Airport dlc vs airport vanilla

[Vittorio]

Hi guys,
what's the difference between the two airports? I mean airport dlc is intended like a public transport or only a cash generator like industries dlc? Thanks.

[MarkJohnson]

Air ports DLC is designed to be a modular airport that you can expand and keep expading forever.

Base game stuff is all just a single ploppable airport. a one and done solution.

[MaxFX]

Originally posted by MarkJohnson:

Air ports DLC is designed to be a modular airport that you can expand and keep expading forever.

Base game stuff is all just a single ploppable airport. a one and done solution.

In addition; The airport from the DLC can actually generate a lot more income for your city. (allbeit only at level three)

[Vittorio]

Thanks

[Tsubame ⭐]

If you are willing to use mods/assets from Workshop, you can make your own airport without the Airport DLC. At the very least you will require this mod:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=465127441

The mod actually is more flexible than the DLC in which you can place multiple taxiway entries per runway, unlike the DLC, where only an entrance and an exit may be placed. That alone makes it better than the DLC, in my opinion.

Use together with modded terminals, such as these:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=600910437
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=913830059
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2516849331
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=917670989

In the other hand, the DLC places everything in an unified and well organized UI, easier to build, is district-based, and the district tool used automatically flattens the terrain for you, which is a nice touch and makes it usable to do general terraforming as well.

[Vittorio]

Thanks

[SuperSharks]

and airport dlc have cargo plane. but in vanilla airplane just bring passenger into your city.

[MarkJohnson]

Vanilla has a ploppable cargo airport as well.