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    Blaine Municipal Airport (4W6) - Image 1

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    "One of the smallest and most controversial airfields in America, Blaine Municipal Airport (4W6), has survived 28 years of lawsuits and ballot issues, aimed at shutting it down to make way for industrial and retail development.  
    Today, the 42-acre facility in northwest Washington, at the edge of the U.S.-Canadian border, is facing a much brighter future. A close 4-3 city council vote Oct. 9 approved moving ahead with the airport’s master plan, which includes a $16.8 million runway improvement, additional hangars and a marketing program."

    That was the optimistic news story in 2006.  Two years later, the Blaine city council caved in to real estate developers and closed the airport.  In it's final year, Blaine Mun airport still had 8,000 airport operations.  What a tradgedy!  
    I have restored and reopened the airport so my fellow GA sim pilots can fly into and enjoy visiting the beautiful little border town of Blaine, Washington.  I hope you get out of your plane and explore the place.  Enjoy!

    Many thanks to the creators of the Required and Recommended libraries. If you have not previously installed these libraries in your Community folder, some objects may not be visible in your sim.  In this case I am saying that the “Animated Human 3D Models Library” is Required.  Remember, you only have to install these one time.  Also, go to the sim marketplace and download the free UK2000 Scenery Common Library.  All Microsoft World Updates should be installed also.

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    almost 2 years ago

    I noticed these artifacts in the middle of Semiahmoo bay, didn't notice them before installing your scenery. Other than that 10/10! I miss this airport badly, also how did you get the marinas for Blaine and Semiahmoo? Cheers!
    55tom55Author

    almost 2 years ago

    Good catch. I guess I never flew over the bay before. The marinas are default also. I'll give these a look and see if I can patch those Asobo "additions".

    about 2 years ago

    You really are getting better at this stuff! (LoL) Yes, I did locate Jock in the 44 gallon drum. Those kids are getting out of hand!
    5 stars! This is nice eye candy!
    Cheers
    D

    about 2 years ago

    Nice place! Always looking for new airports to share in my community! Will be heading over here on a group bush flight soon!
    55tom55Author

    about 2 years ago

    Thank you. Enjoy.

    about 2 years ago

    Thanks for this Update Tom.. I must re-visit in few Days and look for "Jack" 😂
    (PS: you shoud move the GPS Coordinates here to Blaine and not to Chehalis...not that I'm flying in the wrong direction again😉)
    55tom55Author

    about 2 years ago

    Thank you. I always appreciate it when other sim pilots point out mistakes like this. The coords have been fixed. 48.990732, -122.732519

    about 2 years ago

    You did a fantastic job with this airport, such a great strip to fly in and out of as it's in such a beautiful part of Washington State. Thank you for updating it!
    55tom55Author

    about 2 years ago

    Thank you. I hope you enjoy flying it as much as I did building it.

    about 2 years ago

    Thanks, this is a really neat addition!
    I do have a bit of a wishlist though.
    I have all sorts of libraries (for sure all that you have listed) but can't seem to get the Spruce Goose Cafe to show.
    The real airport doesn't seem to have ever had PAPIs.
    RW14 should be displaced quite a bit more than it is. Also the gas station canopy is right in the apch path and there was never an obstruction there IRL (actually that corner was always a Burger King with parking lot and trees in line with the runway).
    There should be a bunch of T hangars east of the runway.

    And this is more of a wishful request, but it would be really next level if you grabbed the older satellite photo from Google Earth and loaded it as a ground texture, because this will always look better than a tiled grass texture.
    55tom55Author

    about 2 years ago

    Thank you for your input. I am working on a fix for the Spruce Goose Cafe. Stay tuned. According to Airnav back in 2009 PAPI approach lights were present, but 2 lights not 4. I will fix that also. I also modified some ground textures. As for the Burger King, that's a bit above my Blender skill level!

    about 2 years ago

    I flew there today from Seattle (on the way to Alaska, Tom😊) to look at your scenery and was surprised that it wasn't in the GPS. It wanted to send me somewhere else, north of Seattle. According to the map entry here, the marker is incorrect. I mapped this on my map wrong too..

    Back to MSFS menu i see the right Location..(North was the right way)

    Very nice scenery with big trouble on the crossroad 😉

    Thank you

    almost 3 years ago

    I used to pass by here a lot when I lived in Washington. It was a dumb move to close this airport, and they really haven't done a lot with the land to justify it. Lots of pilots came here to eat close by.
    55tom55Author

    almost 3 years ago

    Blaine got another Taco Bell and a McDonalds in exchange. It really makes you think about who got paid off back then. Enjoy flying it now before someone pays me to shut it down!

    almost 3 years ago

    I just sent 2 images..missing objects with all dependencies updated? Any ideas? Love the layout....
    55tom55Author

    almost 3 years ago

    Thanks for the comment. I always appreciate it when someone lets me know about inconsistencies. Screenshots are a huge help.
    The missing hangar is "gen_open_hangar07-65x14x5-cbj" from "MSFS 2020 object library 200+ models - towers hangars to cones v14-8"
    The missing beacon tower is: "OCE_APT_PTPN_AIRPORT_BEACON_TOWER" a standard object from WU13 I believe.
    Please let me know if loading these helps. This is my most ambitious "story telling" creation yet, so I'm hoping everyone gets the full effect.
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    Blaine Municipal Airport (4W6)

    Discover the revived Blaine Municipal Airport (4W6) in northwest Washington, a historic airfield with a controversial past. Fly into this small 42-acre facility near the U.S.-Canadian border, now equipped with a $16.8 million runway upgrade and more hangars. Explore the charming town of Blaine and enjoy your general aviation adventures in this scenic area. Make sure to have the required libraries installed for the full experience.

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    Published2 years ago
    Updated2 years ago

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    MSFS2020
    CategoryAirports
    Sub-CategoryBush Strips
    ICAO4W6

    Version History

    I made several changes thanks to some excellent observations by foxquakes. Thanks to FreakyD for "loaning" me his Spruce Goose Cafe from his Jefferson County airport. I have now replaced it with a permanent one. I hope you enjoy this latest updated version. Much to explore!

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