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behind the sectors.

Create, edit and validate Aurora sector files in one workspace.

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Free to use · Windows 10 / 11 · Community-supported

Aurora Sector Studio showing the project explorer, Copenhagen airport geometry and runway selections. — Workspace shown: Alpha 4 · Copenhagen airportOpen image for full size

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0.5.2-alpha5

An Alpha 5 maintenance update that follows sector file declarations more closely when loading files. The File Explorer now shows which files are referenced and lets you jump to the source of a reference when available.

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3 Nov 2026Announcement

Aurora Sector Studio 0.5.1-alpha5 — Coordinate fixes

Aurora Sector Studio 0.5.1-alpha5 brings more consistent coordinate validation and corrected editor colouring to Alpha 5. Airport positions and runway endpoints now accept decimal latitude/longitude pairs. Validation checks the full DMS formats, decimal length…

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19 Oct 2026Development article

Coming in Alpha 6: A Clearer Sector Studio Workspace

Alpha 6 development brings drawing and coordinate tools beside the map, with a more flexible workspace and clearer map detail. These changes are implemented in 0.6.0-dev; further work and release acceptance remain ahead.

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9 Oct 2026Development article

Development update: Preparing Aurora Sector Studio 0.5.0-alpha5

Alpha 5 brings graphical SID/STAR authoring, two turn calculators, precise map editing and context-aware tools. The release candidate is ready for its final Aurora checks.

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A project by Peter Skaarup.

Aurora Sector Studio brings project files, source editing, visual inspection and validation together for the people maintaining a FIR.

It is free to use and community-supported. No licence key, activation or paid edition is required.

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Make your first arcA practical start with the Alpha 5 map tools. Follow developmentRead announcements and articles from the studio. Ask the sector-file communityFind a guide or get help on Discord.

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