Landing Pad

Concept art of different Landing Pad sizes for Outposts

A Landing Pad is a facility or marked area where ships can dock. Upon landing at a Landing Pad, a ship's landing gear is locked in place and the pilot can access the local port's services interface. Accessing the Commodities Market, Mission Board, Passenger Lounge, Universal Cartographics, Contacts, GalNet, Refueling, Restock, and Maintenance is possible immediately after landing, but Livery, Outfitting, and the Shipyard require fully entering the Landing Pad's sealed internal hangar. Landing Pads at Settlements do not possess internal hangars and offer only a limited selection of services compared to larger port facilities.

Landing Pad Sizes and Ships

There are three sizes of Landing Pad which can accommodate the three general ship sizes: Small, Medium, and Large. All Starports, Asteroid Bases, Surface Ports, and Megaships have all Landing Pad sizes available. Outposts have only Small and Medium pads. Settlements have varying Landing Pad layouts depending on their type. Rarely, Small or Medium ships may be permitted to dock at larger pads if no size-appropriate pad is open.

Small Pad Ships	Medium Pad Ships	Large Pad Ships
Adder Cobra MkIII Cobra MkIV Diamondback Explorer Diamondback Scout Dolphin Eagle MkII Hauler Imperial Courier Imperial Eagle Sidewinder MkI Viper MkIII Viper MkIV Vulture	Alliance Challenger Alliance Chieftain Alliance Crusader Asp Explorer Asp Scout Federal Assault Ship Federal Dropship Federal Gunship Fer-de-Lance Keelback Krait MkII Krait Phantom Mamba Python Type-6 Transporter	Anaconda Beluga Liner Federal Corvette Imperial Clipper Imperial Cutter Orca Type-7 Transporter Type-9 Heavy Type-10 Defender

Landing Pad Allotments

The number of available Landing Pads differs depending on the facility.

Facility Type	Small Pads	Medium Pads	Large Pads
Coriolis	15	18	9
Ocellus	15	18	9
Orbis	15	18	9
Asteroid Base	4	8	6
Fleet Carrier	4	4	8
Megaship	4	2	1
Surface Port	2-4	2-4	2-8
Outpost	2-4	1	0
Settlement	1-2	0-1	0-1