "Best Airport in Europe" in its category (less than 2 million passengers), highlighting its quality, safety, and dedicated staff. This is an interesting detail to include in the description of the virtual stage, and a reflection of Aena's excellent management work.
Characteristics of this scenary:
- Retopology of the terrain at the real level.
- Real runway curvature.
- Complete realistic modeling of all its infrastructures.
- Complete realistc modeling of terminal interior.
- 3D animated people.
- LOD levels for better optimization.
- PBR textures high resolution.
- Custom lights like in real life (inside & outside).
- Real parking gates.
- Construction details updated to 2025.
Installation:
Unzip the file into your community folder.
Please note that it is important that all MSFS 2024 resource packs are fully updated.
If you have a previous version of this scenery in your community folder, delete it and replace it with the latest version.
IMPORTANT NOTE: This scenery only supports the default MSFS2024 terrain elevation.
GCHI - El Hierro Airport
El Hierro Airport (GCHI) is a meticulously crafted add-on for Microsoft Flight Simulator, reflecting the airports unique characteristics and operational focus on inter-island flights within the Canary Islands. Recognized as the "Best Airport in Europe" in its category, the add-on features accurate terrain retopology, realistic runway curvature, and detailed modeling of infrastructure, including the terminal interior. Up to date with construction details as of 2025, it aims to provide an authentic representation of this small yet efficient airport.
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Ground vehicle parking added. Scenery optimized for SimUpdate 5.
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When I configure an airplane's spawn points in GSX, I do it from the GSX software. Am I wrong? Please confirm me it, because if I'm wrong, I'll add it for the next SimUpdate 5.
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25 days ago
Regarding your question about the GSX vehicle spawn points: you're right, having them spawn in the middle of the platform isn't ideal. However, the exact spawn location of ground service vehicles isn't something I can directly "hardcode" into the MSFS SDK; GSX calculates these positions based on nearby route nodes and parking radii.
That said, here's how we can work around this for your profile: GSX Profile Customization: Since you're creating a custom GSX profile, remember that you can use the GSX customization menu within the simulator to manually select each vehicle and adjust its starting position. You can drag them onto the road or any location you prefer; this is the most precise way to manage this for a shared profile.
Improvements on my end: I'll review the ground vehicle routes and set the parking nodes outside the aircraft parking area in the SDK to ensure they're located further away from gates 1 and 3. This should help GSX "understand" where to place equipment by default in future updates.
I'll do this task with the new Sim Update 5 to take advantage of its release and create a new, updated version of the scenario.
Thanks again for the feedback! It's a huge help in refining these details.
22 days ago
Again thank you that you want to look in to this small detail which hopefully will make your scenery even better then it already is! :)
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Can stil very muchl enjoy the scenery in its current state :)
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🦎LLegué aquí desde este enlace: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQyTif0Iay4
¡GRACIAS!
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