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Map an airport in X-Plane

Map an airport

Section titled “Map an airport”

If a bar sits wrong, click Stop bar + REL under Contribution mode:. It opens the browser editor and mirrors your edits live in the sim, so you can align against the real 3D world.

Working in the editor:

  • A blue arrow marks every bar node. Click a bar to select it; its selected node grows into a bigger arrow.
  • Arrow keys nudge the selected node 0.5 m (Up/Down along the runway, Left/Right along the bar). Tab steps to the next node.
  • All RED / All OFF flash the lights so you can confirm the bars sit right.
  • Click Submit in the browser when done. Contribution mode ends and the plugin returns to the live map.

Adding or removing whole bars is done in the browser; the sim is for fine-positioning. See the contribution guide for the full walkthrough.