Parking spots

Parking lives under the Markings tool: press M, then pick Parking. Choose a spot size preset - the cards show each preset's radius - then click the map to place. Spots number themselves automatically as you go, and each one's nose auto-points away from the nearest taxiway, which is almost always what you want.

The limit is 120 spots per airport, all free - like everything else in ground navigation, operational realism costs nothing.

Select a placed spot to tune it:

Type

The stand's kind - GA ramp sizes and the rest.

Stand name

Free text up to 20 characters. Digits set the spot number, and a letter+digit name like B3reads as "Gate B 3" in the sim.

Number

The spot number, if you'd rather set it directly.

Radius

3–40 m - match it to the aircraft you expect.

Heading

Override the automatic nose direction.

Four checkboxes finish the job:

Paint number

Paints the ring and number on the ground.

Dirt patch

A worn-earth look under the stand - right for bush strips.

Connect to taxiway

Auto-links the stand to your taxi network at build time so AI and ATC routing work (Taxiways & aprons).

Straight back only

Available when connected: restricts the stand to nose-first taxi-in.

Once your airport is built and synced, every parking spot is a real stand: the MSFS world map shows them like gates at any real airport, and both you and visitors can start flights parked on your field. That's a big part of what makes an airport feel like a place rather than a texture - and visitors landing at your field pay you (Earning Aeros).

Name themed rows - B1, B2, B3 - and you get proper gate callouts, since letter+digit names read as "Gate B 1" and so on. If you've placed a landmark, put stands within walking distance of it: visitors want somewhere to shut down and look.