Joining VATSIM
The world of flight simulation as real as it gets is waiting for you. Learn how to fly an aircraft in a real environment, share the adventure of flying with a huge community. All you need is a Flight Simulator, the wish to learn and a bit of time to study.
- Explore more than 20.000 airports all around the globe together with more then 250,000 members in nearly every country.
- Join in on a global community with different local teams around the globe.
- Share the adventure of online flying together with lots of other Flight Simulation enthusiasts. And don't forget: once you have flown online, offline flying will be history for you.
VATSIM supports members who fly the following simulators:
- Microsoft Flight Simulator X (FSX)
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 (MSFS)
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 (FS9)
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002 (FS2002)
- X-Plane 9 and later
- Prepar3d 4.5 and later
Join in and become a member of the VATSIM community.
Click here to join VATSIM. (link will open in a new window)
On the sign up page, be certain to choose Oceania as your preferred region and New Zealand (VATNZ) as your preferred division:
