Realistic flight routes

[Nonegivenyet]

I got my 2nd scraper up and running today. In a couple of days i should be:

1. able to verify pax routes (scheduled) from scraper 1
2. be able to extract ad hoc pax flights
3. be able to extract cargo flights.

[Nonegivenyet]

I’ve been collecting data for quite some time—so much, in fact, that Excel struggles to process it, often freezing when I try to analyze large datasets.

Despite these challenges, I successfully examined an initial dataset of 118,000 flights spanning all playable airports, including GRU. One key pattern I’ve noticed is that certain aircraft operate real-world routes with both the airline and aircraft type available in the game, yet they do not appear as selectable options for those routes in-game.

With the latest update, I can now better target in-game destinations, allowing me to create a more precise and accurate flight schedule. Below is a refined list of real-world routes featuring playable airlines and aircraft:

Origin	Destination	Airline	Aircraft
GRU	ACC	Ethiopian	B772F
GRU	ADD	Ethiopian	B77L
GRU	AMS	KLM	B773
GRU	ATL	Delta	A333
GRU	ATL	Delta	A359
GRU	AUA	Gol	B38M
GRU	BOG	Avianca	A20N
GRU	BOG	Avianca	B788
GRU	BOG	Latam Chile	A320
GRU	CDG	Air France	A359
GRU	CDG	Air France	B773
GRU	CDG	Latam Chile	B789
GRU	CMN	Royal Air Maroc	B789
GRU	DFW	American	B789
GRU	DOH	Qatar Airways	B77L
GRU	DXB	Emirates	A388
GRU	EWR	United	B772
GRU	FCO	ITA Airways	A339
GRU	FCO	ITA Airways	A359
GRU	FRA	Latam Chile	B773
GRU	FRA	Lufthansa	B748
GRU	GIG	Latam Chile	A20N
GRU	GIG	Latam Chile	A21N
GRU	GIG	Gol	B38M
GRU	GIG	Gol	B737
GRU	GIG	Gol	B738
GRU	IAD	United	B764
GRU	IAH	United	B789
GRU	IST	Turkish Airlines	A359
GRU	JFK	American	B789
GRU	JFK	Delta	A339
GRU	JFK	Latam Chile	B789
GRU	JNB	Latam Chile	B789
GRU	JNB	South African	A333
GRU	LAX	Latam Chile	B789
GRU	LGG	Ethiopian	B772F
GRU	LHR	British Airways	A35K
GRU	LHR	Latam Chile	B773
GRU	LIS	Latam Chile	B773
GRU	LIS	TAP	A339
GRU	MAD	Air China	B789
GRU	MAD	Iberia	A332
GRU	MAD	Iberia	A359
GRU	MAD	Latam Chile	B789
GRU	MAD	Air Europa	B789
GRU	MCO	Latam Chile	B789
GRU	MEX	Aeromexico	B789
GRU	MEX	Latam Chile	B789
GRU	MIA	American	B773
GRU	MIA	American	B788
GRU	MIA	Atlas Air	B748
GRU	MIA	Latam Chile	B773
GRU	MIA	Latam Chile	B789
GRU	MXP	Latam Chile	B773
GRU	OPO	TAP	A339
GRU	ORD	United	B78X
GRU	PTY	Copa Airlines	B39M
GRU	PUJ	Arajet	B38M
GRU	PUJ	Gol	B38M
GRU	SCL	Latam Chile	A320
GRU	SCL	Latam Chile	A321
GRU	SCL	Latam Chile	B789
GRU	SCL	Turkish Airlines	A359
GRU	SCL	Sky Airline	A20N
GRU	SCL	Latam Cargo	B763
GRU	SCL	Latam Cargo	B763F
GRU	SJO	Gol	B38M
GRU	YUL	Air Canada	B789
GRU	YYZ	Air Canada	B789
GRU	ZRH	Swiss	B773

[T3X45ranger]

Not to duplicate any efforts, but is there any gaps or missing data from my list that you might have found?

GRU Contracts & Terminals IRL V1.2.1

Hello everyone! As promised, in anticipation of the GRU’s eventual launch, here’s a list of all the contracts that currently serve GRU and where they park. Most data was from flightmapper.net and confirmed by FR24. Biggest trend to note is there is a good amount of heavy cargo. Also, domestically, Gol tends to use all types of their 737s on a given route depending on the demand/distance, and LATAM uses all their Airbus and likewise. Terminal Assignments: Aerolineas Argentinas: T1 Aeromexico: T…

[Nonegivenyet]

I am more focused on flights that are less scheduled and lean more toward the cargo and charter side of aviation.

[Twilighsparkle]

Its better to seperating B77W and B773 since korean ANA and cathay operates both

[Nonegivenyet]

At first, when I was working with Excel, a lot of data was lost during extraction. Processing adjustments was slow and inefficient—Excel took nearly an hour to calculate a single workbook, and I had five of them.

Since switching to SQL, everything runs much faster and smoother. Now, as long as my conversion tables are correct, I can process all the data in just a minute. Currently, I filter by aircraft type, but my goal is to create a system that automatically converts aircraft registrations into their corresponding types.

[KSA]

Hey can You help me to find any airport from IAD with B762,? Becoz i can’t find any… i have 4 B762, and its useless for me..

[T3X45ranger]

You mean player aircraft? This is a thread for realistic flight routes, meaning mirroring real life operations. According to my list, only B763s and B764s regularly fly to and from IAD. This is almost exclusively United on European routes. There’s also some domestic B763 cargo traffic. If you wanted to make realistic routes for your player owned fleet, any destinations utilizing B752s, B763s and A332s/A333s would probably work if your B762s can reach.

IAD Contracts and Gates IRL V2.0.1

This is not new, it just has its own thread now Here is an extensive list of all the routes that fly into/out of IAD in real life, and the gates they park at. With a list this size there is for sure mistakes or missing items, so any help is welcome! Also, despite using 3 sources (flightsfrom.com, flightmapper.net, and FR24), I noticed there are deficiencies. For example, United seems to use all their 737s interchangeably on most routes, and many airlines alter aircraft frequently…

[Nonegivenyet]

I came across some data suggesting that Austrian Airlines also uses the B763.

Also, FedEx looks to be the only one running the B763F on the IAD route.

It’s a bit of a bummer that more B767 routes aren’t in the game. DHL flies the B763F all over Europe on shorter routes, but in World of Airports the biggest freighter you can pick for those is the B738F. Same deal in Japan—ANA and JAL fly the B763 on domestic routes all the time, but those aren’t in the game either.

Note: Any airlines not currently in World of Airports are automatically filtered out by the SQL script, so they don’t show up in the data.

[RevDrChampionLance]

I’m strongly considering doing a playable airport with strictly realistic flight routes. Which airport(s) might be the most fun to do that with, and why?

[Thatflyerguy]

I would say maybe lhr due to the crazy variety of routes and airlines, although iAd could be also. For detailed lists of every real life operation, you can check the wiki, they tend to be there

[sbrown24]

I’ve completed INN and BRI with strictly realistic flight routes and its pretty fun. LHR is my favorite though and its fun to look up what terminals each airline is in and only let them go to the correct terminals.

[T3X45ranger]

BKK isn’t too shabby either doing realistic. There’s SO many flights, and even cargo too. I’m running out of room and time with contracts and I’m maybe 1/2 to 2/3 of the way through gathering them. And that’s only doing one or two of the models that fly in per contracts vs all the possible variations.

[woa.17.wewak]

if Anybody has questions for SYD just ask cause im playing it a bunch and playing it with realistic flights!

[T3X45ranger]

I find myself having to let Qantas use some of Jetstar’s gates, and Jetstar use some of Virgin Aussie’s gates because having just a fraction of the actual flights IRL doesn’t translate into the game as far as scheduling lol… that and those pesky A/B only gates that still need to be fixed to handle C.

[woa.17.wewak]

I too have to do the same thing generally speaking some Qantas and QantasL in the. Jetstar terminal and some jetstar things in the virgin slots. But yes those pesky three spots in the Jetstar wing need to be C and the parking spot between jetstar and Qantas need to be A/B or hopefully some Cs

[DHC8]

If you mean these

They’re only meant for A/B
I hope they’re added along with DHL Cargo stand

Also saw that this is an issue now

Andas someone whole plays mostly realistic it really bothers me, cause why?

[woa.17.wewak]

I too scrapped every non real flight into sydney and now im doing realistic flights, and yes this parking configuration is really anoyiong me

[Jose123]

Well the stands at the national terminal are also like that, only b when it should be c