Trying to find Belmont Newcastle Airport (N.S.W. Australia) in FS2004

[Danowat]

Hi,

I have been trying to fine the airport Belmont Newcastle airport in New South Wales, Australia in FS2004, the icao code is BEO, but I can't find it.

Does anyone know if it exists in FS2004?.

Cheers

Dan.

[slarente]

I'm not sure about this, but I think that FS9 has less airports than FS2002. That could be why you can't find the Belmont Newcastle airport.

Simon

[Dijon76]

FS9 has 23760 airports according to the "Go To Airport" menu that would be about 1000 more then FS8 if I remember correctly

[fs9isallmine]

Closest I could fing were:
YWLM - Williamtown Military
YXFV - Newcastle Westpac Base
Both in NSW

[Danowat]

Hmmmmm, it seems that it is not there, along with ALOT of other airports that are served by domestic carriers :(, poor show in Aus Microsoft.

I hope someone can come up with some scenery, then I can start flying my Aeropelican DHC-6 again :).

I would also like to see some of the island airports doen aswell, namely

Long Island, Shute Island, Hayman Island, Daydream Island and South Molle Island, these are all served by Qantas.

Cheers

Dan.

[rfields5421]

Does this airport exist in the default FS2002?

I can't find it in either 2002 or 2004.

The ICAO code BEO is for the Belgrade VOR in the country formerly known as Yugoslavia. I found an IATA code for BEO as Newcastle Australia. IATA codes refer to a commercial flight destination - not necessarily to a single physical airport.

There are two Belmont airports in the www.worldaerodata.com database - one in France (Saint Affrique) with an ICAO code of LFIF and one in Brazil with a FAA code of SNBL (There are a LOT of airports around the world without official ICAO codes).

The Capri Plaza Hotel web site indicates that scheduled airline service comes to IATA code NTL - which is currently YWLM - apparently running both civilian Quantas Link and military traffic.

The Capri Plaza Hotel web site also indicates some service from "Aeropelican Airport Belmont (BEO)" - this airport is YPEC in FS2002 and in FS2004 - which is a local code not an ICAO code for this 675m dirt strip.

This airport is located at S33' 3.97 / E151' 38.67 on a narrow oean front penisula - is this the airport you are looking for?

Reggie

[Danowat]

Hmmmmmm, interesting, it may be YPEC, maybe someone closer than me ;) could verify?.

This is where I got the info from > http://www.airliners.net/open.file/126580/L/

Cheers

Dan.

[rfields5421]

YPEC is the airport for these planes.

Rather an interesting story http://www.aeropelican.com.au

If we could get someone to do the repaint - I can do the flight schedule - but it will not work until AFCAD2 is out to update the airport. Probably need a scenery person to do the airport.

The BEO code would be in internal IATA - not registered with IATA but used within Australia for booking purposes.

The YPEC is not a registered ICAO code - but probably used on Australian charts or an international military DB.

Unfortunately airliners.net does not verify the data submitted with the photos - I've seen many airports described here with several different codes and names.

Reggie