LBWN - Varna Airport
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    About this addon

    Varna Airport LBWN by AG Sim for MSFS

    Varna Airport (Bulgarian: Летище Варна, romanized: Letishte Varna) (IATA: VAR, ICAO: LBWN) is the airport of Varna, the historical maritime capital of Bulgaria. Varna Airport is the third largest airport in Bulgaria. It is located 10 kilometers from the center of Varna near the town of Aksakovo. The airport serves Varna, Golden Sands and northeastern Bulgaria. Varna Airport is operated by Fraport Bulgaria.

    Why should you buy it? 

    • One of the most touristic cities in Eastern Europe
    • Runway 27 Approach is really worth seeing since it happens over Black Sea. 
    • WizzAir has 3 aircraft based in Varna. Airlines such as easyJet, Ryanair, Turkish Airlines, Lufthansa and TUI regularly fly to this airport.

    Features:

    • 3D Buildings created with high-details 
    • MSFS 2024 ready
    • Fully PBR textures
    • Ground texture renewed 
    • Vegetation around airport 
    • Animated Radar and Windsock 
    • Accurate slope
    • Ships and boats around the city
    • Glorious Night lightning 
    • Helipad
    • Accurate Ground and Traffic Signs 

    Requirements

    • Microsoft Flight Simulator and a PC that can run MSFS 
    • Disk Space: 3.98 GB 

    Changelog

    v1.2over 2 years ago

    -Renewed ground textures and markings -New parking layout according to latest charts and aerial images -Old lightning masts are removed -General fixes

    v1.1over 3 years ago

    -Misplaced car parkings behind the terminal fixed

    User Reviews

    WalterJorg

    Verified

    May 30, 2025

    Nice work, but the taxiways are still dark!

    AG_Simabout 1 year ago

    Hi, What do you mean by taxiways are dark? Can you send us some photos? contact@ag-simulations.com

    aphexbg

    Verified

    Mar 10, 2024

    Hey guys, thanks for the update! Looks great with the parking stands correctly being as they are, as well as all the markings, lightning and everything - beautiful! :) Hope you are considering at some point a look at LBSF too. The alternatives are too few, and your work is great. Cheers, Nick

    aphexbgabout 2 years ago

    One thing guys, there are no lights at all on the taxiways to 09/27, I hope this can be fixed soon. Other than that - all is great.

    ueberlobster

    Verified

    Mar 3, 2024

    Generally a nicely done airport, the Developer promised to update the parking positions and light poles, I will update my review to 5 stars after the update ;) Edit: As promised, changed to 5 stars. The issues have been adressed by the developer. Great work

    AG_Simover 2 years ago

    An update is on the way.

    tomek.sz

    Verified

    Dec 25, 2022

    Carefully made airport, well optimized, i did not experience any jams or long reloading of textures (quick test from taxiing and approach to runways 27 and 09, as well as take-offs from both runways). Very nice located. I am satisfied, this is my first airport from this publisher. Thank you and best regards.

    AG_Simover 3 years ago

    We are very glad you like it. We are working hard to optimize our models and make them the best with our detailed texturing work. Have fun at the one of the best places in the Black Sea, Varna!

    mishaikin

    Verified

    Nov 6, 2022

    It is good that we have the first payware LBWN scenery for MSFS, however there is much room for improvement: the layout of the parking stands is from 6-7 years ago , within the years there have been multiple changes of the directions of the stands and taxi lines, the most current of which can be found on the charts (for example of Navigraph) The bended masts on the apron are not correct, not to mention that the airport removed them recently The lightning is not sufficient and the light is too cold and unnatural , recently there have been added a lot of new masts on the apron The new terminal and luggage buildings terrain should be much higher than the apron and the road between these buildings and the apron should be elevated with 3 or 4 stairs leading to the apron . At the moment the mesh is totally wrong and reminds me of the JustSim scenery for xplane. The café at the north end of the new terminal should be café, not a storage facility The parking area - the way some of the buses and cars are parked is ridiculous, there is no way the authorities will allow such a mess at the airport The end of the luggage facility building - the part for the ground workers can be improved, this is not how it looks now. The old terminal looks like done in a hurry The rwy TDZ markers are incorrect (check satellite images) Based on current deficiencies I would not dare to guess if the PAPI for rwy 27 is set at 3.5 degrees instead of 3. If the developers would like to make it really realistic and attractive they should check the charts and some photos of the buildings and the apron. In my freeware scenery of LBWN for xplane the buildings I have made are very accurate, they even CCTV cameras. You can compare it and see the differences. For the layout just use the charts. I can give you a lot of photos from the airport and also give the location of the new masts. Make the light warmer and the whole apron lit. Remove the old masts and put the new ones. Repair the mesh and make the elevated road. At the moment I cannot give this scenery more than 3 stars. I discussed it with some friends from the Bulgarian vatsim division and they were not happy with it (especially because of the totally outdated parking stands). The scenery in its current state is a good basis for further development but it requires a lot of changes. I'll try to upload some screenshots of where I see issues and maybe a few real photos. If the devs would like to discuss it in details they can contact me.

    AG_Simover 3 years ago

    Hi Mishaikin A part of the parking stands updated last year not 6-7 years ago as can be seen on Google Earth . Due to insufficient satellite images we decided to wait for better pictures and now go with old layout. So it will be fixed Masts can easly fixed and you can help us with your pictures. We placed all the masts with using satellite images . Our main source while we are doing this project was Google's photogrammetry at https://earth.google.com/web/ You can see how busses parks there. We did exactly the same. The Cafe can easly fixed and we will do . Old terminal is not done in hurry. FYI. Touchdown zone markers was also based on another satellite image but it looks like they changed it so we will do . RWY 27's PAPI's are 3.5 of course. Please don't be that pessimistic. Due to MSFS' SDK Limitations, It is impossible to elevate the new terminal. Yes you can elevate it but it will cause tons of new issues and it will look very messy. You can always reach out to us via our e-mail with your suggestions: contact@ag-simulations.com

    mishaikinover 3 years ago

    OK, thank you for the prompt response. I sent you a very long email with a lot of imaging materials, including photos of the yellow painted hangar (it's been repainted and branded as I just learned has happened recently). S.th. I missed to write about in my email, is that just between E4 and S2 (more accurately up to the de-icing pad) a narrow asphalt strip has been constructed (into the grass towards the rwy) and the entrance of taxiway B has been enlarged. Also the whole taxiway S is now straightened (moved to the South to be in line with taxiways E and A) - that's the reason for the additional asphalt that was added.

    tomek.szover 3 years ago

    Can you write to me about the optimization of this airport, there are no jams? I'm interested, and it happened to me more than once that I bought an airport to which it is impossible to fly due to long loading times. Hardware I5-11600K, 32GB, RTX3080 10GB. Thank you in advance for your answer. Regards.

    AG_Simover 3 years ago

    let me give you my PC specs, I have 16gb RAM, R5 2600X and an old GTX 1060. As you can see from the trailer I recorded with this 5 year old PC, optimization is wonderful.

    kpuc00about 3 years ago

    I agree with Mishaikin's remarks. The parking stands for the planes just in front of the new terminal should point diagonally to the right, not to the left. Overall, nice job on doing my home airport, very realistic! Also another small visual remark which doesn't affect the airport, the parked ships near the pier in the sea should be located inside the harbor, not at the side of the open sea. The pier is built to protect all boats from the huge waves 😀

    AG_Simabout 3 years ago

    Thanks kpuc00, We will try to make all the corrections after we release the Burgas Airport. It's coming soon.

    MSFS 2020
    MSFS 2024

    LBWN - Varna Airport

    Explore Varna Airport (LBWN) in MSFS by AG Sim, serving the historical city of Varna in Bulgaria. This add-on features detailed 3D buildings, PBR textures, renewed ground textures, and lush vegetation surrounding the airport. Watch runway 27 approaches over the Black Sea and witness animated radar, windsocks, ships, boats, and realistic night lighting.

    3.8(5 reviews)
    € 15,14
    Earn 176 Reward Points with this purchase

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    Requirements

    SimulatorMSFS2020/24
    Disk Space3.98 GB
    Operating SystemWindows
    Version1.2
    EULA

    Details

    Category
    Airports
    Release Date
    Nov 2, 2022
    Last Updated
    Mar 5, 2024
    Reviews
    5
    Compatibility
    MSFS2020/24

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