Retford Gamston Airport

Retford Gamston Airport airport serves as a vital transition point for pilots navigating between the flatlands of the East Midlands and the rugged edges of the Pennines to the west.  Originally opened in 1942 as a World War II satellite station for RAF Finningley, Gamston has evolved from its military roots into one of the premier General Aviation and business hubs in the North of England.

Today, Gamston is a bustling airfield known for its high standards and excellent facilities. It serves as a vital base for flight training, private charters, and corporate aviation, while also being the home of the renowned Diamond Aircraft UK distribution and service centre. With its expansive 1,683-meter paved runway, it is capable of handling everything from light microlights to large business jets like King Airs and Citations.

The airfield is also a favourite destination for “fly-in” visitors, thanks to the popular Apron Café, which offers views over the busy tarmac and runway 03/21.

Burning Blue Design has meticulously recreated Retford Gamston Airport, capturing the unique atmosphere of this transition point between the rugged North and the rolling Midlands. Every hangar, sign, and taxiway light has been placed with precision to ensure an unrivalled level of accuracy for your flight simulator.

Retford Gamston Airport has been recreated with an incredible attention to detail, it features:

• Over 80 custom 3D objects, each with full PBR (Physical Based Rendering) textures, capturing every detail of the airfield’s architecture.

• Highly accurate hangars and buildings, including the main control tower, the Diamond Aircraft service centre, and the iconic Apron Café.

• Enhanced Runway and Taxiway Textures, featuring realistic weathering, custom markings, and accurate airfield signage.

• Animated Features, including functional windsocks and custom-animated hangar doors.

• Immersive Night Lighting, with hand-placed apron lights, taxiway markers, and realistic building illumination for night operations.

• Meticulous Environment Detailing, with hundreds of hand-placed assets including fuel pumps, fences, spectators, equipment, and airport vehicles.

• Dynamic Living World, featuring localized ground traffic and clutter that brings the airport to life.

• Full Compatibility with Microsoft Flight Simulator’s latest features, including high-resolution aerial imagery and seamless integration with the surrounding Nottinghamshire landscape.

Once you have purchased and downloaded the product, double click on the zip file to open it. You should see the airport’s folder inside, this will need to be extracted and placed into your Microsoft Flight Simulator Community folder, if you don’t know where the community folder is, we have a full guide on how to install our packages here.

If you still have trouble locating your community folder this easy to follow video will help: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhSkMzWLFR0

There is also a community tool called ModmanFX which makes installing and removing Microsoft Flight Simulator packages incredibly easy, you can get it here: https://www.msfsaddons.org/freeware/modmanfx

• Transparent and translucent glass panes can appear very dark when subject to particle effects such as rain, snow and fog. This is a known bug that Asobo/Microsoft are aware of and will hopefully fix in the near future.

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Further Information and Licensing:

A number of the static vehicles used within the scenery were 3D models used under the Creative Commons Attribution License. The models were reskinned to match their real life contemporaries. For further information and full attribution on any of the individual models please contact us here: https://burningbluedesign.com/contact/

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