Iditarod Checkpoint #15 Southern Route.

The first week of March annually marks the beginning of the Iditarod race from Anchorage to Nome Alaska.  In odd years the race takes the "Southern " route. (See map.)  Of the 23 checkpoints, all but 5 have regular airstrips to service the race teams.  Eagle Island 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 "PXEI" is a fictional code.

At this checkpoint, the musher finds his constant battle with cold winds on the Yukon River about half over, but it’s still a long 65 miles to the next checkpoint. Ralph Conatser’s cabin, the only dwelling in Eagle Island, is the checkpoint.

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. https://iditarod.com/2024/09/08/wings-of-the-iditarod/

Dimensions: 1300 x 75 feet (400 x 25 meters) 
Surface:        Ice / Gravel
Runway:       02 / 20     

In order 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.