Flight simulation has been intertwined with the legendary Meigs Field for decades.
Few airports hold as much nostalgia, familiarity, and emotion for aviation enthusiasts. Located on the shores of Lake Michigan, Meigs Field operated as the gateway to corporate Chicago for over half a century. Now, twelve years after its closure, Merrill C. Meigs Field (KCGX) has been recreated with the utmost attention to detail and accuracy. Depicted as it was in its final years, virtual pilots are welcomed to return to what was once the busiest single strip airport in the United States and enjoy it in high definition. Featuring a fully modeled terminal, highly detailed static aircraft, and other historically accurate elements, the airport has been brought back to life. In addition to the airfield itself, the city of Chicago waterfront and parks district has received a facelift to bring the area up to date. With over a decade of combined experience in flight simulation development, Alex Goff and Tim Harris have developed Meigs Field using latest technology to provide a beautiful and smooth flight simulation experience.
Key Features
Ultra detailed rendition of KCGX Meigs Field circa late 90's and early 2000's
Extraordinarily detailed interior model of the terminal
Many highly detailed Chicago landmarks, including Soldier Field, Cloudgate, Adler Planetarium, Navy Pier and The Shedd
Custom CBD for Chicago skyline including Sears Tower, Aeon Center, Trump Tower, Hancock Center, and improved "generic" models for many other towers
Advanced rendering, ambient occlusion and night-lighting
Ground imagery at 30cm per pixel
Beautifully modelled static aircraft
10m mesh
Animated people
Designed to work best with the Orbx Global basepack
You will need Orbx Central to download and install this product. Orbx
Central runs on Windows 7+, macOS and Linux. An internet connection is also required.
The download size of this product is 472.24 MB. It uses 597.54 MB when installed.
Supported Simulators
This product is compatible with the following simulators:
Microsoft Flight Simulator X
Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition
Prepar3D v1
Prepar3D v2
Prepar3D v3
Prepar3D v4
Prepar3D v5
Supported Operating Systems
This product is compatible with the following operating systems:
Windows
Prerequisite Products
You require at least one of the following products to use
KCGX Merrill C. Meigs Field.