KEWR Newark Liberty XP12

[DD Stanislaw]

KEWR Newark Liberty XP12 for X-Plane 12

Product description:
http://www.drzewiecki-design.net/prodKEWR_XP12.htm

[Torbin]

VatUSA has an event tonight (2/20/2026) starting 7:00 PM EST. I see your model on x-plane org store, but says not yet for sale. Will it be before 7 EST?

[DD Stanislaw]

Hi,

Thank you for your interest, especially with the VatUSA event coming up.

Regarding the release timing:

• Once a product is submitted to a store, the publication time is controlled by the store.
• We do not receive an exact release hour in advance.
• Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee that it will be live before 7:00 PM EST.

If the store completes their review and publishes it before the event, it will appear automatically in their catalog. If not, it will go live as soon as their internal process is finalized.

Best regards

[blondejfx]

Hi Drzewiecki,

The new KEWR is outstanding. Thank you for bringing new products back to XP.

There is one small bug though with a misplaced object on runway 22R/04L.

See the following screenshot:

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[FlyMunich]

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Hi Drzewiecki,

thank you for supporting XP12 and bringing KEWR to the sim as well! Very nice recreation.

However, I purchased KEWR through Orbx on Mac and found some few issues with the scenery:

1. Runway 4L/22R is appearing twice, slightly offset:



2. Terminal B has the black and white pushback guidance lines missing (which e.g. you can see on Google Earth). As an example, gate 62:



3. The jetways at Terminal A don't dock to both doors on widebodies (e.g. default A330 on Gate 8A):



4. There is no A-VDGS on Terminal A:



Would you be able to fix these issues?

[DD Stanislaw]

Hi Bill,

Thank you very much for the kind words - we are glad you enjoy KEWR XP12

Thank you also for reporting the misplaced object on RWY 04L/22R (and for the screenshot). We will verify this and include a correction in the next update.

To help us confirm it quickly, please let us know:
- the approximate location (near which taxiway/intersection), and
- attach your Log.txt

This will allow us to rule out any possible package conflicts.



Hi FlyMunich,

Thank you for your detailed report and for supporting KEWR XP12 on Mac via Orbx

1. Duplicate RWY 04L/22R (offset)
This is almost always caused by a second KEWR airport definition being loaded. Please check:
- that only one KEWR scenery is active in Custom Scenery
- there are no older KEWR packages or overlays installed
- KEWR is placed above orthos/meshes in scenery_packs.ini

Please attach your Log.txt - we can usually identify the conflicting package immediately.

2. Missing pushback guidance markings at Terminal B
Thank you for pointing this out. We will verify the specific stands (e.g. Gate 62) and adjust markings where required in a future update.

3. Terminal A jetways - no dual-door docking
Dual-door docking depends on aircraft door definitions and the jetway system logic (XP12/openSAM). Some aircraft only reliably support single docking. We will still review Gate 8A and see if improvements are possible.

4. No A-VDGS at Terminal A
Please attach Log.txt so we can confirm that all required libraries/plugins loaded correctly via Orbx Central. This will help determine whether this is installation-related or scenery-related.

[FlyMunich]

Hi Stanisław,

please see the attached:

Log.txt

Also, I have checked 8A again with the FF 777 (which usually works with 2 doors and OpenSAM jet bridges), but only L1 would dock.



A few more items I discovered:

- In the UPS cargo area, there are some light posts piercing through the structures:



- The no static/optimized version does not remove the static planes from the FBO ramp, and does not remove Terminal A interior:



- Terminal A is missing taxilane H3.

Thank you for your support!

[Richmilktea]

I too am having issues south of Terminal A. There are some roads and street lamps that bleed onto the taxiways A11 and H3. I do use NY Cities however after disabling that, bugs still persist.

[fmora1512]

Good day Everyone!

This airport is amazing... unfortunately, I have ADHD and I see every detail on this haha.

I notice that one of the bridges doesn't connect to the road when crossing the river/ocean.

Also, I was wondering, will there be an updated New York City scenery for XP12 that natively adapts with Newark? you don't have to fully answer that, but with the current which I know is for Xplane 11, it overlaps the new airport on the docks (second image).

Let me know if you need anything else so you can keep making this scenery the best!

[fmora1512]

Good day Everyone!

This airport is amazing... unfortunately, I have ADHD and I see every detail on this haha.

I notice that one of the bridges doesn't connect to the road when crossing the river/ocean.

Also, I was wondering, will there be an updated New York City scenery for XP12 that natively adapts with Newark? you don't have to fully answer that, but with the current which I know is for Xplane 11, it overlaps the new airport on the docks (second image).

Let me know if you need anything else so you can keep making this scenery the best!

[DD Stanislaw]

Hi,

Thank you all for the detailed feedback and logs — much appreciated. We will address each point separately below.

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1) Gate 8A – only L1 docking (FF777, openSAM)
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From the log provided by FlyMunich we can see:

• openSAM is running (v4.5.0-bt1)
• The original SAM plugin is also loaded from another scenery
• Multiple duplicate datarefs are detected

This does not necessarily mean something is wrong, but it confirms a complex jetway environment.

Regarding Gate 8A specifically:

• Not all gates at KEWR are configured for dual jetway operation.
• Some stands are intentionally configured for single L1 docking only.
• Dual jetway support depends on stand geometry and aircraft compatibility mapping.

We will double-check whether 8A was intended as a dual or single-jetway stand and confirm.

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2) UPS cargo – light poles intersecting structures
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Confirmed from the screenshot. There is a placement issue but that entire area looks weird as well, including ground markings. We will check what is going on there.

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3) No static / optimized version – FBO statics and Terminal A interior
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This is intentional.

• The no-static version removes airliner statics near terminals.
• Some GA/FBO aircraft remain to avoid a completely empty apron.
• Certain interiors (including Terminal A) were left enabled by design.

The optimized version greatly reduces load, but does not strip every optional visual element (we may adjust later, what is actually included in which option).

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4) Missing taxilane H3 (Terminal A)
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We will verify this against the current airport layout data and charts.
If H3 is indeed missing or misclassified, it will be corrected.

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5) Roads / street lamps bleeding onto taxiways A11 and H3
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From the description and screenshots, this strongly suggests an overlay conflict.

Looking at the scenery order in the provided log:

• DD KEWR Newark Liberty is correctly installed.
• Multiple city / overlay packages are present in the area.
• There are also legacy XP11 sceneries active in the XP12 installation.

This type of artifact typically occurs when:

• Another scenery contains roads or orthophoto overlays in the same tile.
• That scenery is layered above or interfering with airport terrain.

Please try:

• Ensuring "DD KEWR Newark Liberty" is above any NYC or regional overlays in scenery_packs.ini.
• Temporarily disabling NYC-related add-ons (even if for XP11).
• Checking whether any custom ortho tile exists for the KEWR area.

The visual symptom strongly indicates another overlay bleeding through.

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6) Bridge not perfectly connecting to road
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This is a known X-Plane 12 limitation.

• XP12 mesh editing is extremely restrictive.
• Smooth terrain blending across custom bridges is difficult without fully 3D solutions.
• We intentionally avoided fully custom 3D terrain reconstruction to preserve performance.

What you are seeing is therefore a simulator-level mesh compromise rather than a broken object.

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7) New York City XP12 update
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At this time:

• There are no active plans to redevelop the NYC scenery for XP12.
• The existing NYC package is quite old.
• Parts of it are based on decade-old photogrammetry.

Because of that, a full XP12-native rebuild would essentially require starting from scratch.

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Thank you again for the detailed reports — they are very helpful.
We will correct the confirmed object placement issues and verify the gate configuration and taxilane.

[Micha]

Hello, ive been waiting for an update KEWR for ages! thank you so much for bringing it for xplane 12! but i have a really wierd thing, i dont have any ISL signals for runway 22L/04R 04L/22R :/

[Martin_Starski]

Hi. What kind of installation did you perform? Installer or from zip file? Don’t you have it during the approach or can’t choose it in the plane?

[Micha]

Hello, i installed it with the installer, and i simply dont have the ILS signal in the plane, wich means i cant fly it. no glideslope and no locolizer, i have to fly it visually

[nosig]

Great scenery!
I bought it via ORBX, how do I deactivate the static aircrafts?

Best regards
Tim