See this tutorial : Tutorial: Configuring pfSense as a WiFi Access Point :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xE-vDKOxSrc 

yes you can simulate AP with pfsense acting like wifi AP, you must have physical USB WIFI network card attached to you PC and in your EVE-NG or PnetLab juste add this cards in network in vmware VM => settings => Harware => Click Add => Netwrok Adapte...