The A380 is the largest aircraft in the FS Traffic fleet and has the largest wingspan, which means it requires an airport to have at least one gate capable of accommodating an aircraft of its size in order for it to generate there. Unfortunately, many airports in MSFS have incorrect gate sizes assigned, causing issues where certain aircraft cannot use the same gates they would in the real world (A380s at Dubai being one example of this).

We have, therefore, included a ‘Wingspan Options’ setting on the Traffic Control Centre > Options page that allows you to quickly adjust the wingspan values of the FS Traffic aircraft. As these are AI aircraft, changes to the wingspan have no effect on the aircraft’s flight characteristics, however, as MSFS measures gate sizes in terms of wingspan, these options do allow for greater compatibility when using FS Traffic with default MSFS airports, or with third-party airports which may not have accurate gate sizes set up:

Real-World Values – sets the wingspan values of the FS Traffic aircraft to their real-world values. This option is recommended for users who use a large amount of third-party airport scenery products which have correct gate sizes assigned.

Compatibility Mode (Low) – sets the wingspan values of all FS Traffic aircraft to be slightly lower than their real-world values. This option is recommended for users who use a mix of default MSFS airports and third-party airport scenery add-ons which may not have the correct gate sizes assigned.

Compatibility Mode (High) – sets the wingspan values of the FS Traffic aircraft to the same values as Compatibility Mode (Low) but further reduces the wingspan values of wide-bodied aircraft. This option is recommended for users who wish to see more wide-bodied aircraft generated at default MSFS airports and at third-party airport scenery add-ons which may not have the correct gate sizes assigned.

If you find a third-party airport with a gate size issue, we advise you to contact the scenery developer directly for a potential fix.