Microsoft Flight Simulator: file formats and how to transfer routes
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 creates and loads flight plans as PLN files in its own world map and flight-planning screens. Third-party flight-planning tools and add-ons produce and consume them as well.
Formats Microsoft Flight Simulator reads
| Format | Extension | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 Flight Plan (recommended) | .pln | Flight plans (PLN) for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 and add-on planning tools. |
Which format to pick
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 Flight Plan (PLN) is the format to save.
How to get a route onto Microsoft Flight Simulator
- Open the route, track or POI file in RouteConverter via File → Open.
- Pick Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 Flight Plan in the Save as dropdown.
- Save it via File → Save as. Load the saved file in the simulator's flight-planning screen, or in the third-party planning tool.
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