Colombian Virtual Design Releases Kangiqsujuaq Airport for MSFS 2020/2024
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The article covers Colombian Virtual Design's new scenery addon for Kangiqsujuaq Airport (CYKG) in northern Quebec, including historical context on the airport's construction during the 1980s Quebec infrastructure initiative and engineering challenges specific to subarctic permafrost terrain. The scenery includes accurate ground layout, custom gravel textures, realistic buildings, and infrastructure. The addon is priced at approximately $8.52 on SimMarket and requires 206 MB of disk space, and is compatible with both MSFS 2020 and 2024.
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Colombian Virtual Design has recently released their rendition of Kangiqsujuaq Airport (CYKG) for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 and 2024, serving Kangiqsujuaq, Quebec, with an annual average of 2,300 aircraft movements.
It was built during the 1980s infrastructure initiative started by the Ministère des Transports du Québec (MTQ), when they realized year-round air service was essential for medical evacuations, governance, mail, and fresh supply lines. They built standardized gravel airstrips in lots of isolated northern villages, and Kangiqsujuaq was one of them.
The airport was engineered for subarctic conditions, with construction taking place on a gravel embankment to insulate the underlying permafrost from thermal disruption, and navigational equipment installed to aid low-visibility operations.
With the advent of global warming, many airfields throughout the Arctic have faced significant environmental challenges, as the runways sit on continuous permafrost. Rising temperatures risk thawing the underlying ground, leading to ground settlement, uneven runway dips, and drainage issues. To prevent that and preserve the runway’s integrity, geotechnical researchers and transport authorities regularly monitor ground temperatures beneath the embankment using thermistor cables. The maintenance strategies include regrading the gravel, managing meltwater runoff, and using passive cooling techniques to keep the subsoil frozen year-round.
It’s served by Air Inuit with flights to Kangirsuk, Kuujjuaq, Quaqtaq, and Salluit.
The scenery features an accurate rendition of the airport, with an up-to-date ground layout, a detailed gravel runway, custom ground textures, realistic airport buildings and infrastructure, and much more.
It’s available on SimMarket for roughly $8.52, requiring at least 206.32 MB of free hard disk space to install.
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