For the Airside ATC Simulator add-on · MSFS 2024
Airside Deck
Your Airside shift on your Stream Deck. Glance down to see who's calling, what they want, whether the runway is clear and who's been waiting longest, without leaving the sim.
You'll need Airside ATC Simulator. It's a separate add-on for MSFS 2024 and isn't included. Airside Deck adds Stream Deck controls to it.
Keys
Everything on the frequency, at a glance
Push to Talk
Hold to transmit. Uses your Airside push-to-talk key automatically and turns red while you're talking.
Pilot Call
Who's calling, what they want and how long they've waited. Call 1 is the longest wait. Press to clear a call.
Runway Status
Red when occupied, green when clear, with the next arrival and the holding queue. One key per runway, or all runways.
Waiting Aircraft
Aircraft waiting on you, longest wait first, with the reason.
Traffic Count
Calls, on ground, airborne, inbound, departures this shift and more.
Wind & QNH · Last Touchdown
Wind, QNH, temperature and visibility, plus the landing rate of the last arrival ("64 fpm, butter").
Stream Deck + dials
Scroll the whole airport
- Traffic Browser: turn to scroll aircraft, press to filter (all, ground, air, waiting), tap the screen to jump to whoever has been calling longest.
- Shift Overview: shift totals, runway and weather pages.
- Pilot Call Reader: the full text of each call. Turn for the next, press to clear.
Suggested Stream Deck + layout
Bottom row: dials. Keys work on any Stream Deck; dials need a Stream Deck +.
Screenshots
See it in action
Download
Airside Deck v1.0.2
- Download the zip from flightsim.to, unzip it and double-click
com.thewelshdad.airsidedeck.streamDeckPlugin. The actions appear under "Airside Deck". - Drag the actions onto your keys and dials.
- Start a shift in Airside. The keys come alive automatically.
Good to know
Before your first shift
Push to talk doesn't work
If Airside runs as administrator, run Stream Deck as administrator too, or Windows blocks the key press.
Keys say "Start a shift" or "Airside idle"
That's normal when Airside isn't running or no shift is active.
Calls 2–4 are empty
They only fill when several pilots are waiting at once. Each call clears as soon as you answer it.
Keys went blank after an Airside update
Airside Deck reads Airside's own files, not an official interface, so an update can change them. Check here for a plugin update.
Airside keeps its files somewhere else
Set "Airside folder" in any key's settings if it isn't in %APPDATA%\Airside.
Unofficial add-on. Not affiliated with, or endorsed by, Airside or Elgato.