FSDG Reunion is moderately heavy due to photoreal terrain.
The airport is no longer a placeholder. You will taxi past realistic hangars, the control tower with 3D interior, and the Air Austral (the local carrier) hub. Runaway 14/32 is perfectly recreated with correct approach lighting. The terrain surrounding the airport—the sugarcane fields and the ocean breakers—is modeled with precision.
Let’s assume you have installed the FSX P3D Aerosoft FSDG Reunion Island FMEE package. What does your simulator look like? fsx p3d aerosoft fsdg reunion island fmee
Even with high-quality add-ons, issues arise.
Roland Garros Airport is the main airport of Réunion Island. FSDG has modeled the airport with a high degree of accuracy. FSDG Reunion is moderately heavy due to photoreal terrain
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As of 2026, both FSX and P3D are considered "legacy" platforms, largely superseded by Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020/2024 and X-Plane 12. Yet, the community remains strong. Aerosoft and FSDG still offer their Réunion sceneries for these older sims, and they remain relevant for simmers with lower-end PCs or those deeply invested in P3D’s ecosystem of complex airliners (e.g., PMDG, FSLabs).
The irony is that while MSFS now offers a stunning default Réunion via satellite streaming, the hand-crafted precision of Aerosoft’s FMEE and the photoreal immersion of FSDG’s island still hold a nostalgic and technical charm. In FSX and P3D, every flight to Réunion is an achievement because the simulation fights back—with limited autogen, memory constraints, and the need for careful scenery layering. Problem: "Runway has a hump or is sinking
Fly from FMEE to the small airfield at St. Pierre (FMEP). This is a short hop under 10 minutes. But the approach requires skimming over the lagoon and dodging the mountains. The FSDG scenery includes detailed approach lights for FMEP, making night flying fun.