College Park Airport is the world's oldest continuously operated airport. It was established in 1909 to serve as a training location for Wilbur Wright to instruct two military officers to fly in the U.S. government's first airplane. The same year, Mrs. Ralph Henry Van Deman was flown by Wilbur Wright to become the first woman to fly in a powered aircraft in the U.S. Civilian aircraft began flying from College Park Airport as early as 1911.

The flight departs from Joint Base Andrews, which is home to the aircraft that have the call sign Air Force One when the U.S. President is on board.

Runway that departs in the direction of the flight plan: 01L

Distance: 11 miles

No navigation or GPS instruments are required; simply follow the on-screen markers.

Do not engage the copilot or autopilot. They may alter or suppress waypoints.

MSFS settings for the best experience with this flight plan: Options > Assistance Options >

• Piloting > AI Radio Communications (ATC) > Off (required to properly display the waypoints)
• Navigation Aids > Route and Waypoints > On
• Points of Interest > Landmark Markers > On
• Points of Interest > City Markers = Off (optional - declutters the screen)
• Points of Interest > Display Direction to Chosen POI > Off (disables confusing destination marker during flight)
• Points of Interest > Display All Labels > Off
• User Experience > ATC Enforce Flight Plan > On (prevent current conditions from overriding selected runway number)

How to Use This Flight Plan

• Unzip the downloaded file into any folder.
• The flight plan is the file that has the “ .pln ” filename extension.
• MSFS > Welcome tab > World Map > Press Spacebar twice (More > Load) > Load From ...
• Navigate to where you saved the flight plan and select it.
• In the "From" airport, select the departure runway (provided in this description, above).
• Click on the Flight Conditions window at the top right to adjust time and month.
• Click on "Fly" at the bottom right of the screen.