It’s nestled in a little valley that leads into a flatland area. Monterrey (MMMY), with a population of 1.13 million, is located inland at an elevation of 1,270 ft (387m) near the USA border of Texas. The doctor has done nice scenery for it, too, for FS9 which includes some city buildings and surroundings. It is 10,170ft (3,099m) long and is not ILS equipped but there is a VOR on the field. The only runway, 04/22, is plenty long enough to handle all kinds of traffic. Runway 04 has a nice approach over the sea. You will need to follow SID’s and STAR’s at MMPR. The mountains are nearby with only Puerto Vallarta being near sea level it seems. Puerto Vallarta (MMPR) has a very challenging approach if you are landing on runway 22. José Luis Ãguila Boudib has made a ready nice freeware version of MMAA for FS9/FSX and Bill Melichar’s version is nicely done for FS9, too. FSX is a little dry in the freeware area.Īcapulco (MMAA), population 616,000,  is another beach resort area that is well represented in freeware. For FS9 try Henry Carmaco’s scenery with William Morgan’s add-on to complete the terminals. Runway 12/30 is 11,483ft (3,500m) with runway 12 having an ILS equipped and there is a VOR on the field to aid in runway 30 landings. In contrast to Mexico City, Cancun is at sea level… 20ft or 6m to be exact. For FSX try the add-on by Ray Smith.Ĭancun (MMUN) is a popular tourist area and has an international airport. This helps to keeping the framerates reasonable and, unless you use the hangers, the missing buildings are barely noticeable. Instead, he has modeled the main buildings and left some of the default buildings to cover the hanger area.
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Personally, I use the FS9 freeware scenery made by Bill Melichar (pictured below). Mexico City is covered in freeware and payware scenery equally. SID’s and STAR’s are to be followed diligently. The airport is ILS equipped with a VOR on the field. Keep this in mind when loading your aircraft. At 7,316 ft or 2,229m, aircraft require a longer takeoff distance and thrust reversers are less effective while landing. Mexico City is a challenging airport for pilots due to its elevation. It’s too bad there’s no photo scenery for this area. You may want to fly into Chihuahua and then grab a turboprop to take in the canyons. With 38m mesh this is a really spectacular sight from the air. This canyon spreads some 25,000 square miles and is larger than the Grand Canyon in the USA.
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About halfway between Chihuahua and Cuidad Obregon is the Copper Canyon. I strongly recommend departing from Los Angeles or Phoenix, USA, and flying across the Sierra Madre mountains to Mexico City. We don’t care about that in FS and will enjoy the country for its natural beauty. Recently, tourists have been victims of crime and accused as being perpetrators so tourism has taken a hit. Mexico has a history of drug related crime, heavy in the north, and corruption but still remained a popular tourist place. Other major cities and tourist spots are Acapulco, Monterrey, Guadalajara, Puerto Vallarta, Tampico, Cancun, and Tuxtla. The capitol of Mexico is Mexico City with a population of 8.4 million.
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The terrain is mostly rugged mountains with flat land near the Gulf of Mexico. Mexico is located in Central America and is sandwiched between the USA to the north and Guatemala to the south. With that in mind, this “Where Do You Fly?” article covers Mexico. You just get to enjoy the natural scenery, wonders of the world, challenging airports, and flying. One of the things I like about Flight Simming is that there’s no politics involved.