Iditarod checkpoint #4

The Finger Lake 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.  As such, the ID "PXFL" is a fictional code.  It is built in the same location each year, near the Winterlake Lodge. From Finger Lake, the mushers begin the long climb to Rainy Pass.

Finger Lake Airstrip is one of 24 airstrips and airports on the Iditarod Trail that runs from Anchorage to Nome.  The Iditarod Airforce is a group of pilots who volunteer their time and planes to service the 24 race checkpoints. Their missions include delivering food for the teams, picking up injured sled dogs, and many other logistical services for the volunteers who manage the checkpoints.  

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.

Dimensions: 1150 x 75 feet (350 x 25 meters) 
Surface:        TURF
Runway:       05/23

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.

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.

There is an Easter Egg installed.

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