Drafted — not technically validated
Record revision 1 · Argentina, Chile and the Falkland Islands over 3.1 million km², with 26 airfields.
One simulator's map: what it covers, when it is set, and which airfields in this encyclopedia it represents. Sim maps change with updates; each claim is cited with the date it was read.
DCS: South Atlantic
- Simulator
- DCS World
- Made by
- Specter Studios, for Eagle Dynamics
- Setting
- Present day: No period is stated; the map depicts the terrain of Argentina, Chile and the Falkland Islands [1]
- Area
- Over 3.1 million km² of Argentina, Chile and the Falkland Islands, from the Andes and Patagonia to Stanley [1]
- Real-world theatre
- The South Atlantic
- Purchase
- DCS WorldDCS: South Atlantic Map by Specter StudiosDCS Store
Store pages checked 2026-10-28. Prices and availability change.
Map
Explore the map or select an airfield. Markers show runway, radio and navigation data. Present-day OpenStreetMap geography; no exact simulator terrain boundary is shown. Airfield markers follow the simulator data, including on historical maps; the basemap does not depict their historical surroundings.
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Airfield overlay: the same versioned simulator data as the table below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL.
Airfields
Every airfield with a runway in South Atlantic's data from the game: 27 airfields. Names link to this encyclopedia's entry where there is one.
| Airfield | Elevation | Runways | Tower (MHz) | TACAN, VOR and NDB | ILS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almirante Schroeders53.6069° S, 70.4762° W | 161 ft | 22 (220°) / 04 (040°), 3,595 ft12 (125°) / 30 (305°), 4,628 ft | VHF 118.25UHF 229.0low VHF 38.6 · HF 4.0 | — | — |
| Comandante Luis Piedrabuena49.9950° S, 68.9514° W | 70 ft | 26 (260°) / 08 (080°), 3,505 ft | VHF 122.1UHF 250.3low VHF 38.7 · HF 3.9 | — | — |
| Cullen52.8851° S, 68.4120° W | 135 ft | 26 (241°) / 07 (061°), 3,864 ft | VHF 119.1UHF 231.5low VHF 38.8 · HF 4.15 | — | — |
| El Calafate50.2802° S, 72.0527° W | 661 ft | 25 (253°) / 07 (073°), 7,579 ft | VHF 119.95UHF 250.2low VHF 38.6 · HF 3.85 | VOR-DME 94X, 114.7 MHz (ECA) | 25: 108.9 (ec) |
| Franco Bianco52.7366° S, 69.3338° W | 105 ft | 07 (075°) / 25 (255°), 5,008 ft | VHF 128.5UHF 250.6low VHF 39.0 · HF 4.05 | — | — |
| Gobernador Gregores48.7832° S, 70.1480° W | 1,168 ft | 28 (274°) / 10 (094°), 8,672 ft | VHF 118.1UHF 250.7low VHF 39.1 · HF 4.1 | — | — |
| Goose Green51.8198° S, 58.9802° W | 60 ft | 14 (138°) / 32 (318°), 1,977 ft | VHF 126.0UHF 250.65low VHF 39.05 · HF 4.075 | — | — |
| Gull Point52.1794° S, 58.8607° W | 4 ft | 22 (215°) / 04 (035°), 1,065 ft15 (151°) / 33 (331°), 1,352 ft | VHF 126.5UHF 234.5low VHF 39.5 · HF 4.45 | — | — |
| Hipico Flying Club48.7567° S, 70.2313° W | 935 ft | 01 (011°) / 19 (191°), 2,304 ft | VHF 131.5UHF 235.0low VHF 39.6 · HF 4.5 | — | — |
| Mount Pleasant51.8207° S, 58.4577° W | 207 ft | 23 (232°) / 05 (052°), 4,284 ft10 (103°) / 28 (283°), 6,763 ft | VHF 133.35UHF 250.8low VHF 39.2 · HF 4.15 | NDB 380 kHz (MP)TACAN 59X, 112.2 MHz (MPA)VOR ch 94, 114.7 MHz (MTP) | 28: 111.9 (imp) |
| O'Higgins48.4690° S, 72.5633° W | 888 ft | 34 (338°) / 16 (158°), 3,968 ft | VHF 118.25UHF 250.75low VHF 39.15 · HF 4.125 | — | — |
| Pampa Guanaco54.0500° S, 68.8090° W | 520 ft | 26 (258°) / 08 (078°), 2,350 ft | VHF 118.0UHF 250.0low VHF 38.4 · HF 3.75 | — | — |
| Port Stanley51.6859° S, 57.7778° W | 69 ft | 27 (267°) / 09 (087°), 4,389 ft | VHF 118.1UHF 250.45low VHF 38.85 · HF 3.975 | NDB 305 kHz (SA)VOR 113.3 MHz (DFO) | — |
| Porvenir53.2537° S, 70.3193° W | 106 ft | 21 (214°) / 03 (034°), 2,621 ft09 (098°) / 27 (278°), 7,821 ft | VHF 126.7UHF 250.4low VHF 38.8 · HF 3.95 | — | — |
| Puerto Natales51.6707° S, 72.5282° W | 217 ft | 28 (287°) / 10 (107°), 5,282 ft | VHF 128.1UHF 250.15low VHF 38.55 · HF 3.825 | VOR-DME 106X, 115.9 MHz (PNT) | — |
| Puerto Santa Cruz50.0170° S, 68.5791° W | 364 ft | 07 (069°) / 25 (249°), 5,639 ft | VHF 118.6UHF 250.25low VHF 38.65 · HF 3.875 | — | — |
| Puerto Williams54.9310° S, 67.6262° W | 66 ft | 08 (080°) / 26 (260°), 4,312 ft | VHF 118.5UHF 250.1low VHF 38.5 · HF 3.8 | VOR-DME 96X, 114.9 MHz (PWL) | — |
| Punta Arenas53.0055° S, 70.8569° W | 112 ft | 19 (196°) / 01 (016°), 4,607 ft25 (256°) / 07 (076°), 8,979 ft30 (307°) / 12 (127°), 6,835 ft | VHF 118.7UHF 251.1low VHF 39.5 · HF 4.3 | NDB 270 kHz (NAS)VOR-DME 114.1 MHz (NAS) | 25: 109.9 (INAS) |
| Rio Chico51.6690° S, 69.2661° W | 75 ft | 08 (084°) / 26 (264°), 3,239 ft | VHF 118.2UHF 250.55low VHF 38.95 · HF 4.025 | — | — |
| Rio Gallegos51.6089° S, 69.3123° W | 57 ft | 25 (255°) / 07 (075°), 10,586 ft | VHF 119.1UHF 250.9low VHF 39.3 · HF 4.2 | VOR-DME 114X, 116.7 MHz (GAL) | 25: 110.3 (gl) |
| Rio Grande53.7776° S, 67.7499° W | 52 ft | 08 (077°) / 26 (257°), 5,923 ft | VHF 118.3UHF 250.95low VHF 39.35 · HF 4.225 | NDB 265 kHz (P)TACAN 31X*, 1000 kHz (gra)VOR-DME 120X, 117.3 MHz (GRA) | 26: 109.5 (gr) |
| Rio Turbio51.6051° S, 72.2198° W | 896 ft | 24 (238°) / 06 (058°), 5,058 ft | VHF 118.1UHF 250.5low VHF 38.9 · HF 4.0 | NDB 205 kHz (BIO) | — |
| San Carlos FOB51.5013° S, 59.0049° W | 63 ft | 27 (287°) / 11 (107°), 1,080 ft | VHF 134.35UHF 250.85low VHF 39.25 · HF 4.175 | — | — |
| San Julian49.3067° S, 67.8027° W | 144 ft | 25 (251°) / 07 (071°), 6,219 ft | VHF 118.05UHF 250.05low VHF 38.45 · HF 3.775 | VOR-DME 117.7 MHz | — |
| Tolhuin54.4996° S, 67.1724° W | 355 ft | 07 (075°) / 25 (255°), 3,297 ft | VHF 118.15UHF 250.35low VHF 38.75 · HF 3.925 | — | — |
| Ushuaia54.8433° S, 68.2958° W | 61 ft | 07 (074°) / 25 (254°), 7,631 ft | VHF 118.1UHF 251.0low VHF 39.4 · HF 4.25 | VOR ch 84, 113.7 MHz (USU) | 25: 111.3 (us) |
| Ushuaia Helo Port54.8228° S, 68.3042° W | 42 ft | 16 (167°) / 34 (347°), 5,076 ft | VHF 118.5UHF 251.05low VHF 39.45 · HF 4.275 | — | — |
Source: dcs-world-schema reference data: Falklands airbases, beacons and navaids, dcs-world-schema, open-source data extracted by running DCS World 2.9.30.28536 (extracted 2026-10-04), at commit c3091e6. † Where that data gives an airfield no tower radio, the frequencies come from pydcs terrain data: falklands airports (airports.py), an open-source library whose terrain data mirrors the game's. Runway headings are magnetic, as the game computes them; lengths and elevations are converted from metres. The game gives TACAN and DME channels no X or Y band. Where a beacon’s listed frequency is the reply or paired VHF frequency of one band (ICAO Annex 10 channel plan), that band is shown. * marks an assumed X: the game lists no frequency that settles it, and every ground TACAN whose frequency does settle it is X. A dash means the game gives none.
Airfield coverage
No airfield in this encyclopedia has been checked against this map yet.
Each airfield's page cites the sources for its entry. Airfields not listed have not been checked against this map.
Coverage
The map covers more than 3.1 million km² of Argentina, Chile and the Falkland Islands, built from high-resolution aerial and satellite imagery, from the Andes and the plains of Patagonia to the Falklands and Stanley. [1] Its terrain data lists 26 airfields. In the Falklands they include Port Stanley, Mount Pleasant, a San Carlos forward operating base and Goose Green; on the mainland, Argentine fields such as Río Grande, Río Gallegos and San Julián and Chilean ones such as Punta Arenas. [2]
Sources
- DCS: South Atlantic. Specter Studios and Eagle Dynamics (product page). https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/shop/terrains/south_atlantic_terrain/ (accessed 2026-10-27).
- pydcs terrain data: South Atlantic airports (airports.py). pydcs, an open-source Python library for building DCS World missions, whose terrain data mirrors the game's. https://github.com/pydcs/dcs/blob/5ddcc63a2dcd661e16b14f7aa43219b93044855d/dcs/terrain/falklands/airports.py (accessed 2026-10-28). 26 airfields: Port Stanley, Mount Pleasant, San Carlos FOB, Goose Green and Gull Point in the Falklands, and mainland fields including Rio Grande, Rio Gallegos, San Julian, Ushuaia and Punta Arenas.
Wikipedia articles are secondary sources and can change; they are cited with the date they were read. Vendor pages describe the current release of each map.