Drafted — not technically validated
Record revision 1 · South-eastern England and northern France in the Second World War, from 1940 to 1945.
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DCS: The Channel
- Simulator
- DCS World
- Made by
- Eagle Dynamics
- Setting
- Second World War, 1940–1945: The Second World War in Europe between 1940 and 1945 [1]
- Area
- About 40,000 km² of south-eastern England and north-eastern France around the English Channel [1]
- Real-world theatre
- Europe
- Purchase
- DCS WorldDCS: The Channel Map by Eagle DynamicsDCS Store
Store pages checked 2026-10-28. Prices and availability change.
Airfields
Every airfield with a runway in The Channel's data from the game: 12 airfields. Names link to this encyclopedia's entry where there is one.
| Airfield | Runways | Tower (MHz) |
|---|---|---|
| Abbeville Drucat | 27 (270°) / 09 (090°)20 (200°) / 02 (020°) | VHF 118.25UHF 250.25low VHF 38.65 · HF 3.875 |
| Biggin Hill | 30 (300°) / 12 (120°)22 (220°) / 04 (040°)23 (230°) / 05 (050°) | VHF 118.2UHF 250.2low VHF 38.6 · HF 3.85 |
| Detling | 23 (230°) / 05 (050°) | VHF 118.6UHF 250.6low VHF 39.0 · HF 4.05 |
| Dunkirk Mardyck | 08 (080°) / 26 (260°) | VHF 118.4UHF 250.4low VHF 38.8 · HF 3.95 |
| Eastchurch | 02 (020°) / 20 (200°)28 (280°) / 10 (100°) | VHF 118.05UHF 250.05low VHF 38.45 · HF 3.775 |
| Hawkinge | 22 (220°) / 04 (040°)19 (190°) / 01 (010°) | VHF 118.5UHF 250.5low VHF 38.9 · HF 4.0 |
| Headcorn | 01 (010°) / 19 (190°)10 (100°) / 29 (290°) | VHF 118.15UHF 250.15low VHF 38.55 · HF 3.825 |
| High Halden | 22 (220°) / 04 (040°)11 (110°) / 29 (290°) | VHF 118.1UHF 250.1low VHF 38.5 · HF 3.8 |
| Lympne | 13 (130°) / 31 (310°) | VHF 118.55UHF 250.55low VHF 38.95 · HF 4.025 |
| Manston | 04 (040°) / 23 (230°)10 (100°) / 28 (280°)10 (100°) / 28 (280°) | VHF 118.45UHF 250.45low VHF 38.85 · HF 3.975 |
| Merville Calonne | 26 (260°) / 08 (080°)32 (320°) / 14 (140°) | VHF 118.3UHF 250.3low VHF 38.7 · HF 3.9 |
| Saint Omer Longuenesse | 08 (080°) / 26 (260°) | VHF 118.35UHF 250.35low VHF 38.75 · HF 3.925 |
Source: pydcs terrain data: thechannel airports (airports.py), pydcs, an open-source Python library for building DCS World missions, whose terrain data mirrors the game's, at commit 5ddcc63. This data has no elevations, runway lengths or navaid details; runway headings are as it gives them. A dash means it gives no tower frequency.
Airfield coverage
| Airfield | On this map | Name in the sim | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAF Lakenheath | Confirmed absent | — | 2026-10-27 |
Each airfield's page cites the sources for its entry. Airfields not listed have not been checked against this map.
Coverage
Roughly the size of Switzerland, the map covers south-eastern England and north-eastern France, with historical airfields, towns, roads, railways and ports, Chain Home radar stations and V-1 launch sites in occupied France, as a setting for the war in Europe between 1940 and 1945. [1] Its airfield list has 12 fields, eight in south-east England, among them Manston and Biggin Hill, and four in France. [2]
Sources
- DCS: The Channel Map. Eagle Dynamics (product page). https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/shop/terrains/the_channel_terrain/ (accessed 2026-10-28).
- pydcs terrain data: The Channel 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/thechannel/airports.py (accessed 2026-10-27). 12 airfields: Abbeville Drucat, Merville Calonne, Saint Omer Longuenesse, Dunkirk Mardyck, Manston, Hawkinge, Lympne, Detling, Eastchurch, High Halden, Headcorn and Biggin Hill.
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