I know this is about to be a long post, but I thought I’d share my 2 cents. I would think that the next would be ANC for sure, with the 737s coming and an impending cargo overhaul, but I remember a couple months ago, @ZurichAirways made a post centered around the next airport not being in the U.S, and @charlie replied saying:
Thats why I don’t think ANC will be the very next airport, but I definitely think it will come with the cargo update(likely 4.0). So me personally, all Canadian bias aside I really do think the next airport will be in Canada, because of sheerly how many hints have pointed to it, including the hint from earlier today, along with it likely coming with the classic 737s, still a common occurrence in the north. As for which airport in Canada, I’d say its between YVR and YZF(don’t think anyone’s made a feature request for it yet, so I couldn’t find a link to attach). This is because Charlie said that
And from what I’ve seen, those two seem to be the fan favorites(along with a bit of yyc/yul), that keep beight brought up in discussion. That being said, for now I think it would be leaning more towards YVR. I don’t think charlie’s hint was a direct shot at the airport itself, but it was alluding to the fact that the airport is situated in a generally cold region. YVR would also open another major door for anc, being one of the other few major airports that can handle seaplanes in north america(although integrating those would be another task on its own. Maybe after the cargo overhaul, if ANC gets added, the two airports could be done at the same time).
The reason I’d say that it’s not YZF(for now, at least) is that many of the aircraft types that dominate the airport(ex. Beechcraft 1900, dc3, Dhc7, Douglas C-54) aren’t yet in the game, and with how large the 737 family is, it may be a while before we get them. In addition, YZF is a very small airport, I think even smaller than INN and SXM, and it is mostly filled with B stands. The closest airport in game to it right now is SAN, which is about a 7-8h flight away. That is way to long for any B plane, and even most C planes to fly, making connections difficult and therefore making progression the most painfully slow out of any airport. All in all, I think YZF is way too small of an airport for it to be first in such a massive region like Canada. I do like the idea of the airport though, with its crossing asphalt runways, and it’s unique arrivals. Therefore I think it belongs in the same category as Kai Tak. A proposed airport that may eventually come into the game, but only when the conditions are more suitable(more relevant aircraft, more airports in that region, etc.)
Anyways, that why I(unbiasedly) think the next airport will likely be YVR, I know my reasoning could be completely wrong, but I put a lot of effort and research into this, so I hope someone at least had a good read out of it!