Skyscrapers and towers
Skyscrapers
The following table lists the 15 tallest buildings in the world and where to find them if they exist in the default scenery of FSX.
| # | Building | Location | Height (ft AGL) |
Year | From airport |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taipei 101 | Taipei, Taiwan | 1668 | 2004 | S of RCSS |
| 2 | Shanghai World Financial Center | Shanghai, China | 1614 | 2008 | |
| 3 | Petronas Twin Towers | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 1483 | 1998 | N of WMKF |
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| 5 | Sears Tower | Chicago, USA | 1450 | 1974 | NE of KMDW |
| 6 | Jin Mao Building | Shanghai, China | 1380 | 1998 | E of ZSSS |
| 7 | Two Int. Finance Centre | Hong Kong, China | 1352 | 2003 | SW of VHHX |
| 8 | CITIC Plaza | Guangzhou, China | 1283 | 1997 | |
| 9 | Shun Hing Square | Shenzhen, China | 1260 | 1996 | |
| 10 | Empire State Building | New York, USA | 1250 | 1931 | W of KLGA |
| 11 | Central Plaza | Hong Kong, China | 1227 | 1992 | SW of VHHX |
| 12 | Bank of China Tower | Hong Kong, China | 1205 | 1990 | SW of VHHX |
| 13 | Bank of America Tower | New York, USA | 1200 | 2008 | |
| 14 | Almas Tower | Dubai, Emirates | 1181 | 2008 | |
| 15 | Emirates Office Tower | Dubai, Emirates | 1163 | 2000 |
Towers
The following table lists some of the tallest towers in the world that are present in the default scenery of FSX and where to find them.
| Building | Location | Height (ft AGL) |
Year | From airport |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN Tower | Toronto, Canada | 1815 | 1976 | NE of CYTZ |
| Kuala Lumpur Tower | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 1381 | 1995 | N of WMKF |
| Fernsehturm | Berlin, Germany | 1207 | 1969 | N of EDDI |
| Stratosphere Las Vegas | Las Vegas, USA | 1149 | 1996 | N of KLAS |
| Tokyo Tower | Tokyo, Japan | 1091 | 1958 | N of RJTT |
| Eiffel Tower | Paris, France | 1063 | 1889 | NE of LFPV |
| Sydney Tower | Sydney, Australia | 1014 | 1981 | N of YSSY |
The 2063 ft height (3038 ft AMSL) KVLY-TV mast at N47° 20.53' W97° 17.35' in North Dakota, USA, is the world's tallest supported structure on land.
You may find this site useful when identifying structures in the various cities in Flight Simulator.
Comments:
There is a large tower crane near Salt Lake Cty Intl.the marriot marquee in atlanta seems to be the most detailed building in fsx (i have had to stay there on business trips before many times)
Anyone know why no flight simulator has included the Blackpool Tower, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK?
"Anyone know why no flight simulator has included the Blackpool Tower, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK?"
Anyone know why the Great Wall of China isn't present in FSX?
How come there's no Great Wall of Chine in FSX? I tried looking for it near Beijing where it's suppose to be.
maybe we're trying to get them back for the thing with tibet!
lol
I noticed the Blackpool Tower was missing too
awsome love drivin jeep of them lol
Helipads?????????????????