Here is an updated overview of the region in which you can see the new airport and seaport that have been built.
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A new seaport has been built in Tile M to transport products overseas that are either too large or too heavy to be shipped by plane.
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A new airport has been built on the outskirts of Agria in Tile G. It serves international, domestic, regional, and cargo flights and it also has a small general aviation area. Here is an overview of the airport:
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Here's a close up of FedEx's part of the cargo area:
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And here's a close up of the general aviation area:
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Soon after the new airport opened a company started offering sight seeing flights around the area, and one of those flights caused a bit of commotion in Matra. As the plane was approaching town, it had an unexpected mechanical failure and had to make an emergency landing on Route 111. Since the plane was unusually noisy, a lot of people went outside to see what was going on and ran with fear as they saw the plane on what appeared to be a crash course towards town. Fortunately the plane was able to stop right before entering town and there were no injuries, but the residents of Matra were still shaken up a bit. Needless to say that company didn't have too much business after that incident. Here's a picture of where the plane landed:
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Hey Rusty - I like your update. Especially the small town with the SimGoober Feed and Seed stores. Very agricultural. Good luck with the judges ;)
That is a big airport, not a little to big for the region? But I see a downtown on your first pictures which I will ask you to show a picture next time please, only for curiosity. Good work and good luck.
Lynn