How to Set Up GSX Pro in MSFS 2024 (Install & Turnaround Guide)

If you have flown a heavy in MSFS 2024 and felt the ground experience was a bit thin — generic tugs, instant boarding, jetways that snap into place with no animation — GSX Pro is the addon that fixes all of it. It is the de facto standard for ground services in the MSFS world, and as of 2026 it is fully compatible with MSFS 2024.

This guide walks through what GSX Pro actually does, where to buy it, how to install it on MSFS 2024 specifically, and how to run a complete turnaround from boarding through pushback to post-flight deboard. It also covers the issues you are almost certainly going to hit on day one.

What does GSX Pro actually do?

GSX Pro is a payware addon from FSDreamTeam that replaces MSFS's default ground handling with a vastly more detailed simulation. It adds:

Animated boarding and deboarding with visible passengers walking to the aircraft
Multiple authentic tractors — Douglas, TLD TMX, TLD TPX-200, Trepel 280, Trepel 700, TUG M1A, and the driverless electric Mototok — for pushback
654 handling operators with branded liveries on ground vehicles
317 jetway logos with airport-specific branding
233 catering brands
Progressive fuelling, cargo loading, and catering with realistic timing
Wing walkers, marshallers, and follow-me cars
A profile editor so you can fix jetway positions at any airport

What it is not: it does not add airports, it does not change the default scenery, and it does not magically work with every aircraft out of the box. Some payware airports already have their own jetways baked in, and you will need to tell GSX to ignore those (more on that later).

GSX Pro works with both MSFS 2020 and MSFS 2024 from a single licence — the Simmarket listing is titled "GSX GROUND SERVICES PRO MSFS24/20" for exactly that reason.

Does GSX Pro work in MSFS 2024?

Yes — GSX Pro is fully compatible with MSFS 2024 as of 2026, and a single licence covers both MSFS 2024 and MSFS 2020. You install it through the FSDT Universal Installer by selecting the "2024 Steam/MS Store" option from the sim dropdown. It does not go in the Community folder — the installer links it into the sim for you, and airport profiles auto-download on first load.

Is GSX Pro free?

No — GSX Pro is a paid addon, not a free download. It is sold on Simmarket for around €29 (€29.39 as of May 2026), and that single purchase covers both MSFS 2024 and MSFS 2020 with no subscription. What is free is the ongoing support: updates are free for the life of the product, and the community's 2,100+ airport profiles on flightsim.to cost nothing.

How much does GSX Pro cost?

GSX Pro is sold on Simmarket. As of May 2026 the price is €29.39 EUR (around $34.09 USD / £25.40 GBP); prices may vary by region. There is no subscription — you pay once and updates are free for the life of the product.

The base purchase includes everything you need for worldwide use. Airport profiles are free: the community has built over 2,100 of them on flightsim.to and via iniBuilds' iniManager, and that is generally how you will get high-quality jetway alignment at the big hubs. There are a handful of paid third-party profile packs on Simmarket (for example Vekant's Morocco pack) but they are entirely optional.

Buy it directly from Simmarket — avoid Amazon-style resellers, because GSX requires online activation tied to the original purchase.

How do I install GSX Pro in MSFS 2024?

This is the part that trips up most first-time buyers. GSX does not install into the MSFS Community folder. It uses its own installer, the FSDT Universal Installer, which patches into your sim through MSFS's add-on linking system.

The steps:

Download the FSDT Universal Installer from your Simmarket account.
Run it. On the left-hand sim dropdown, select "2024 Steam/MS Store" (not 2020 — this is the critical step).
Let the installer locate your MSFS 2024 install automatically. If it doesn't, point it manually at your MSFS 2024 root folder.
Click install. The installer downloads GSX, the SimObjects, and the linking files.
Launch MSFS 2024. The first time you load any flight, GSX will auto-download the airport profile for your departure airport in the background.

If you already have GSX installed for MSFS 2020 and you want it on 2024 too, run the same installer and use the RELINK option after selecting 2024 from the dropdown. Your existing profile library carries across.

Do I need FSUIPC for GSX Pro?

No — and this is one of the most common forum questions. Core GSX Pro does not require FSUIPC for MSFS 2024. The Simmarket requirements list does not mention it, and the FSDT installer does not check for it.

FSUIPC 7 is only required if you separately install GSX Remote (or its successor FlightSimServer), which lets you control GSX from a phone, tablet, or second monitor. GSX Remote itself is no longer actively developed — FlightSimServer has taken over that role. If you do not use either, you can ignore FSUIPC entirely.

Load any flight at a major airport with a jetway-equipped stand. Once you are in the cockpit, open the GSX menu with:

Ctrl + Shift + F12

That is the default hotkey (it is set in the FSDT installer config). You can rebind it inside the GSX customisation panel if you prefer something easier to reach in VR — most people map it to a spare joystick button.

When the menu opens for the first time, it will tell you it is downloading the airport profile. Wait for it to finish (usually a few seconds on a decent connection). After that, the main menu appears with options for fuel, boarding, pushback, and so on.

Before flying, open GSX Settings → Customisation Panel and skim through the options. The defaults are sensible, but two settings are worth knowing about:

Allow GSX to manage fuel and payload: turn this on for stock and freeware aircraft, but turn it off for PMDG and Fenix airframes that already manage their own loading via their EFB.
Use airport-specific liveries: leave this on — it is one of the most visible features.

What is the correct GSX turnaround order?

Here is how a typical departure looks once GSX is configured.

Step 1: Request fuel first

Open the menu and request fuel before anything else. Fuelling takes real time (typically 5–15 minutes of sim time depending on the load) and you want it to overlap with boarding rather than block you afterwards. Pick the operator and enter your target fuel state — for a Fenix A320 or PMDG 737 you should already know your block fuel from your OFP.

Step 2: Request boarding

Open the menu again and request boarding. GSX will:

Spawn passengers at the gate
Walk them down the jetway (or up the airstairs at remote stands)
Animate them taking seats inside the cabin if your aircraft supports seated pax
Load cargo into the holds in parallel

Dual-door boarding (added in GSX Pro 3.8.7, spring 2026) means passengers can board through the front jetway and rear airstairs at the same time, with the split based on seat assignment. The system also falls back gracefully to stairs if the jetway fails to dock. This is enabled per-airport via the profile.

Boarding typically takes 8–15 minutes of sim time for a narrowbody — long enough that you should be doing your CDU programming in parallel. If you need a refresher on how to set the box up, see our Fenix A320 cold and dark startup guide or the PMDG 737 cold and dark startup guide.

Step 3: Catering and other ground services

If catering is configured for the operator at that airport, you can request it independently. Catering trucks raise to door height, dock against the rear galley door, and unload visibly. This is largely cosmetic but it adds a lot to ramp atmosphere.

Step 4: Pushback

Once doors are closed and you have clearance, request pushback from the menu. The GSX pushback dialog gives you three options:

Push straight back
Push back and turn left (nose ends up pointing left of pushback heading)
Push back and turn right

GSX uses a custom tug rather than the default MSFS one. This matters because of a well-documented MSFS 2024 pushback bug: if you do not have axes mapped to the left and right brakes, MSFS 2024 sometimes treats them as fully applied, which causes the default tug to disconnect or refuse to push. GSX's tug is less prone to this, but the underlying brake issue can still bite — the fix is to bind your toe brake axes (even if you never use them) so MSFS reads them as 0% rather than ambiguous.

For VFR pilots or very tight ramps, GSX can also send a follow-me car to lead you in from a taxiway to your assigned stand — useful at small fields where you do not know the layout.

What do I do with GSX after landing?

After landing and taxiing onto stand, the workflow runs in reverse:

Set parking brake, shut down engines, beacon off.
Open the GSX menu and request jetway / stairs. The jetway will animate over to your door automatically — assuming the profile is well-aligned (see common issues below).
Request deboard. Passengers leave their seats and walk off in batches. This usually takes 5–8 minutes of sim time for a narrowbody.
Request cargo unload. Belt loaders or container loaders animate against the cargo doors.
Optional: request cabin cleaning and catering re-stock if you are doing a turnaround for the next leg.

A full turnaround done properly takes 35–50 minutes of sim time — close to the real airline target of around 25 minutes for a narrowbody, slowed slightly because the GSX animations run at a deliberately leisurely pace.

Why isn't GSX working properly?

Ctrl+Shift+F12 is often grabbed by other apps (Windows shortcuts, capture software, RTSS overlays). Test by opening the in-sim Toolbar → GSX panel instead. If that works, rebind the hotkey in GSX settings to something like Shift+G.

Jetway misalignment at default airports

Default MSFS 2024 jetways were not designed for GSX and are often a few metres off. The fix: download a community profile from flightsim.to for that specific airport, or open the GSX airport editor from the menu and nudge the jetway position yourself. You only have to do this once per airport.

Conflict with payware airports

High-quality payware airports (FlyTampa, FSDT's own scenery, iniBuilds airports) ship with their own animated jetways. If you load GSX on top, you can end up with two jetways trying to dock the same door. The fix is to load the airport-specific GSX profile — most payware sceneries ship one alongside the scenery itself, and it tells GSX to defer to the built-in jetways and only handle pushback, catering, and boarding.

Encrypted Marketplace aircraft

GSX works with encrypted MSFS 2024 Marketplace aircraft for ground handling, pushback, fuel, and cargo. But the seated passengers feature does not work on encrypted aircraft — GSX needs unencrypted access to the cabin model to place pax in the right seats. This is a Marketplace limitation, not a GSX one, and it applies to a growing list of native MSFS 2024 aircraft.

MSFS 2024-specific quirks

The auto-download of airport profiles can be slow on first load — give it 30 seconds before assuming something is broken.
Some users report needing to disable MSFS 2024's built-in "Ground Services" toolbar panel to avoid double menus.
If you fly with the MSFS 2024 career mode, GSX runs alongside it but the career-mode payment/scoring system does not currently interact with GSX timings.

Which aircraft work with GSX Pro?

GSX is designed to work with any aircraft, but the depth of integration varies:

PMDG 737 series (-600/-700/-800/-900): full integration including seated passengers and fuel/payload sync.
PMDG 777 (-200ER and -300ER): full integration including seated pax — requires PMDG 777 v2.0.39 or later. Older PMDG 777 versions only get basic ground services.
PMDG 747: ground services and pushback work; check the PMDG forum for the latest profile state. See our PMDG 777 cold and dark startup guide for general PMDG box workflow.
Fenix A320/A321: full integration. Fenix publishes an official GSX integration guide and the EFB synchronises with GSX boarding state.
iniBuilds A300/A310/A320neo/A350: well-supported via official iniBuilds profiles distributed through iniManager.
FlyByWire A380: seated passengers supported on the main deck; upper deck pending.
Default MSFS aircraft: ground services and pushback work; seated pax depends on the cabin model.

For any aircraft, you can drop a community GSX profile into your GSX user folder to fix door positions, fuel hose attachment points, and catering door assignments. flightsim.to has thousands of these — search for your airframe and the word "GSX".

Is GSX Pro worth buying?

If you fly tubeliners more than half the time, yes — GSX is the single biggest immersion upgrade per dollar in the MSFS ecosystem, and around €29 for lifetime updates is hard to argue with. If you fly mostly GA, bushflying, or VFR, you can skip it — the default ground services in MSFS 2024 are fine for piston aircraft and you will rarely use a jetway anyway.

The current version as of writing is the 4.0.0 generational update (May 2026), which redesigned the UI and added ground-service invoices. If you already own GSX Pro it is a free update. If you are buying fresh in 2026, you get 4.0.0 by default and the 3.8.7 features (Aviramp staircases, dual-door boarding, scripting upgrades) are all already baked in.

Summary

GSX Pro is a one-time purchase that transforms MSFS 2024 ground operations. Install via the FSDT Universal Installer (selecting "2024 Steam/MS Store"), open the menu with Ctrl+Shift+F12, request fuel first, then boarding, then pushback. After landing, deboard, then catering, then cargo. Most issues come down to airport profile quality — and the community has already solved that problem for the top 2,100+ airports for free.

Once you have done one full turnaround with GSX running, the default MSFS ground services feel impossibly bare by comparison.

How to Set Up GSX Pro in MSFS 2024 — Install, Configure, and Run a Full Turnaround