{"id":328048,"date":"2026-05-22T16:53:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T16:53:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/328048\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T16:53:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T16:53:21","slug":"xwind-studios-releases-long-beach-airport-for-msfs-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/328048\/","title":{"rendered":"XWind Studios Releases Long Beach Airport for MSFS 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>XWind Studios recently released their rendition of Long Beach Airport (KLGB) for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, serving Long Beach, California, with an average of 3.8 million passengers per year.<\/p>\n<p>\u200b<a class=\"thx-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/klgb2.webp\" onclick=\"thxLightbox(event)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/klgb2.webp\"\/><\/a><a class=\"thx-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/klgb3.webp\" onclick=\"thxLightbox(event)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/klgb3.webp\"\/><\/a><a class=\"thx-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/klgb4.webp\" onclick=\"thxLightbox(event)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/klgb4.webp\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The airport was built in 1923, after the area had already been used for decades prior as a makeshift airfield, even housing the world\u2019s first flight school in 1919.<\/p>\n<p>\u200b<a class=\"thx-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/klgb5.webp\" onclick=\"thxLightbox(event)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/klgb5.webp\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The main terminal building was built in 1941, designed by William Horace Austin and Kenneth Smith Wing, and adorned with murals and mosaics by artist Grace Clements depicting aviation-related themes.<\/p>\n<p>\u200b<a class=\"thx-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/klgb6.webp\" onclick=\"thxLightbox(event)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/klgb6.webp\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the late 1920s, the City of Long Beach built a hangar and an administrative building for the US Navy, leasing it for only a dollar per year, ultimately establishing a Naval Reserve Air Base. <\/p>\n<p>\u200b<a class=\"thx-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/klgb7.webp\" onclick=\"thxLightbox(event)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/klgb7.webp\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The aforementioned Naval Reserve Air Base was used to train and drill personnel.<\/p>\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n<p>It is served by Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Delta Connection, Hawaiian Airlines, and Southwest Airlines.<\/p>\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n<p>The scenery features an accurate rendition of the airport, including custom ground imagery, a fully custom terminal interior, true-to-life dynamic lighting, custom taxiway signage, and much more.<\/p>\n<p>\u200b<a class=\"thx-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/klgb8.webp\" onclick=\"thxLightbox(event)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/klgb8.webp\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s available in the <a href=\"https:\/\/inibuilds.com\/products\/xwind-long-beach-klgb-msfs\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">iniBuilds Store<\/a> for roughly $16.11, requiring at least 4.16 GB of free hard disk space to install.<\/p>\n<p>If you enjoy our content and want to support Threshold, consider joining us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/thresholdx\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Patreon<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"XWind Studios recently released their rendition of Long Beach Airport (KLGB) for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, serving 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