You sound like some of the people I've pulled over on a traffic stop. Just going on and on. it is just my opinion. I would just rather see an airprort that is at least occupied on a regular bases when flying on Vatsim. PANC. Is unfortunately not one of them. Occasionally Vancover is on occasunally. But again my opinion.
What am I going on and on about? I respond to the comments that you quote my comments in, which I interpret as you addressing me directly. You continually bring up Vatsim numbers, but here's a newsflash, the majority of simmers don't fly on Vatsim (What's your estimate of Flightsimmers out there, now how many total people are on Vatsim...work that out). Scenery developers don't focus on "If it's not popular on Vatsim I won't make it" so
you need to stop going on and on about Vatsim numbers. Some developers make what they like, some make it for what is most profitable, and a whole bunch of other reasons, I doubt Vatsim impact is one of them.
Vatsim controlled airports get popular as more high quality sceneries are created for them. So as these two are lacking top payware quality then no one really wants to fly online in/out a default international airport.
@newmanix: I take it you are a GA simmer as Anchorage is only 2.5 hrs from Seattle and Vancouver, 2.75 hrs from PDX, a little over 3hrs from SFO, a little more than 4 hrs from LAX and Vegas, Tokyo is 6 hrs the other direction (about the same as JFK to Heathrow or Paris). As for the area , it's not just one airport then absolute "nothingness". If anyone tried the default FS9 missions when the sim was new then you know the area has alot for GA/bush pilots. If you factor in stuff that's basic for nowadays simmers like REX, Activesky, Ult. Terr., GE Pro, etc. then this area is GA heaven. It's basically a heavy iron airport sitting in GA nirvana IMHO.