Hi, I tried to import a friend’s flight plan which started at Llanbedr. His flightplan showed it as EGOD. Navigraph charts however shows it as EGFD. This caused confusion!
A bit of research suggests it is EGOD but I recommend this is triple checked.
Simbrief only contains EGFD (I guess that’s consistent, being Navigraph data).
EGFD is the current and correct code for Llandbehr. EGOD is the old code.
Regards,
Tim
Edit: Navigraph’s data comes from a real-world provider, and will always contain current data; when in doubt (about airport code changes specifically), it’s simple: Navigraph’s database is correct and whatever other contradicting source you found is incorrect/outdated
Thanks Richard. Is there an up to date publicly accessible list of aerodrome ICAOs anywhere? Where do rw pilots go these days for this info (www didn’t exist back when I was flying ppl!)
No, not at the moment - but a good idea. I will add this wish to our feature-list … to compare the MSFS data with the real-world data. At the moment, the workload is a little bit too high, but possible during the free Christmas days … I will mark your posting here, and will inform you, when I have such a list.
Wikipedia is 50/50 I guess, I would not trust it either. Navigraph’s data and charts aren’t always 100% bug-free, but I don’t think I ever saw a case where an airport code was out of date. Using the Charts application as a reference really is the better option here.
Thanks all. Agreed, online sources seemed to conflict somewhat. Researching the change from EGOD to EGFD (at merely a high level so far) is quite interesting though.
It’s taught me to look deeper when I encounter these anomalies. And to trust Navigraph are up to date