Description
Grand Case-Espérance Airport TFFG
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Airport type Public
Owner Collectivité de Saint Martin
Operator EDEIS
Serves Saint-Martin
Location Grand-Case
Elevation AMSL 20 ft / 6 m
Coordinates 18°06′02″N 063°02′56″W GPS 18.100624, -63.047933
Runways 12/30 1,200m 3,937ft Asphalt
L'Espérance Airport, also known as Grand Case Airport (French: Aérodrome de Grand-Case Espérance), is a public use airport located in Grand Case, on the French side of the Caribbean island of Saint Martin. The airport is mainly used for flights by regional passenger aircraft (ATR) flying to Guadeloupe and Saint Barth, as well as used by private aircraft. It is the second and smaller airport of Saint Maarten, after Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) which is located on the Dutch side of the island.
In 2017, the renovation of the airport was completed that included a modernized terminal building, fire station upgrade, extended parking apron, and new control tower. In 2018 a new hangar for line maintenance purposes was completed.
The control-tower of PJIA Air Traffic Control at Princess Juliana Airport on the Dutch side of St.Maarten has two radar systems at their disposal with a range of 50 nautical miles (93 km; 58 mi) and 250 NM (460 km; 290 mi). PJIA air traffic control manages 4,000 sq nmi (14,000 km2; 5,300 sq mi) of airspace around the airport. Besides providing approach, tower and ground control at PJIA, Juliana air traffic services also provides approach control for Grand Case airport.
Incoming aircraft approach the island on short final for runway 12 over the bay of Grand-Case, with a corresponding view. When wind direction changes, which is common, incoming airplanes approach the island on short final for runway 30, in the opposite direction.
Larger aircraft such as the ATR 72-500 powerback after lining up on the runway for departure, due to the short runway.
v2.0
compatibility with SU11 new TFFG airport
complete reworked of airport
control tower at the right place
airport at the right elevation
added new taxiways with lighting and marking
modified and removed some aprons
added some buildings
added various objects
added apron lights
modified aircrafts parkings
some terraforming
2.2
fix file name issue with uploading files
St Martin TFFG
Enhance your simulator experience with the St Martin TFFG add-on featuring the Grand Case-Espérance Airport. This public airport on the French side of Saint Martin serves regional flights and private aircraft. Discover the renovated terminal, modernized facilities, and the unique approach over the bay of Grand-Case. Version 2.0 includes compatibility with SU11, detailed airport enhancements, new taxiways, and added buildings for a realistic flying experience.
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Log Inover 3 years ago
Hi mate looking forward to trying this do i just extract to the community folder?
over 3 years ago
yes put the extracted file into "community" folder
over 3 years ago
Very nice to have this near TCNM for those helicopter sightseeing tours, many thanks for your efforts and sharing.
over 3 years ago
Unfortunately this airport does not load for me when in community folder. Only the default shows. I noticed in Addons Linker the title of this airport is 'project.' Could this be the problem?
over 3 years ago
Its layout.jason says "path": "Scenery/obj.bgl", but there is no "obj.bgl' in the scenery. What you see there is "tffg-airport.bgl". Renaming "tffg-airport.bgl" as "obj.bgl" doesn't solve the problem.
over 3 years ago
thanks for reporting
there was an issue with "layout.json" file
it is now fix, you can download it again
over 3 years ago
thanks for reporting
there was an issue with "layout.json" file
it is now fix, you can download it again
over 3 years ago
That fixed it, thanks!