Situated at the eastern end of Taipa island and neighbouring waters, is the only airport in Macau, which opened for commercial operations in November 1995.
Since then the airport has been a common transfer point for people traveling between mainland China and Taiwan, as well as a passenger hub for destinations in mainland China and Southeast Asia.
During 2006, the airport handled 5 million passengers and 220,000 tonnes of cargo.
The runway was built on a strip of reclaimed land in the sea, adjacent to Taipa Island, where the main terminal and air traffic control facilities are located. The runway is connected to the apron by two causeways. Runway 34 is ILS CAT II equipped.
The airport's designed capacity is 6,000,000 passengers per year, with processing capacity of up to 2,000 passengers per hour.
There are 24 parking spaces for aircraft in the apron, with 4 jetways. There are 10 gates.
Features
- New night texture and airport night lighting.
- Animated Feris wheel behind the airport hotel.
- All new animated service vehicles.
- Traffic on the bridges to the Macau City.
- New landmarks in Macau such as Science Center and Statue of Kun Iam.
- New, more detail photoscenery of the airport and entire Macau City.
- Landclass and waterclass of the area about 40x30 kms. are corrected to make you feel more real while approaching to the airport.
- Firework in the Macau City at New Year Eve time (Mid night of 31th Dec).
- More frame rate friendly and more detail at the same time.
- Custom made buildings and houses in the city and Taipa island. You can fly low and slow though out the city to see magnificent view as FSX intended to be.
Enjoy!
