Safety - Iditarod Checkpoint #23
The first week of March annually marks the beginning of the Iditarod race from Anchorage to Nome Alaska. In 2024 the race takes the "Northern" route. (See map) Of the 24 checkpoints, all but 5 have regular airstrips to service the race teams. Safety Airstrip is not a year round airport. It is built each year using snow plows and snow machines by the Iditarod Trail organization and the Iditarod Air Force. It is built on approximately the same location each year. As such, the airport ID "PXSF" is a fictional code.
The last checkpoint before Nome, just 22 miles away. Here the mushers are on the coast of the Bering Sea and travel on the beach most of the way to Nome.
To learn more about the Iditarod, it's airports, and the race itself, go to the Iditarod.com website.
Installation
Copy the airport folder inside of the Zip file into your MSFS Community folder.
Many thanks to the creators of the Required and Recommended libraries. If you have not previously installed these libraries in your Community folder, some objects may not be visible in your sim. Remember, you only have to install these one time. Also, go to the sim marketplace and download the free UK2000 Scenery Common Library. All Microsoft World Updates should be installed also.
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is this place abandoned
1 years ago
It is currently abandoned. However, this is still the location for the Iditarod Safety checkpoint every year. A dozen or so volunteers, vets, and mushers are here for a week or so in March.
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