Fly where dinosaurs roam. Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 now has an officially licensed crossover, Jurassic World: Archipelago, a cinematic DLC that trades real-world routes for a thrilling detour over a fictional chain of islands near Costa Rica. Priced at $20 for a limited time before rising to $25, this add-on injects blockbuster spectacle without touching the core flight model, so purists can relax while adventurers dive in.
Set just before the events of the 2015 Jurassic World film, the expansion blends aviation challenges with movie-inspired moments. Developer Orbx, in collaboration with Microsoft, has populated the skies and landscapes with nine iconic dinosaurs, including the Tyrannosaurus rex and Velociraptor, along with recognizable scenes from the film universe. The original soundtrack is included to complete the immersion.
To make the archipelago feel like a living destination, the DLC adds 12 helipads and 9 airfields, each assigned a unique ICAO-style code beginning with JW. While these locations don’t exist in reality—and the letter J isn’t used for real-world ICAO regions—the fictional coding helps the islands slot naturally into your globe-spanning flight list. For context, airport codes like LOWW (Vienna), EDDB (Berlin), or KSFO (San Francisco) follow actual regional conventions; JW codes are purely for this experience.
Gameplay leans into cinematic aviation tasks rather than airline procedures. Expect:
– Photo safaris that challenge your positioning and timing
– VIP transport flights across short strips and helipads
– Skill-testing scenarios designed to stretch your piloting precision
Importantly, this expansion does not alter aircraft physics or systems. It’s a thematic playground layered on top of the sim’s existing realism, offering a fresh way to log hours while exploring a new corner of pop culture from the cockpit.
Key details at a glance:
– Title: Jurassic World: Archipelago
– Setting: Fictional islands near Costa Rica, just before the 2015 film’s events
– Content: 9 dinosaurs, film-inspired scenes, original soundtrack
– Locations: 12 helipads, 9 airfields with JW-prefixed ICAO-style codes
– Price: $20 at launch, increasing to $25 later
– Compatibility: Built specifically for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
Whether you’re flying helicopters between cliffside pads or buzzing the coastline for the perfect photo op, this is the first time the Jurassic World locations have been explorable from a pilot’s perspective inside the sim. It’s a playful, visually striking detour that broadens what a flight simulator can be—without sacrificing the authenticity at its core.
