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Iditarod Checkpoint #11 Southern Route.
The first week of March annually marks the beginning of the Iditarod race from Anchorage to Nome Alaska. In 2027 the race takes the "Southern " route. (See map.) Of the 23 checkpoints, all but 5 have regular airstrips to service the race teams. Iditarod Airstrip is not a year-round airport. It is built each year using snowplows and snow machines by the Iditarod organization and the Iditarod Air Force. It is built on approximately the same location each year. As such, the airport ID "PXID" is a fictional code.
This ghost town, once a bustling community of over 10,000, was the heart of the Iditarod Mining District, from whence the trail got its name. Dog teams hauled supplies and mail into this area and were then laden with gold for their return trip out. Between 1908 and 1925, about $35 million in gold was taken from this area. At that time, gold was worth around $20 an ounce. Iditarod marks the official half-way point in the race on the southern trail, signified by GCI’s presentation of the half-way award.
Dimensions: 1300 x 75 feet (400 x 25 meters)
Surface: Gravel
Runway: 04 / 22
To learn more about the Iditarod, its airports, and the race itself, go to the Iditarod.com website. I’ve included a link to a short video, Wings of the Iditarod that features the Iditarod Airforce.
To replicate Iditarod conditions, I recommend setting your sim Weather parameters to:
Month = March. Snow Depth = 29”. Temperature = 0 degrees.
Installation:
Copy the airport folder inside of the Zip file into your MSFS Community folder.
This airport was created using Standard Asobo/Microsoft libraries found in the sim. I also used the FREE “UK2000 Common Objects Library”, and the FREE “Emerald Objects Library” found in the sim Market Place. If you have not previously installed these libraries in your Community folder, some objects may not be visible in your sim. Remember, you only must install these one time. All Microsoft World Updates should be installed also.
There is an Easter Egg installed.
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Iditarod Airstrip (PXID)
Iditarod is now a ghost town, once a bustling community of over 10,000, was the heart of the Iditarod Mining District, from whence the trail got its name. Dog teams hauled supplies and mail into this area and were then laden with gold for their return trip out. Between 1908 and 1925, about $35 million in gold was taken from this area.
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Version 2.0 is a major update to this airstrip making it MSFS 2020 and 2024 compatible. Several new standard scenery objects have also been added.
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thank you very very much for this update.
All the best from Wild West Forest Germany :)