MSFS2024 SDK: TrafficDensity setting doesn't work

Version: 1.3.13.0

Frequency: Frequently

Severity: High

Bug description:
In in Developer Mode there are (among others) the following airport archetype settings, which I both set to zero:

			<ParamOverride name="TrafficDensity" value="0.000"/>
			<ParamOverride name="TrafficVarietyAirportCategory" value="0"/>

Unfortunately this doesn’t have any impact on the airport itself. In this instance the airport is VNLK where jet aircraft and helicopters pop up at appropriately sized parking positions where there shouldn’t (apron is not used for helicopters and jet aircraft are not STOL capable, so certainly cannot land at airports like these with only 530m runway).

Upon initial loading non suitable aircraft pop up:

These usually just disappear after about a minute (the Twin Otter to the bottom left is static), though I’m not 100% sure this is due to the setting:

These tags are unfortunately entirely undocumented in the SDK:
https://docs.flightsimulator.com/msfs2024/html/5_Content_Configuration/Environment/Airports_And_Facilities/Airport_XML_Properties.htm?rhhlterm=paramoverride&rhsearch=ParamOverride

Hello,

Can you reproduce and post the same screenshot but with the airport draw debug set to Additional Parking Info, please ?

image

I need to be sure what types are configured for the taxiwayparkings.

Also, what’s your Airport archetype set to ?

Thank you

Regards,
Boris

Thank you for looking into this, Boris!

Here is the the same location again (stands don’t have the same elevation as the actual terrain, let’s ignore that for now unless this plays a role here):

Archetype set is:
image

Since the screenshots above I have reduced the radius further. Ideally of course it would be good to have no AI aircraft at all as there’s only a handful of types that can actually land there.

What if you change the parking type to dock ga instead ?

It seems that the airport TrafficDensity is only affecting dock ga…

Regards,
Boris

Thanks a lot, Boris!
Yes, looks like this works as intended with DOCK_GA (tried it with 3 smaller airports and couldn’t see AI aircraft popping up there anymore)

Bests,
Sascha

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