Flight 38: Stephenville to St. John's Newfoundland

Newfoundland:  Cold and Desolate

The next flight takes us from the west coast of Newfoundland to the east coast, to the St. John's airport.  Before getting into flight simulation, I did not realize that there are two St. Johns in the maritime provinces:  one in New Brunswick and the second in Newfoundland.  During my worldwide tour, I visited both of them.

Approaching St. John's International Airport

St. John's (/ˌseɪntˈdʒɒnz/, local /ˌseɪntˈdʒɑːnz/) is the capital and largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. St. John's was incorporated as a city in 1888, yet is considered by some to be the oldest English-founded city in North America.  It is located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland.  With a population of 214,285 as of July 1, 2015, the St. John's Metropolitan Area is the second largest Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) in Atlantic Canada after Halifax and the 20th largest metropolitan area in Canada. It is one of the world's top ten oceanside destinations, according to National Geographic Magazine. Its name has been attributed to the feast day of John the Baptist, when John Cabot was believed to have sailed into the harbour in 1497, and also to a Basque fishing town with the same name.

St. John's International Airport (IATA: YYT, ICAO: CYYT) is in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is an international airport located 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) northwest of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador that serves the St. John's Metro Area and the Avalon Peninsula. The airport is part of the National Airports System, and is operated by St. John's International Airport Authority Inc.

In 2011, roughly 1,400,000 passengers travelled through the airport making it the second busiest airport in Atlantic Canada in passenger volume. Regular destinations include Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, as well as destinations throughout the province. International locations include Dublin, London, New York City, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Glasgow and Varadero. Scheduled service providers include Air Canada, Air Canada Jazz, Air Saint-Pierre, Air Transat, United Airlines, Porter Airlines, Provincial Airlines, Sunwing Airlines and WestJet.

St. John's International Airport

I flew this leg at an altitude of 3000, which was below the cloud layer and also below the minimum safe altitude. :o  The route was direct from Stephensville.  ATC directed me to runway 16.

For this flight I was trying to use the Stephensville scenery which appeared in the VFR Short Fields of Newfoundland package, but this scenery did not install properly, so I ended up with the default airport.  I really don't like screwing around with ill behaved addons, so I did not mess with it.  However, I cannot recommend this product since it does not install easily or correctly.

The St. John's scenery was produced by Simaddons, and worked without problems.