Montrose Regional (KMTJ) in Montrose, Colorado, is served by United, Southwest, and American year-round, and Delta and Breeze seasonally. As one of the busiest airports on the Western Slope, winter is the most popular season with nearly a dozen nonstop flights offered on the four major airlines for skiers heading to Telluride. Two smaller general aviation airports in the region are also included in this package. Clifford Field (1CO4) in Olathe, Colorado, is one of the airports included in an MSFS career mission, and it is now properly aligned to the satellite image and curves down in the center. North Fork Valley Airport (7V2) in Paonia, Colorado, is primarily used by recreational aircraft and visitors doing business at the airport and in Paonia. The airport sits on an aircraft carrier-like plateau which is restored in this scenery. As you fly east, pairing these airports with my Colorado Seasons Enhanced scenery (though not required) will bring seasonal color changes to areas from Aspen down to Telluride. The upgraded airports remove/replace the default runway profiles and terraforming with new elevation data that restores the underlying terrain of airport, bringing back the real-world detail including everything from small drainage ditches to larger details like restored surrounding mountain terrains and canyons. Built with the SDK, MSFS library objects are assembled in a way to "look" like custom terminal buildings and more closely resemble their real-world counterparts, while not affecting framerates. Airport lighting, fencing, taxiway signs, markings, and layouts are updated based on most recent satellite imagery, YouTube videos, and/or first-hand knowledge of the location.

Windy Things is required to see the US and Colorado flags at KMTJ.

v1.2 Addresses the introduction of minor digital artifacts into KMTJ and 7V2 as a result of the new photogrammetry in "World Update 22: United States National Parks". As with all photogrammetry and airports, the advanced technology introduces challenges when applied to an area that did not previously have photogrammetry. (Please continue to report any new artifacts that might have been missed.) New satellite imagery blending in the WU22 update is a separate issue that will need further attention from the MSFS developers. The satellite/photogrammetry image functions as a single unit and takes priority over the underlying imagery, so the only way to restore the previous satellite imagery is to either disable the “3D Photogrammetry Cities” section within the WU22 update or to turn off photogrammetry globally. However, doing so will also disable a number of the detailed parks (including those in this quadrant) with it.

Because AI aircraft behavior at non-towered airports is notoriously inconsistent (even with some external AI traffic injectors), a tower frequency (from the original Unicom) was added to KMTJ to handle commercial traffic. KMTJ airport should now function and communicate properly with ATC.

Updated airport beacons may sometimes appear higher than the actual beacon model when you begin (rather than complete) a flight at that airport. This is an inconsistent (and known) issue that occurs in the simulator and is not generated by the scenery itself. Runway "distance remaining" signs have yellow numbers instead of white, because the current SDK does not allow for white on a black background.