Aerosoft Airport Cologne/Bonn

Visit Germany's seventh busiest airport! Nestled between the cities of Cologne and Bonn next to the Rhine river the airport named after West-Germany's first Chancellor Konrad Adenauer doesn't only offer a short hop to Central European airports but it's also a major gateway for Cargo operations in and out of Europe.

Featuring two parallel runways (14L/32R & 14R/32L) and one crosswind runway (06/24) with the longest being 3,815 meters (12,516 feet) it allows any type of flight operations, from a Holiday Charter to the Mediterranean to a red-eye cargo flight halfway around the globe.

Cologne Bonn Airport is one of Germany's few airports operating 24-hours a day. It served close to 12 million passengers in 2016 (an 15% increase from previous year) to almost 150 destinations and more than 786.000 tons of air cargo – this airport truly never sleeps.

Features:

• Features a highly accurate recreation of Cologne Bonn Airport (EDDK, CGN)
• Highly detailed models of airport terminals, hangars, buildings and other airport facilities
• Accurate taxiway, apron and stands layout
• Custom aerial image covering the airport bounds and close vicinity
• Accurate terrain and runway profile
• Interior Terminal models included
• Photorealistic building and ground textures
• Custom animated jetway models
• Highly detailed ground service equipment and other clutter objects
• Up to date runway, taxiway and stand layouts
• Custom taxiway signage
• Custom windsock model
• Custom taxiway and runway guard lighting effects
• Realistic night time dynamic lighting

Awards/Reviews:

Conclusion by FlightSim.com:
"The quality does not drop for the entirety of the airport, and throughout the whole experience there was an incredible sense of immersion I have not experienced in any other MSFS scenery.

It has amazing performance and I had no issues running it on my PC. This airport will certainly be part of my frequent fly list for MSFS 2020, and one which I believe would make a great addition to any flight simmer."

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Conclusion by FilbertFlies:

• Microsoft Flight Simulator (Version 2020)
• OS: Windows 10 (Nov 2019 Update - 1909)
• DirectX: DirectX 11
• CPU: Intel i5-4460 or Ryzen 3 1200
• GPU: NVIDIA GTX 770 or Radeon RX 570
• VRAM: 2 GB
• RAM: 8 GB
• HDD: 3 GB
• Bandwidth: 5 Mbps

Version 1.0.6.0 via ASUpdater:

• Fixed runway edge lights not being embedded in V1.0.5.0
• Added missing texture maps introduced in V1.0.5.0

Version 1.0.5.0 via ASUpdater:

• Taxiway lights now uses new airport light system
• Fixed missing VDGS display after sim-update 3
• Adjusted VDGS lateral indication for better readability and narrowed its beam width
• Various adjustments to terrain mesh
• Fixed incorrect taxiway/service road tags around stand D34-D38
• Fixed incorrect taxiway signage around F22 & E43
• Removed environmental effects inside terminal
• Improved passenger models
• Added ambient passenger walk paths inside terminals

Version 1.0.4.0 via ASUpdater:

• Disabled dynamic snow build up inside terminal interiors
• Removed barriers and updated layout for stands A22 to A34
• Adjusted B28 Jetway rotation to prevent connection to rear exit
• Corrected naming of western ramp parkings
• Various improvements to VDGS:
  • Replaced VDGS with APIS system used at Cologne/Bonn
  • Fixed issue where VDGS could spawn at incorrect altitudes
  • VDGS now spawns at all equipped stands, not just the stand occupied by the user aircraft
    • Note that the guidance part of the system still only activates when ATC clears you to a stand (*)
    • Until then the VDGS will show general info such as current UTC time and temperature

*ATC clearance is only needed from touchdown to parking, ATC guidance for the whole flight isn't needed. Contacting Ground after touchdown and requesting "Taxi to Gate" is sufficient.

Version 1.0.3.0 - via ASUpdater:

• Fixed missing localizer signal when aircraft is on the runway
• ILS frequency is now set automatically in FMS
• Increased light radius from dynamic flood lights
• Adjusted runway lighting position
• Replaced marker beacon building with custom model

Version 1.0.2.0 - via ASUpdater:

• VDGS, Fixed blank distance display when approaching stands
• Added Ramp connection to remote stands

Version 1.0.1.0 - via ASUpdater:

• Added VDGS guidance (stands D10 to D22)
• Added missing PAPI lights, RWY 14R/32L
• Added more GA parking spots