UtilitiesATC, Traffic & Online Flying

This section collects freeware air traffic control, traffic, and online flying tools for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 and 2024, created by community developers from around the world. It covers voice-controlled ATC add-ons that answer on push-to-talk from clearance delivery to the gate, as well as clients and in-sim panels that bring online networks such as VATSIM into the simulator, with ATC lists, ATIS, METAR, a live map, and flight plan status in one window. Traffic tools populate the skies and airports with live or AI aircraft, and model matching rules make other network pilots appear with the correct aircraft types and liveries. Many tools work alongside the simulator's built-in ATC, while others replace it with more realistic phraseology, sequencing, and vectoring. Whether you fly offline with an AI controller or join thousands of virtual pilots online, these utilities add the traffic and radio chatter that make airspace feel alive. All tools in this category are free to download.