Iditarod Checkpoint #11 Southern Route.
The first week of March annually marks the beginning of the Iditarod race from Anchorage to Nome Alaska. In 2023 the race takes the "Southern " route. (See map) Of the 23 checkpoints, all but 5 have regular airstrips to service the race teams. Iditarod Airstrip is not a year round airport. It is built each year using snow plows and snow machines by the Iditarod organization and the Iditarod Air Force. It is built on approximately the same location each year. As such, the airport ID "PXID" is a fictional code.
This ghost town, once a bustling community of over 10,000, was the heart of the Iditarod Mining District, from whence the trail got its name. Dog teams hauled supplies and mail into this area and were then laden with gold for their return trip out. Between 1908 and 1925, about $35 million in gold was taken from this area. At that time, gold was worth around $20 an ounce. Iditarod marks the official half-way point in the race on the southern trail, signified by GCI’s presentation of the half-way award.
To learn more about the Iditarod, it's airports, and the race itself, go to the Iditarod.com website.
Installation
Copy the airport folder inside of the Zip file into your MSFS Community folder.
Many thanks to the creators of the Required and Recommended libraries and Photosbykev
If you have not previously installed these libraries in your Community folder, some objects may not be visible in your sim. All Microsoft World Updates, WU 1 - 14 should be installed.
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