Miscellaneous

MISCELLANEOUS

IMPORTANT! GPS variables are deprecated in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. For more information, please see the GPS Vars In MSFS 2024 section.

The tables below indicate the requirements for the GPS Variables that can be used to get and set various different GPS properties. You can find a complete index of all available GPS Vars here: GPSVar Index

Nearest Airspace

GPS Variable	Units	Settable
`NearestAirspaceCurrentLatitude`	Degrees
`NearestAirspaceCurrentLongitude`	Degrees
`NearestAirspaceCurrentAltitude`	Meters
`NearestAirspaceTrueGroundTrack`	Degrees
`NearestAirspaceGroundSpeed`	Meters per Second
`NearestAirspaceNearDistance`	Meters
`NearestAirspaceNearAltitude`	Meters
`NearestAirspaceAheadTime`	Seconds
`NearestAirspaceQuery`	Number
`NearestAirspaceMaximumItems`	Number
`NearestAirspaceMaximumDistance`	Meters
`NearestAirspaceItemsNumber`	Number
`NearestAirspaceCurrentLine`	Number
`NearestAirspaceCurrentName`	String
`NearestAirspaceCurrentType`	Enum: `NONE` (0) `CENTER` (1) `CLASS_A` (2) `CLASS_B` (3) `CLASS_C` (4) `CLASS_D` (5) `CLASS_E` (6) `CLASS_F` (7) `CLASS_G` (8) `TOWER` (9) `CLEARANCE` (10) `GROUND` (11) `DEPARTURE` (12) `APPROACH` (13) `MOA` (14) `RESTRICTED` (15) `PROHIBITED` (16) `WARNING` (17) `ALERT` (18) `DANGER` (19) `NATIONAL_PARK` (20) `MODE_C` (21) `RADAR` (22) `TRAINING` (23)
`NearestAirspaceCurrentFrequency`	Hz
`NearestAirspaceCurrentFrequencyName`	String
`NearestAirspaceCurrentMinAltitude`	Meters
`NearestAirspaceCurrentMaxAltitude`	Meters
`NearestAirspaceCurrentStatus`	Enum: `NONE` (0) `NEAR` (1) `AHEAD` (2) `NEAR_AHEAD` (3) `INSIDE` (4)
`NearestAirspaceCurrentNearDistance`	Meters
`NearestAirspaceCurrentAheadTime`	Seconds

Messages

GPS Variable	Units	Settable
`MessageItemsNumber`	Number
`MessageCurrentLine`	Number
`MessageCurrentType`	Enum: `NONE` (0) `NEAR` (1) `AHEAD` (2) `NEAR_AHEAD` (3) `INSIDE` (4)
`NewMessagesNumber`	Number
`NewMessagesConfirm`	Number

ICAO Search Data

GPS Variable	Units	Settable
`IcaoSearchInitialIcao`	String
`IcaoSearchStartCursor`	String
`IcaoSearchStopCursor`	Number
`IcaoSearchAdvanceCursor`	Number
`IcaoSearchAdvanceCharacter`	Number
`IcaoSearchEnterChar`	String
`IcaoSearchBackupChar`	Number
`IcaoSearchCursorPosition`	Number
`IcaoSearchCurrentIdent`	String
`IcaoSearchCurrentIcao`	String
`IcaoSearchCurrentIcaoType`	String
`IcaoSearchCurrentIcaoRegion`	String
`IcaoSearchMatchedIcaosNumber`	Number
`IcaoSearchMatchedIcao`	Number

Name Search Data

GPS Variable	Units	Settable
`NameSearchInitialIcao`	String
`NameSearchInitialName`	String
`NameSearchStartCursor`	String
`NameSearchStopCursor`	Number
`NameSearchAdvanceCursor`	Number
`NameSearchAdvanceCharacter`	Number
`NameSearchEnterChar`	String
`NameSearchBackupChar`	Number
`NameSearchCursorPosition`	Number
`NameSearchCurrentName`	String
`NameSearchCurrentMatch`	Number
`NameSearchCurrentIcao`	String
`NameSearchCurrentIcaoType`	String
`NameSearchCurrentIcaoRegion`	String

Facilities

GPS Variable	Units	Settable
`FacilityICAO`	String
`FacilityCode`	String
`FacilityIdent`	String
`FacilityValid`	Boolean
`FacilityName`	String
`FacilityCity`	String
`FacilityRegion`	String
`FacilityLatitude`	Degrees
`FacilityLongitude`	Degrees
`FacilityMagneticVariation`	Degrees

Geo Calculations

GPS Variable	Units	Settable
`GeoCalcLatitude1`	Degrees
`GeoCalcLongitude1`	Degrees
`GeoCalcAzimuth1`	Degrees
`GeoCalcLatitude2`	Degrees
`GeoCalcLongitude2`	Degrees
`GeoCalcAzimuth2`	Degrees
`GeoCalcLength`	Meters
`GeoCalcCrossTrack`	Meters
`GeoCalcBearing`	Degrees
`GeoCalcDistance`	Meters
`GeoCalcIsIntersect`	Boolean
`GeoCalcIntersectionLatitude`	Degrees
`GeoCalcIntersectionLatitude`	Degrees
`GeoCalcExtrapolationLatitude`	Degrees
`GeoCalcExtrapolationLongitude`	Degrees