MICROSOFT FLIGHT SIMULATOR BRIEFING ONLY · NOT FOR REAL-WORLD FLIGHT PLANNING OR NAVIGATION
Stage 05 • Indonesia • East Java Volcano Corridor

WADY (Blimbingsari) to WARA (Abdulrachman Saleh Aero)

Raung, Bromo–Tengger and Semeru

Route Distance113.2 NM
Est. Time (150 kt)00h 45m
Suggested Sim Altitude12,500–14,500 ft
Visual Waypoints3

Departure: WADY (Blimbingsari)

  • Elevation: 81 ft MSL
  • Runway: Hard surface, longest 5,892 ft · approx hdg 261°T
  • Fuel: Avgas / Jet fuel
  • Comms: Tower 124.6 | ATIS 126.8
  • MSFS mag var: 0.8°E

Arrival: WARA (Abdulrachman Saleh Aero)

  • Elevation: 1,709 ft MSL
  • Runway: Hard surface, longest 7,275 ft · approx hdg 346°T
  • Fuel: Avgas / Jet fuel
  • Comms: Tower 122.5
  • MSFS mag var: 0.8°E
Volcanology Brief

Semeru

Tectonic setting: Sunda Arc subduction volcanism along densely populated eastern Java.

Why it matters: Semeru is Java's highest volcano and forms the dramatic southern wall of the Tengger region.

Visual Route Map, Magnetic Tracks & Radio References

RING OF FIRE · VISUAL / MAGNETIC TRACK CHART N E S W VAR 0.8°E MSFS RADIO NAV REFERENCESHN NDB 243 kHzABD VOR/DME 116.10 MHzIABD ILS RW35 109.70 MHz 301°M279°M190°M310°M WADY · BlimbingsariRAUNG · RaungBROMO · Bromo–TenggerSEMER · SemeruWARA · Abdulrachman Saleh Aero HN NDB 243 kHzABD VOR/DME 116.10 MHz Departure Arrival Volcano Caldera Optional airfield Route / °M badges

MSFS Radio Navigation References

Departure NDB
HN · NDB
JEMBER
243 kHz · 38.5 NM from reference point
Arrival VOR
ABD · VOR/DME
MALANG
116.10 MHz · 0.2 NM from reference point
Arrival ILS
IABD · RW35
Localizer heading 346.4° · GS 3.0°
109.70 MHz

Navigation & Waypoint Breakdown

IdentTypeTrack (°M)Nav / FrequencyLeg DistCum. ETELandmarks & Sim Flying Notes
WADYDeparture HN NDB 243 kHz 0.0 NM00:00 Depart Blimbingsari; establish the visual route only when simulator weather and terrain are suitable.
RAUNGVolcano / VP 301°Visual volcano 20.9 NM00h 08m Broad, steep-sided composite volcano.
BROMOCaldera / VP 279°Visual 65.7 NM00h 35m Cross the Tengger sand sea with good visibility.
SEMERVolcano / VP 190°Visual volcano 10.1 NM00h 39m Keep lateral clearance from the summit and any visible plume.
WARAArrival 310°ABD VOR/DME 116.10 MHz
IABD ILS RW35 109.70 MHz
16.5 NM00h 45m Land at Abdulrachman Saleh Aero.

Volcano & Terrain Tips — Simulator

  • Ash / plume awareness: Treat any visible volcanic plume as a no-go visual area in the simulator and route around it.
  • Terrain: The altitude band is a sightseeing suggestion, not a clearance guarantee. Use the simulator's terrain/weather information and stay laterally clear of high summits.
  • Weather: Mountain cloud, rotor and poor visibility can hide landmarks quickly. If the route stops being visually comfortable in MSFS, divert around the high terrain.

Data Note

Airport existence, coordinates, elevation, magnetic variation, runway length, fuel flags and airport radio frequencies are derived from the supplied MSFS 2024 scenery-library CSV; radio-navigation references use the supplied VOR, NDB and ILS datasets.

VOR, NDB and ILS references are selected from the supplied MSFS 2024 navigation-library CSVs. Only nearby aids useful for orientation are shown, so the volcanic sightseeing route remains visually readable.

Digital Asset Pack

EFB / Route Reference

WADY RAUNG BROMO SEMER WARA

Garmin TDS GTNXi-style Reference

FPN/RI:WADY:RAUNG:BROMO:SEMER:WARA

Volcano identifiers are custom visual waypoints from this briefing.

MSFS .pln Skeleton

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<SimBase.Document>
  <FlightPlan.FlightPlan>
    <Title>Ring of Fire Stage 05 WADY to WARA</Title>
    <FPType>VFR</FPType>
    <RouteType>Direct</RouteType>
    <CruisingAlt>12500</CruisingAlt>
    <DepartureID>WADY</DepartureID>
    <DestinationID>WARA</DestinationID>
        <ATCWaypoint id="WADY">
            <ATCWaypointType>Airport</ATCWaypointType>
            <WorldPosition>S8° 18' 38.00",E114° 20' 25.00",+000081.14</WorldPosition>
        </ATCWaypoint>
        <ATCWaypoint id="RAUNG">
            <ATCWaypointType>User</ATCWaypointType>
            <WorldPosition>S8° 07' 30.00",E114° 02' 31.20",+010932.00</WorldPosition>
        </ATCWaypoint>
        <ATCWaypoint id="BROMO">
            <ATCWaypointType>User</ATCWaypointType>
            <WorldPosition>S7° 56' 31.20",E112° 57' 10.80",+007641.00</WorldPosition>
        </ATCWaypoint>
        <ATCWaypoint id="SEMER">
            <ATCWaypointType>User</ATCWaypointType>
            <WorldPosition>S8° 06' 28.80",E112° 55' 19.20",+012060.00</WorldPosition>
        </ATCWaypoint>
        <ATCWaypoint id="WARA">
            <ATCWaypointType>Airport</ATCWaypointType>
            <WorldPosition>S7° 55' 46.00",E112° 42' 43.00",+001709.38</WorldPosition>
        </ATCWaypoint>
  </FlightPlan.FlightPlan>
</SimBase.Document>