KEGE - Eagle County Regional Airport
KEGE is a high altitude regional airport located deep in the Rocky Mountains in the town of Gypsum. Whether departing or coming in to land, this airport offers some of the best views in the country. The airport has a single 9000x150ft / 2743x46m runway with two instrument approaches and three departures. In 2019 the main terminal underwent a $32,000,000 renovation to increase the space inside the terminal and add the airport's first 4 jetways. Additionally, the airport has recently paved out a dedicated de-ice pad on the east side of the airport while the airport's primary FBO has begun cnstructing more hangers to the west of the terminal.
Features (1.2):
- Fixed a large number of aprons, taxiway markings, and lights to match the updated satellite imagery
- Removed trees that appeared after a sim update
- Miscellaneous fixes
Features (1.1):
- FINALLY added LDA approach for RWY 25 (required re-terraforming the entire airport among other things)
- Adjusted some static objects and painted lines to reflect some recent changes to the airport
- Many other miscellaneous changes and adjustments
Features (1.0):
- Resurfaced all taxiways, runways, aprons, service roads, and parking lots
- Custom 3D models for all FBO hangars, the terminal, the fire and rescue station, the Colorado National Guard HAATS facility, some private hangars, and few other miscellaneous objects
- Added functioning jetways to the approapriate gates
- Repainted lines for the entire airport; added custom lines and apron paint
- Added parking lots, fences, and night lighting
- Added the C3 ramp, de-ice pad, and several hangars which were not present when the satellite image was taken
- Handplaced all taxiway signs
- Removed a lot of satellite artifacts that contained construction equipment near parts of the airport that were under construction at the time of the photo
- Removed a bunch of water masks around Gypsum and Eagle that the AI was mistakingly applying to roads and other darker areas
- Compatible with in-game AI traffic (for the most part)
Known Issues:
- Due to a sim bug the jetways may be disconnected, cannot be fixed on my end
Extra:
Big thanks to Jukebox from the WT discord for me helping with screenshots!
23 days ago
CaptainMoonlight
Hi there, Thanks for your effort, but would it possible to add lights to the interior of terminals? The Terminals/ buildings are pitch black as if the airport is closed?
1 years ago
ngch0019
What a fantastic airport, and for free none-the-less. Should be 5.5 stars, but the rating doesn't go that high... Great work.
2 years ago
Thank you very much! :)
2 years ago
Windhover
AlpineScenery
Has SU10 fixed the broken jetways issue?
2 years ago
Just checked and it looks all good now. Shouldn't even need to update the scenery.
2 years ago
Windhover
Tailspin488
fantastic scenery... Just many of the jetways are disconnected. The ILS of the airport does not match up with the runway, and the papi lights dont match up with the ILS, i dont know which one is correct. please lmk Becuase I would like this amazing scenery to be usable
2 years ago
The jetways are a sim thing after SU9, can't really do anything about it unfortunately. For the other part, KEGE does not have an ILS, it has an LDA which is offset from the runway centerline due to terrain. The glideslope associated with this approach is 3.80 degrees whereas the VGSI lights indicate a 3 degree glideslope per the real approach plate. If you take a look at the approach plate it also makes a note that the GS and VGSI are not coincident, meaning they will not share the same vertical path.
2 years ago
Windhover
Jqro
Awesome job on creation of KEGE scenery which includes terraforming for approach on 25 rarely seen on other airports. Your work is beyond excellent and obvious care and attention and a lot of time was spent on this airport. If is fun and challenging airport to fly into due to steep approach. A very stellar job in making this airport indeed.
2 years ago
MRAviation
Very nice scenery! Great work ! Had a nice Fenix flight from KJAC.
I noticed flying the LDA that at minima the plane seems too high above the runway. Don't know if it is the case but seems weird too me to have to push the nose down after a stable approach.
Also, as another user noticed, sadly jetways were a complete mess at arrival.
keep up the good work!
2 years ago
Thanks! Yeah, unfortunately there is something going on with the sim after SU9 (or 10 - whichever the latest one was) that is causing the jetways to do that. My hope is that the next sim update will fix this or at the very least allow devs to fix it. As for the LDA elevation, to my knowledge, it should put you higher than normal. It has a 3.8 degree glideslope that is not coincident with the PAPI lights which are set at 3 degrees.
2 years ago
Windhover
Sweet19blue
Thank you for the update. Really looks great and the LDA approach worked like a charm in the Fenix.
2 years ago
automater
Thanks for the update.
2 years ago
Happy to do it! The LDA really needed to be fixed but I was putting it off because of the amount of work it required.
2 years ago
Windhover
Dillon
Hello, the jetways at the terminal are all broken apart after this last update. Otherwise it works well.
2 years ago
Thanks, I'll try to repair the jetways when I have some time.
2 years ago
Windhover
Tailspin488
Just tried a takeoff from Rwy25 with SU9, and hit some invisible wall about 2/3s of the way down. Doh!
2 years ago
Not sure what that could be, just tested it and it was smooth all the way down the runway and taxiway for me.
2 years ago
Windhover
CuzDawg3
I know it does not have an ILS runway but I am guessing that it does not mean that one can't be added to RW 25.
2 years ago
It has an LDA/GS which is more or less like an offset ILS approach. I've had issues with the editor getting it to offset correctly. The scenery editor has improved quite a bit since I was last working on this airport so I can try to take a look again at making it work correctly. Don't know when that may be though just as a heads up.
2 years ago
Windhover
bodean713
Is the LDA/GS operative with the addon? I never seem to have a GS appear or capture the localizer.
3 years ago
Right now it is the default sim LDA which has some issues. I'd like to make the LDA more accurate but last time I tried it was giving me issues with magnetic deviation and whatnot. But I'll try again when I have some spare time and see if I can get it fixed.
3 years ago
Windhover
automater
I have downloaded probably a hundred airports trying to find just the right one to use for casual flying. Most are OK, some are really good, and a few are excellent. This airport is beyond anything I have seen yet. When I saw this, I knew that you'd put a LONG time into it. It's simply gorgeous. Outstanding work!
3 years ago
Thank you! Very happy to hear you are enjoying it :)
3 years ago
Windhover
DestructZero
Very nice job on both this one and your West Yellowstone airport.
Well done!!
3 years ago
SteveK