GTA Online: How to Get the Most Out of Smuggler's Run

The Smuggler's Run update is the 19th major update for Grand Theft Auto Online.

This update focuses on an aircraft-based smuggling ring, run by you and "Nervous" Ron Jakowski. Players acquire and distribute contraband from their an aircraft hangar, which also serves as their cargo warehouse and customization workshop (if the player decides to purchase that particular upgrade).

The update also introduced a new Adversary Mode, Motor Wars, and two new cars: the Vapid Retinue and the Grotti Visione.

Smuggler's Run introduces Hangars that can be purchased on the Maze Bank Foreclosures (MBF) website, ranging from $1.2M at the cheapest to $5.7M for the priciest hangar with all available hangar upgrades.

   Note that all hangars come with the same basic amenities and can house the same amount of aircraft.

Recommended Hangar: We recommend purchasing Hangar 3499, the eastern hangar at Ft Zancudo. While not the cheapest option, the low-level clearance to the military base is well worth the additional cost, as it eliminates the automatic 4-star wanted level normally placed on players trespassing on or flying over the base.

The most affordable hangar is right in the center of Los Santos International, and costs $1,200,000 on MBF.

This hangar at Los Santos International Airport costs $1,525,000 on MBF.

The hangar on the eastern end of Ft Zancudo costs $,2,085,000 on MBF. It also comes with low-level clearance to the base - players can enter so long as they don't have a wanted level or accost the guards.

The western hangar in Ft Zancudo comes with limited base access and costs $2,650,000 on MBF.

This central hangar is the most expensive location available, costing a base price of $3,250,000.

Hangars have multiple upgrade options, none of which are mandatory but all improve the experience of owning an airplane hangar. They can be added after purcahsing on the MBF website.

•  Hangar Style:  $100,000 - $320,000
  Change the decor, materials and color scheme of the hangar.
•  Lighting: $50,000 - $95,000
  Adds colored lighting to the hangar. Options dependent on decor.
•  Floor Gr aphics: $95,0 00 - $200,000
  Adds decals to the floor of your hangar.
• Office Furniture: $195,000 - $280,000
  Updates the style of the funishings in your hangar.
• Living Quarters: $235,000 - $375,000
  Add a traditionally appointed or modern-designed apartment.
• Workshop: $1,150,000
  Upgrade aircraft with various items like armor, weapons and countermeasures.

Running the Air-Freight smuggling ring with Ron is similar to operating a Motorcycle Club or the Import/Export business.

Smugglers complete Source missions for various types of cargo, some of which will be better defended than others. Tobacco and Alcohol, for example, will rarely have the same level of security around a shipment that Narcotics or Medical Supplies would.

Each unit of cargo is worth $10,000, and each player on your team can carry one case. Up to four crates can be acquired per sourcing mission, provided that your team has at least that many players.

If you're playing solo, you're only going to receive $10,000 worth of cargo per Sourcing mission - so play with as many teammates as you can in order to maximize efficiency.

Once you complete enough sourcing missions that you want to make a sale, the Sell screen of the Air Freight business will display how much of each type of contraband you have, and how much of a bonus the buyer is willing to give you.

The standard rule for GTA Onliine businesses - that other players can steal/destroy your cargo - still applies, and you'll receive an additional bonus for making sales in sessions with a higher number of rival CEOs or MC Presidents.

There are varying stackable bonuses that apply when selling specific amounts of the various types of cargo:

• +5%: 5 crates of Tobacco & Alcohol or Counterfeit Goods.
• +12%: 10 crates of Arts & Antiques, Animal Materials or Jewelry & Gemstones
• +35%: 25 crates of Narcotics, Medical Supplies or Chemicals.

There are seven new aircraft available for purchase from Elitas Travel and Warstock Cache & Carry. More are allegedly coming soon.

The gallery above shows off all of the new aircraft shown off in the reveal trailer for the update, and more information will be added as it becomes available.

The Nagasaki Ultralight motorized glider may not have the highest airspeed, but is an affordable craft and can be upgraded with a front-mounted turret.

• Standard Price: $665,000
• Trade-In Price: $500,000
  Complete 3 Air-Freight Steal Missions to unlock trade-in price.

Disguised as a single-prop training craft, the Rogue boasts decent speed and maneuverability, and can be upgraded with machine guns, countermeasures, even a bomb bay. It's available for purchase on Warstock.

• Standard Price: $1,596,000
• Trade-In PRice: $1,200,000
  Complete 6 Air-Freight Steal Missions to unlock trade-in price.

This lightweight single-prop plane is perfect for speedy getaways and available on Elitas Travel.

• Standard Price: $2,121,350
• Trade-In PRice: $1,595,000
  Complete 9 Air-Freight Steal Missions to unlock trade-in price.

Available on Elitas Travel, this incredibly agile single-occupant helicopter offers enhanced maneuverability for hauling light cargo and can be upgraded with a fixed machine gun.

• Standard Price: $2,300,900
• Trade-In PRice: $1,730,000
  Complete 12 Air-Freight Steal Missions to unlock trade-in price.

The Starling can be purchased on Warstock and comes with mounted rocket launchers. It can be upgraded with a bomb bay and homing missiles.

• Standard Price: $3,657,000
• Trade-In PRice: $2,750,000
  Complete 15 Air-Freight Steal Missions to unlock trade-in price.

This classic Russian-made fighter jet is available on Warstock and comes packing nose-mounted machine guns and one of the fastest engines available on an aircraft in Los Santos.

• Standard Price: $4,788,000
• Trade-In PRice: $3,600,000
  Complete 18 Air-Freight Steal Missions to unlock trade-in price.

This oversized seaplane sports a unique VTOL-capable top wing with four propellers and is available on Warstock. It has front-mounted machine guns and can be upgraded with a bomb bay or manned turrets, plus has the option for a jet-assisted takeoff (JATO).

• Standard Price: $3,890,000
• Trade-In PRice: $5,173,700
  Complete 21 Air-Freight Steal Missions to unlock trade-in price.

The Smuggler's Run update also introduced two new land vehicles:

This speedy and agile rally car can be purchased for $615,000 on Southern San Andreas Super Autos.

This beastly new super care can be acquired on Legendary Motorsport for $2,250,000.

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