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Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition - Lukla Airport (VNLK)

Tenzing-Hillary Airport (better known as Lukla Airport), the gateway to Mount Everest, comes to life in this stunning airport and scenery pack. Lukla is known as being the first port of call for those…

3 September 2015

Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition - Lukla Airport (VNLK) is a simulator developed by Aerosoft, released 3 September 2015 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition - Lukla Airport (VNLK) is

Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition - Lukla Airport (VNLK) is a simulator game developed by Aerosoft and released in 2015. It was published by Dovetail Games. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

During the autumn climbing season, aircraft (mostly Twin Otters), only have fifteen minutes to land and take off again as there are only four parking spaces, making it one of the busiest airports in the world. It is also the highest airport with scheduled airline flights in the world. Flying into Lukla is dangerous and complex, even in perfect weather providing a challenge for even the most seasoned pilots. Pilots soon learn that anything you do at this altitude needs to be planned and considered. Landing on the uphill runway means you have to flare in a completely different way. Taking off from the very short runway may only be possible because the runway ends with a 3000 foot drop into…
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition - Lukla Airport (VNLK) launched on 3 September 2015, within three weeks of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Undertale, Until Dawn and Mad Max.

Released around the same time: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Undertale, Until Dawn, Mad Max.

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When did Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition - Lukla Airport (VNLK) come out?
Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition - Lukla Airport (VNLK) was released on 3 September 2015 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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