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[h=1]Microsoft Flight Simulator Release Times[/h] Posted by: Microsoft Flight Simulator Team
If you purchased the simulator via the Microsoft Store, you will be able to start downloading MSFS on a rolling release depending on your timezone. Please identify your country below to see what time the sim will unlock for you.
If you purchased the simulator via Steam, you will be able to download at 04:00 UTC ( August 18, 12:00am EST) universally across all countries.
Also, watch out for some incredible giveaways on our socials this week! We have partnered with some amazing companies and have a ton of swag to give away. Happy launch week, and happy flying!
[h=2]August 17, 2020[/h][h=4]10:00 UTC[/h]Kiribati
[h=4]11:00 UTC[/h]American Samoa, The Marshall Islands, Mauru, Niue, Samoa, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, The United States Minor Outlying Islands, Wallis and Futuna
[h=4]12:00 UTC[/h]Antarctica, Fiji, New Zealand
[h=4]13:00 UTC[/h]New Caledonia, Norfolk Island, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu
[h=4]14:00 UTC[/h]Australia, Guam, Federated States of Micronesia, The Northern Mariana Islands, Papua New Guinea
[h=4]15:00 UTC[/h]Japan, The Republic of Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Palau, Timor-Leste
[h=4]16:00 UTC[/h]Brunei Darussalam, Hong Kong, Macao, Malaysia, The Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan
[h=4]17:00 UTC[/h]Cambodia, Christmas Island, Indonesia, The Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Mongolia, Thailand, Viet Nam
[h=4]17:30 UTC[/h]The Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Myanmar
[h=4]18:00 UTC[/h]Bangladesh, Bhutan, The British Indian Ocean Territory, Kyrgyzstan
[h=4]18:15 UTC[/h]Nepal
[h=4]18:30 UTC[/h]India, Sri Lanka
[h=4]19:00 UTC[/h]The French Southern Territories, Kazakhstan, Maldives, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
[h=4]19:30 UTC[/h]Afghanistan
[h=4]20:00 UTC[/h]Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Mauritius, Oman, Qatar, Réunion, Saint Barthélemy, Seychelles, The United Arab Emirates, Yemen
[h=4]21:00 UTC [/h]Åland Islands, Belarus, The Comoros, Cyprus, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Madagascar, Mayotte, The Republic of Moldova, Palestine, Romania, The Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, United Republic of Tanzania, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine
[h=4]22:00 UTC[/h]Albania, Algeria, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burundi, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Eswatini, France, Germany, Gibraltar, The Holy See, Hungary, Italy, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malawi, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Mozambique, Namibia, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Republic of North Macedonia, Rwanda, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Zambia, Zimbabwe
[h=4]23:00 UTC[/h]Angola, Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, The Central African Republic, Chad, The Democratic Republic of the Kongo, The Congo, Equatorial Guinea, The Faroe Islands, Gabon, Isle of Man, Ireland, Morocco, The Niger, Nigeria, Portugal, Saint Helena, Ascension, and the Tristan da Cunha, The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Island
[h=2]August 18, 2020[/h][h=4]00:00 UTC[/h]Bouvet Island, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Greenland, Guernsey, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Iceland, Jersey, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo
[h=4]01:00 UTC[/h]Cabo Verde, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
[h=4]03:00 UTC[/h]Anguilla, Anguilla and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Barbados, Bermuda, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Dominica, The Dominican Republic, French Guiana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Martinique, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sint Maarten, Trinidad and Tobago, Virgin Islands (U.S.)
[h=4]04:00 UTC[/h]The Bahamas, Plurinational State of Bolivia, Canada, The Cayman Islands, Chile, Curaçao, The Falkland Islands, Georgia, Haiti, Jamaica, Panama, Paraguay, The Turks and Caicos Islands, The United States of America (Eastern), Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
[h=4]05:00 UTC[/h]Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, The United States of America (Central)
[h=4]07:00 UTC[/h]Pitcairn, The United States of America (Western)
[h=4]10:00 UTC[/h]The Cook Islands French Polynesia
If you purchased the simulator via the Microsoft Store, you will be able to start downloading MSFS on a rolling release depending on your timezone. Please identify your country below to see what time the sim will unlock for you.
If you purchased the simulator via Steam, you will be able to download at 04:00 UTC ( August 18, 12:00am EST) universally across all countries.
Also, watch out for some incredible giveaways on our socials this week! We have partnered with some amazing companies and have a ton of swag to give away. Happy launch week, and happy flying!
[h=2]August 17, 2020[/h][h=4]10:00 UTC[/h]Kiribati
[h=4]11:00 UTC[/h]American Samoa, The Marshall Islands, Mauru, Niue, Samoa, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, The United States Minor Outlying Islands, Wallis and Futuna
[h=4]12:00 UTC[/h]Antarctica, Fiji, New Zealand
[h=4]13:00 UTC[/h]New Caledonia, Norfolk Island, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu
[h=4]14:00 UTC[/h]Australia, Guam, Federated States of Micronesia, The Northern Mariana Islands, Papua New Guinea
[h=4]15:00 UTC[/h]Japan, The Republic of Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Palau, Timor-Leste
[h=4]16:00 UTC[/h]Brunei Darussalam, Hong Kong, Macao, Malaysia, The Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan
[h=4]17:00 UTC[/h]Cambodia, Christmas Island, Indonesia, The Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Mongolia, Thailand, Viet Nam
[h=4]17:30 UTC[/h]The Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Myanmar
[h=4]18:00 UTC[/h]Bangladesh, Bhutan, The British Indian Ocean Territory, Kyrgyzstan
[h=4]18:15 UTC[/h]Nepal
[h=4]18:30 UTC[/h]India, Sri Lanka
[h=4]19:00 UTC[/h]The French Southern Territories, Kazakhstan, Maldives, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
[h=4]19:30 UTC[/h]Afghanistan
[h=4]20:00 UTC[/h]Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Mauritius, Oman, Qatar, Réunion, Saint Barthélemy, Seychelles, The United Arab Emirates, Yemen
[h=4]21:00 UTC [/h]Åland Islands, Belarus, The Comoros, Cyprus, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Madagascar, Mayotte, The Republic of Moldova, Palestine, Romania, The Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, United Republic of Tanzania, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine
[h=4]22:00 UTC[/h]Albania, Algeria, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burundi, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Eswatini, France, Germany, Gibraltar, The Holy See, Hungary, Italy, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malawi, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Mozambique, Namibia, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Republic of North Macedonia, Rwanda, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Zambia, Zimbabwe
[h=4]23:00 UTC[/h]Angola, Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, The Central African Republic, Chad, The Democratic Republic of the Kongo, The Congo, Equatorial Guinea, The Faroe Islands, Gabon, Isle of Man, Ireland, Morocco, The Niger, Nigeria, Portugal, Saint Helena, Ascension, and the Tristan da Cunha, The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Island
[h=2]August 18, 2020[/h][h=4]00:00 UTC[/h]Bouvet Island, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Greenland, Guernsey, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Iceland, Jersey, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo
[h=4]01:00 UTC[/h]Cabo Verde, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
[h=4]03:00 UTC[/h]Anguilla, Anguilla and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Barbados, Bermuda, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Dominica, The Dominican Republic, French Guiana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Martinique, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sint Maarten, Trinidad and Tobago, Virgin Islands (U.S.)
[h=4]04:00 UTC[/h]The Bahamas, Plurinational State of Bolivia, Canada, The Cayman Islands, Chile, Curaçao, The Falkland Islands, Georgia, Haiti, Jamaica, Panama, Paraguay, The Turks and Caicos Islands, The United States of America (Eastern), Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
[h=4]05:00 UTC[/h]Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, The United States of America (Central)
[h=4]07:00 UTC[/h]Pitcairn, The United States of America (Western)
[h=4]10:00 UTC[/h]The Cook Islands French Polynesia