Long-haul NOTAM
VECTOR was initially conceived from a desire to create flightplans to and from the MSFS 2024 payware airports that I own in one click. No other software provides this functionality, that I know of. This grew rapidly into a feature-rich flight dispatch tool, implementing a curated Asobo and Third Party airport database, over 100 aircraft, a mission generator, military missions and airports, gliding missions and gliderports, the option to add custom airports and aircraft, the implementation of an editable logbook, as well as incorporating wishes from the community, and quickly growing beyond what I had initially envisioned. While community feedback has helped improve VECTOR, and for that I am very grateful, VECTOR was always designed to compliment SimBrief, never to replace it, and there are many good alternatives available for long-haul flight planning, such as APLv2, which I encourage you to explore if you enjoy flying long-haul sectors. VECTOR is designed for people who want to fly short-haul without time compression. Thank you for your understanding and for your support.
(N.B. Helicopter and Glider missions are unaffected by this slider.)

User Preferences

⭐ Owned Airports Filter
Enter the ICAO codes for airport scenery that you own, separated by commas. As long as the ICAO is in the master database, or you have added it using the "Add New Airport (to Local DB)" option below, and you have selected 'Enable Preferred Routing', the dispatcher will prioritize routes using these airports and highlight the ICAO code in a green colour on the dispatch form to indicate that you own this airport.
📍 Add New Airport (to Local DB)
Adds a missing airport to your local database so it can be used for departures, arrivals, and owned-airport routing. Latitude and longitude are required for distance and route generation.
Why separate turboprop and business jet?
Even when a runway is long enough on paper, noise rules, weight limits, or missing FBO facilities may still restrict it to turboprops only. Set the highest aircraft category this airport actually supports. Runway length is entered separately and is also checked against each aircraft.
🛩ī¸ Add New Aircraft (to Local DB)
Adds a missing aircraft to your local fleet list.
Minimum sector distance is set automatically from the aircraft class. Enter manufacturer still-air maximum range from the POH or AFM — the dispatcher uses this for long-haul routing and range-cap alerts.

đŸŽ¯ Mission roles

Tick what this aircraft flies. VECTOR builds the mission list automatically — you do not pick individual briefings here.

Additional Options

What does Add New Airport (to Local DB) or Add New Aircraft (to Local DB) do?
📍 Add New Airport (to Local DB):
  • Saves a missing airport to your browser so it appears in the departure search and route picker.
  • Runway length and largest permitted aircraft type control which airframes can use the airport.
  • Coordinates are used for distance, heading, and map routing — look them up if you are unsure.
🛩ī¸ Add New Aircraft (to Local DB):
  • Saves a missing aircraft to your local fleet dropdown.
  • Mission tags are used to define how the dispatcher classifies aircraft. Gliders need class Glider / Sailplane, category Glider, and the appropriate glider options (self-launch, sailplane, etc.).
  • Enter maximum range (nm) from the aircraft manual — this controls short-haul and long-haul routing. Minimum sector distance is set automatically by class.
  • Military airlifters: class Turboprop, tick Military Aircraft, category Heavy Cargo / Airlifter. C-130/C-160 use standard military transport; A400-class heavies get the HEAVY_AIRLIFTER tag (airliner/military strips only).
  • Custom glider strips: set largest permitted aircraft type to Glider strip / winch launch only.
💾 Custom Database Management
N.B. Any custom aircraft and airports that you have added to your local database will be removed if you empty your browser cache. Use the buttons below to create and restore a local backup of your custom database before emptying your browser cache. Logbook Entries are included in the exported file.
What does Reset Custom Database do?
Step-by-Step
  • 1. Confirmation: A dialog asks for permission to wipe custom data.
  • 2. Deletion: Only the (dispatcher_custom_airports, and dispatcher_custom_fleet) keys are removed from your browser's local memory.
  • 3. Reassurance: This does not clear cookies, bookmarks, or browsing history; it only affects this specific dispatcher tool.
  • 4. What about my Logbook?: 'Reset Custom Database' only deletes custom airframes and custom airports that you have manually added. It does not clear your Logbook or remove your Owned Airport list.
  • 5. Clean up: The interface instantly updates to reflect the empty database.
📍 Saved Airports 0
🛩ī¸ Saved Aircraft 0
🔒 Permanent Database
✈ī¸ Aircraft 0
🛠ī¸ Hand-Crafted Airports 0
🛒 Third Party Airports 0
đŸĒ‚ MSFS Gliderports 0
📌 MSFS Small Detailed 0
đŸĒ– Military Bases 0
đŸŽ¯ Missions 0
N.B. Airports may be listed multiple times if available from different developers on different stores (e.g., Contrail, iniBuilds and ORBX).

Flight Dispatch Details

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SimBrief Airport and Aircraft Profiles Notice
NOTAM: Several Asobo airports use custom identifier codes instead of the real-world code. VECTOR sends the real-world identifier to SimBrief to avoid routing errors and the custom Asobo identifier code will be shown in the Job Ticket, so that you can find the airport in the MSFS 2024 world map.

Some airports and aircraft in VECTOR's database are not included in the SimBrief database. To generate accurate flight plans in SimBrief, aircraft require an aircraft profile. If an airport or an aircraft is not included in the SimBrief database, and you cannot add it as a custom aircraft, you can use LittleNavMap to plan and follow your flight instead. Jonathan Beckett has a comprehensive set of LNM aircraft profiles that you can purchase here.
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