AeroDesigns, a scenery developer known for their X-Plane rendition of Portland International Jetport (KPWM), has recently announced their first product for Microsoft Flight Simulator (MSFS): a highly detailed and immersive scenery of KPWM. The airport serves the city of Portland in the U.S. state of Maine and is considered the busiest airport in the state, with a yearly average of 2 million passengers.
KPWM has a rich history dating back to the late 1920s when Dr. Clifford Strange needed a place to store his JN-4 “Jenny” Biplane. The airport saw its first commercial service in 1931 with a Boston-Maine Airways flight from Portland to Boston. The airfield was later purchased by the city and renamed to Portland-Westbrook Municipal Airport, which is the origin of its current IATA and ICAO coding.
According to AeroDesigns’ announcement on the MSFS forums, the scenery’s assets were completely reworked, including ground textures, ground markings, taxi layout, and a complete retexturing of the terminal building (externally and internally) with extra clutter to provide even better immersion. The developer also added extra details such as dirt, additional ground service equipment, and more.
The developer has stated that the scenery is expected to be released in the next few weeks, with work still being done on performance optimization and overall refinement. The price of the scenery is expected to be in line with other similarly detailed airports currently available on the MSFS marketplace. AeroDesigns has yet to decide whether the product will be made Xbox compatible, as they need to conclude the optimization stage of the development process before making a decision.
AeroDesigns’ announcement of their highly detailed and immersive scenery of KPWM for MSFS is exciting news for flight sim enthusiasts and fans of Maine’s busiest airport. The developer’s commitment to reworking the scenery from the ground up, as well as their attention to detail, promises to provide an exceptional experience for simmers flying in and out of KPWM.
