Real time live traffic for MSFS 2020 and Prepar3D

Pros!

Real time live traffic injection, approx. 30 seconds delay,

works quite different from other AI traffic programs, while PSXTraffic does not use the AI engine of your Simulator, but mirrors the exact positions of live aircraft
can support up to 100 frames per second

aircraft are always exactly where the real live aircraft are, hence they:

depart from the real live gate and park at the real live gate
take the actual runway in use
follow the real airways, SIDs and STARs or are vectored (by live ATC)
may reject a take-off, divert, go-around and are at real live distances from each other
crab land and crab take-off in heavy cross winds

works with any AI aircraft model/livery that is compatible with your Simulator:

AIG, FSLTL, IVAO MTL, FS Traffic, ...
fully animated: gear, flaps, spoilers, lights, reverse thrust and wheels rotating aligned with sim speed

matches model/liveries as real as it gets based on registration code (tail-number) and/or airline and type

knows for about 48700 registration codes of nowadays flying aircraft, the airline, the model, and whether or not it is a cargo plane
knows for about 26000 registration code the best livery mapping to an AIG aircraft
knows which AIG aircraft models/liveries no longer fly, so it will not use these
matches GA, Fighter aircraft and helicopters too
matches the right livery for American regional carriers operating for different airlines
matches the right livery for cargo airlines operating for DHL, FedEx or Amazon

knows and/or learns on the fly where airlines park, with what model, at what time of the day, and at what day of the week

parks static aircraft of the right airline, model and livery at the right gate at the right hour and day, no empty airports!
For MSFS 2020 it comes out of the box with about 11400 (!) learned airport files (stock and third party addon) and for Prepar3D it has 6600 airport files available, all based on actual traffic data from a recent week

New! uses RealTraffic's new parked traffic function that gives the aircraft parked at an airport up to 24 hours ago

live aircraft are visible in LittleNavMap and in the TCAS of user planes
no flight plans needed
works world wide
works with historic data too (limited to 4 weeks)
runs as seperate process outside the Simulator, cpu load less than 0.5 percent

can be used "free of charge", although if you want live traffic you need to buy a RealTraffic license (subscription). However, without a RealTraffic license, PSXT and PSXT_P3D will still run, but limited to populating the airports you visit with static parked aircraft based on historic data (week 22 of 2024) courtesy of RealTraffic. Here the list for MSFS Here the list for P3D

Cons?

Injecting aircraft in a Simulator will have a negative impact on your fps. However, 40+ fps can be easily achieved, even with a middle class PC
Aircraft follow live ATC, they don't obey programs such as Pilot2ATC, although Pilot2ATC (and PF3) do detect PSXT aircraft and may issue warnings and holds
The live real time traffic data is not included but provided by a payware streaming service named RealTraffic from Inside Systems Pty Ltd.

Choose real immersion, go for real time live traffic!

To give it a try, you could buy a 24 day standard license for RealTraffic, enjoy real traffic and make your own judgement.

If you are already using FSLTL, installation is very simple, PSXT will pick up the FSLTL liveries automatically, it only needs the base models.

Documentation 8.8.0 Nov 17, 2024

Release Notes

Manual

PSXT Quick Start Guide, read this first

PSXT_P3D Quick Start Guide, read this first

List of airports with actual parked traffic data for MSFS, that come with it

List of airports with actual parked traffic data for P3D, that come with it

checksums for the downloads

Download the standalone PSXT version (recommended)

Recommended because it is the easiest and the fastest implementation, working directly with the RealTraffic servers, you still have to buy a RealTraffic license but the Real Traffic application is not needed.

You can also run these versions without a license, no live traffic then, but static parked aircraft at the airports you visit.

Use the free LittleNavMap program to see the traffic around you on a map.
(Note that downloading is only needed as a first install, updates go automatically.)

download PSXT for MSFS 2020

download PSXT_P3D for Prepar3D v5 and v6

Download the PSXTraffic version for the RealTraffic app

This more complicated version is for users running two or more Simulators at the same time, or users that want to use the Radar screen of the RealTraffic application.

You always need an RT license

(Note that downloading is only needed as a first install, updates go automatically.)

download PSXTraffic for MSFS 2020

download PSXTraffic_P3D for Prepar3D v5 and v6

FAQ and Forum

If you have a question, check the FAQ first please.

Search for information or post your questions in my forum at AVSIM.

Is PSXT free?

Yes and no, my programs may be used free of charge. However, "free of charge" must not be confused with "completely free". It is copyrighted software, not free software. There are restrictions on distribution and use, read and acknowledge the EULA file when installing the software. A major restriction is that it is for non-commercial use only.

PSXT is free from advertisements. If you like my program, see below a link for donations.

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