Fly2High has recently released their rendition of Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (KLBB) for Microsoft Flight Simulator, serving Lubbock, Texas, with a yearly average of 520,000 passengers, making it the eighth busiest in the state.

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It opened in November 1937 as South Plains Airport. It was assigned to the World War 2 Army Air Forces Flying Training Command in 1942, then renamed South Plains Army Airfield and entirely converted to a military training airfield.

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The conversion process added three concrete runways, taxiways, a large apron, a control tower, and many large hangars made of semi-permanent materials, as they were intended for short-term usage.

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The base was activated that same year and remained in use by the military as a storage facility for two years after the war. 

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The end of 1947 marked its return to the government for civil use, and they built a passenger terminal around the southwest corner of the airfield that was actively used during the 50s and 60s.

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The passenger terminal was replaced by a bigger one in 1976, which is still in use today, albeit heavily upgraded over the years, with the latest one dating back to 2021.

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American Airlines, American Eagle, Southwest Airlines, and United Express currently serve it. Dallas Love Field is the busiest destination, with 168,000 passengers yearly, followed by Dallas-Fort Worth (147,000) and Denver (52,000).

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The scenery features an accurate rendition of the airport, with hand-made ground textures, custom night lighting, performance-friendly optimization, and high-detail models of the buildings, objects, and surroundings.

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It’s available on the iniBuilds Store for roughly $15.24, requiring at least 3.84 GB of free hard disk space to install.

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