Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024

Fly with PurposeLaunch your aviation Career wherever you choose in the world. Gain experience, build your reputation, and complete certifications to gain access to authentic aviation activities ranging from Medevac, Remote Cargo Ops, Aerial Firefighting, Search & Rescue and more, all the way to becoming an Airline Passenger Transport Pilot. Set out on a truly global aviation adventure with virtually unlimited missions across the planet.Compete against other pilots in the all-new Challenge League mode or hone your skills in dozens of Activities ranging from exciting Rally Races and Precision Landings to Low-Altitude challenges and more. Fly head-to-head in the iconic Red Bull Air Races and the legendary Reno Air Races, including the new Roswell courses.Be a World Photographer and travel across our beautiful planet to capture awe-inspiring natural vistas, visit famous landmarks, and record these adventures with pictures in your travel book. Unique photo challenges test your creative eye along with your piloting skills while you strive to capture the perfect moment.Advanced SimulationEnhanced physics system allows 10,000+ rigid-body surfaces that enable the simulation of any shape of aircraft. Soft body physics supports cloth, ropes, balloons, and more. Improved ground and water handling further enhance realism.New, highly accurate aircraft systems including electrical, pneumatic, fuel and hydraulic systems, payload and passenger systems, and avionics like the Universal UNS-1 FMS and Primus Epic 2. Preflight inspections and walkaround checks add to immersion.Plan your flights with a groundbreaking flight planner which supports both IFR and VFR map layers, IFR charts, route planning, fuel and payload planning, vertical profile planning, and ETOPS planning. It also provides airport information including weather and NOTAMS and is available native in the sim, on mobile devices or web browsers for flight planning outside the simulator.Explore Our Visually Stunning Digital TwinExplore our most detailed re-creation of planet Earth to date. Enhanced digital elevation maps, over 500 TIN (triangular irregular network) cities and more than 100,000 square kilometers of countryside photogrammetry allow for visually stunning digital twin experiences. More than 150 airports, 2,000 glider airports, 10,000 heliports, 2,000 points of interest, and 900 oil rigs have been carefully hand-crafted while a procedural system generates all 40,000 airports, 80,000 helipads, 1.5 billion buildings, and nearly 3 trillion trees our planet.Land anywhere and, for the first time in Microsoft Flight Simulator, exit your aircraft to explore 27 highly detailed biomes with hundreds of species of vegetation, dynamically created details including grass, rocks, and flowers – all influenced by seasonal changes. The all-new photometric lighting system renders the world more accurately than ever before, and enhanced weather features such as new cloud types, auroras, and other weather phenomena produce fresh and compelling atmospheric experiences. The world comes alive with a vast array of land-based wildlife in their natural habitats and free-ranging livestock across the entire globe. The oceans and waterways are teeming with live, worldwide maritime traffic ranging from large tankers and cargo ships to trawlers, tugs, and more. A richly diverse, regionally accurate representation of humanity brings life to the airports, aircraft, and passenger cabins of the world. Enhanced real-world air traffic populates the skies and airport tarmacs with hundreds of accurately depicted aircraft models and dozens of officially licensed liveries.Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 EditionsStandard EditionExplore the world with our largest Standard Edition fleet of aircraft and take simulation to new heights while pursuing your aviation career within Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. The Standard Edition includes over 65 aircraft and 150 handcrafted airports.Aero Vodochody L-39Aeroelvira OpticaAir Tractor AT-802Airbus A310-300Airbus A320neoAirbus A321LRAirbus A330-200 / 200F / 300Airbus A330-743L Beluga XLAirbus A400M AtlasAirbus Helicopters H125Airship Industries Skyship 600Archer MidnightAviat Pitts Special S1SAviat Pitts Special S2SBeechcraft Bonanza G36Beechcraft King Air 350iBell 407GBoeing 737 MAX 8Boeing 747-8I & 8FBoeing F/A-18ECessna 152Cessna 172 Skyhawk (GP)Cessna 208 Grand Caravan ExCessna 400 Corvalis TTCessna Citation CJ4CGS Hawk Arrow IICirrus Vision SF50Cubcrafter NX-CubCubcrafter X-CubCurtiss JN-4 "Jenny"Daher TBM 930De Havilland Canada CL-415De Havilland Canada DHC-2 BeaverDe Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin OtterDG Aviation DG 1001EDG Aviation LS-8Diamond DA40 NGDiamond DA62Douglas Aircraft Company DC-3Draco XErickson S-64 AircraneExtra E330Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II WarthogFlight Design CTSLGrumman G-21A GooseGuimbal Cabri G2Heart Aerospace ES-30Hot Air Balloon N/AHot Air Balloon Motor FlyDooHughes H-4 Hercules "Spruce Goose"Icon A5Jetson Aero Jetson OneJMB VL3Joby Aviation S4Magni M-24 OrionMX Aircraft Company MXS-RNorth American P-51North American T-6 TexanPilatus PC-6 PorterPilatus PC-12 NGXPowrachute Sky RascalRobin CAP 10Robin DR400-100 CadetRobinson R66Ryan NYP "Spirit of St. Louis"Stemme S12-GVolocopter VolocityWright Cycle Company Wright FlyerZivko Aeronautics Edge 540Zlin Aviation Savage CubDeluxe EditionThe Deluxe Edition includes everything from the Standard Edition plus 10 additional aircraft and 5 additional handcrafted airports.Amphibian Aerospace Albatross G111/HUBeechcraft Baron G58Cessna 152 AerobatCessna 172 (SP)Cessna 188 AGTruckCessna 404 TitanCessna 408 SkyCourierDiamond DA40 TDIDiamond DV20Dornier SeaStarPremium Deluxe EditionThe Premium Deluxe Edition includes everything from the Standard Edition plus 25 additional aircraft and 10 additional handcrafted international airports.Airbus Helicopter H225Beechcraft C90 GTX King AirBoeing 747-400 Global SupertankerBoeing 747-400 LCE DreamlifterBoeing 787-10 DreamlinerBoeing C-17 Globemaster IIIBoeing CH47D ChinookCessna Citation LongitudeCirrus Aircraft SR22Pilatus PC-24Pipistrel Taurus MPipistrel Virus SW 121Saab 340BZlin Aviation Savage NordenZlin Aviation Shock UltraAviator EditionThe Aviator Edition includes everything from the Premium Deluxe Edition plus the entire fleet of 30 Microsoft-published Marketplace aircraft developed for Microsoft Flight Simulator between 2021 and 2024.Aero Ae-45 / Ae-145Antonov An-2Antonov An-225ATR 42-600 / 72-600Beechcraft Bonanza V35Beechcraft Model 17 StaggerwingBeechcraft Model 18 Twin BeechBell Helicopter 47J RangerBoeing 307 StratolinerBoeing 707-320CCessna 195 BusinesslinerCessna 207TCurtiss C-46 CommandoDe Havilland Canada DHC-4 CaribouDornier Do J WalDornier Do 31Dornier Do XDouglas Aircraft Company & Waco C-47D Skytrain & CG-4AFocke-Wulff 200 CondorFokker F.VIIFord 4AT TrimotorGranville Gee Bee R2 / ZJunkers F13Junkers JU 52Latécoère 631Mitsubishi Heavy Industries MU-2Saab 17 BSavoia-Marcketti S.55Short SC.7 SkyvanWestland Scout / Wasp