airports.xml

The airportsl.xml file is used to have an FIR list of available airports and runways. The data is used in ATIS and elsewhere; if an airport does not have an entry in the airports.xml it will not be possible to set the ATIS for that airport.

The airports.xml file is located in the fir/ directory

Attribute	Format	Remarks
Root Element	airports
Element	airport
icao	string	airport icao code
name	string	the full name of the airport
lat	string	the airport latitude
lon	string	the airport longitude
elev	int	the airport elevation above mean sea level (feet)

Attribute	Format	Remarks
Element	runway
identifier	string	runway identifier

<airports>
	<airport icao="EGLL" name="London Heathrow" lat="N0512839000" lon="W0002741000" elev="83">
        <runway identifier="09L"/>
        <runway identifier="09R"/>
		<runway identifier="27L"/>
        <runway identifier="27R"/>
    </airport>
 
	<airport icao="EGLC" name="London City" lat="N0513019000" lon="E0000319000" elev="19">
        <runway identifier="09"/>
        <runway identifier="27"/>
	</airport>
</airports>

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