MICROSOFT FLIGHT SIMULATOR BRIEFING ONLY · NOT FOR REAL-WORLD FLIGHT PLANNING OR NAVIGATION
Stage 13 • Russia • Central Kamchatka Giants

UHPM (Milkovo Airport) to UHPK (Ust-Kamchatsk Airport)

Tolbachik, Bezymianny and Klyuchevskoy

Route Distance179.0 NM
Est. Time (150 kt)01h 12m
Suggested Sim Altitude14,500–16,500 ft
Visual Waypoints3

Departure: UHPM (Milkovo Airport)

  • Elevation: 642 ft MSL
  • Runway: Hard surface, longest 6,384 ft · approx hdg 235°T
  • Fuel: Avgas / Jet fuel
  • Comms: Tower 126
  • MSFS mag var: 7.9°W

Arrival: UHPK (Ust-Kamchatsk Airport)

  • Elevation: 112 ft MSL
  • Runway: Hard surface, longest 4,273 ft · approx hdg 5°T
  • Fuel: Avgas / Jet fuel
  • Comms: Tower 133.8
  • MSFS mag var: 6.6°W
Volcanology Brief

Klyuchevskoy

Tectonic setting: Central and Eastern Kamchatka volcanic arcs above rapid Pacific Plate subduction.

Why it matters: Klyuchevskoy is the towering centerpiece of Kamchatka's volcano group and among Eurasia's highest active volcanoes.

Visual Route Map, Magnetic Tracks & Radio References

RING OF FIRE · VISUAL / MAGNETIC TRACK CHART N E S W VAR 7.3°W MSFS RADIO NAV REFERENCESMW NDB 592 kHzUK NDB 410 kHz 048°M053°M025°M087°M UHPM · Milkovo AirportTOLBA · TolbachikBEZYM · BezymiannyKLYUC · KlyuchevskoyUHPK · Ust-Kamchatsk Airport MW NDB 592 kHzUK NDB 410 kHz Departure Arrival Volcano Caldera Optional airfield Route / °M badges

MSFS Radio Navigation References

Departure NDB
MW · NDB
MILKOVO
592 kHz · 2.6 NM from reference point
Arrival NDB
UK · NDB
UST-KAMCHATSK
410 kHz · 0.9 NM from reference point

Navigation & Waypoint Breakdown

IdentTypeTrack (°M)Nav / FrequencyLeg DistCum. ETELandmarks & Sim Flying Notes
UHPMDeparture —MW NDB 592 kHz 0.0 NM00:00 Depart Milkovo Airport; establish the visual route only when simulator weather and terrain are suitable.
TOLBAVolcano / VP 048°Visual volcano 92.0 NM00h 37m Broad volcanic complex with extensive lava fields.
BEZYMVolcano / VP 053°Visual volcano 12.3 NM00h 42m Its 1956 sector-collapse eruption transformed the summit.
KLYUCVolcano / VP 025°Visual volcano 5.3 NM00h 44m High-altitude terrain: maintain substantial lateral clearance.
UHPKArrival 087°UK NDB 410 kHz 69.4 NM01h 12m Land at Ust-Kamchatsk Airport.

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

UHPM TOLBA BEZYM KLYUC UHPK

Garmin TDS GTNXi-style Reference

FPN/RI:UHPM:TOLBA:BEZYM:KLYUC:UHPK

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 13 UHPM to UHPK</Title>
    <FPType>VFR</FPType>
    <RouteType>Direct</RouteType>
    <CruisingAlt>14500</CruisingAlt>
    <DepartureID>UHPM</DepartureID>
    <DestinationID>UHPK</DestinationID>
        <ATCWaypoint id="UHPM">
            <ATCWaypointType>Airport</ATCWaypointType>
            <WorldPosition>N54° 40' 53.00",E158° 33' 00.01",+000642.27</WorldPosition>
        </ATCWaypoint>
        <ATCWaypoint id="TOLBA">
            <ATCWaypointType>User</ATCWaypointType>
            <WorldPosition>N55° 49' 48.00",E160° 19' 48.00",+012080.00</WorldPosition>
        </ATCWaypoint>
        <ATCWaypoint id="BEZYM">
            <ATCWaypointType>User</ATCWaypointType>
            <WorldPosition>N55° 58' 19.20",E160° 35' 42.00",+009455.00</WorldPosition>
        </ATCWaypoint>
        <ATCWaypoint id="KLYUC">
            <ATCWaypointType>User</ATCWaypointType>
            <WorldPosition>N56° 03' 21.60",E160° 38' 31.20",+015580.00</WorldPosition>
        </ATCWaypoint>
        <ATCWaypoint id="UHPK">
            <ATCWaypointType>Airport</ATCWaypointType>
            <WorldPosition>N56° 14' 20.00",E162° 41' 24.01",+000111.57</WorldPosition>
        </ATCWaypoint>
  </FlightPlan.FlightPlan>
</SimBase.Document>
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