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    KMSN - Madison / Dane County Regional Airport - Image 1

    Description

    This add-on delivers a wide range of improvements to the default/autogen version of Dane County Regional Airport (KMSN), bringing it much closer to its real-world counterpart.

    Terminal & Facilities

    • The recently expanded terminal now features all 16 real-world gates.
    • Fencing has been added around the entire airport property, along with cement walls at the north and south ends of the terminal.
    • The incorrectly generated parking garage (previously shown as a warehouse) has been replaced with a realistic parking garage model from the Asobo KSFO update.
    • Airport beacon has been moved to the correct location and the default beacon tower has been replaced with a better-matching model.
    • Significant updates have been made to the Wisconsin Air National Guard aprons, hangars, and adjacent areas of the airport.

    Lighting & Landscaping

    • Custom night lighting has been added to the terminal, parking areas, and access roads.
    • Hand-placed taxiway lights added throughout the airfield to match satellite imagery.
    • Auto-generated masking that previously hid the curbside, parking lots, and access roads has been removed, making them fully visible.
    • Additional trees, shrubs, and streetlights line the access roads, creating a more immersive environment.

    Runways, Taxiways & Aprons

    • All three runways have been accurately recreated with approach lighting and 3D antennas for instrument approaches.
    • Flashing runway guard lights have been added to runway entrances.
    • A complete taxiway network overhaul, including the addition of new taxiways missing from MSFS
    • Gates and parking positions are aligned with satellite imagery for greater realism.
    • Additional antennas have been placed throughout the airfield to closely match real-world layouts.
    • Complete taxiway signage has been installed

    Recommended Add-On

    For the best experience, pair this with my Scenery Update for Madison mod, which fixes submerged roads and docks in the Madison, Wisconsin area and adds 3D models of notable city landmarks.

    Installation

         1. Unzip the file.
         2. Place the js-airport-kmsn-madison folder into your MSFS community folder.

    Requirements

    • Ensure all Microsoft/Asobo city and world updates are installed for correct scenery rendering.
    • The Asobo KSFO airport update is required for the parking garage to appear correctly.

    Compatibility

    This mod has been developed and tested with MSFS2020. Compatibility with MSFS2024 has been confirmed by users.

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    about 1 month ago

    Thank you for a great add-on!
    dulce1021Author

    about 1 month ago

    Appreciate you rating it 5-stars!

    5 months ago

    I've been waiting for literally YEARS (since MSFS2020) for someone to do KMSN some justice! Thank you SO MUCH!!!
    dulce1021Author

    5 months ago

    Glad you're enjoying the updated KMSN!

    5 months ago

    Finally, some love for my home base! If you need some reference images for msn, I work there so hit me up!

    5 months ago

    Love this comment! It's my home airport as well. Although this remodel is HUGE steps forward, its still missing some minor accuracies. Still loving it!!

    6 months ago

    Looking good in 2024! The default airport in 2024 is in very bad shape so this is a huge improvement. Thanks for your work on this! BTW, FS24 is looking great in SU4 beta... I'd recommend checking it out!
    dulce1021Author

    6 months ago

    Awesome, thanks for checking in and letting me know it's working well in MSFS24!

    7 months ago

    Great job! I've been waiting for an updated KMSN for ages. I can confirm it works great so far in 2024. I've been thinking about modeling the terminal and parking garage in blender forever, so this might be the nudge I need to get started. Let me know if you'd ever want to collab on this project.
    dulce1021Author

    7 months ago

    That would be awesome! I have no experience working with blender to create custom models, so I would absolutely welcome the opportunity to work together on this.

    7 months ago

    I'm going to post once again to say thank you for refining, tweaking, and putting a labor of love into this airport! Thank YOU so much!
    dulce1021Author

    7 months ago

    You're most welcome, appreciate the kudos!

    7 months ago

    absolutely love this. would you be able to add real hangars/parking to the WI ANG fighter ramp in the future? right now there's no parking spots there and a couple static buildings.
    dulce1021Author

    7 months ago

    Glad to hear you're enjoying the mod. Are you running the latest version of KMSN? I've added all kinds of military parking spots just to the east of the start of runway 36. There are 6 fighter parking spots in front of an updated hanger model (very long and skinny). Are you not seeing those?

    7 months ago

    Yeah seeing those, was referencing the guard section of the ramp parallel to rwy 03/taxiway bravo. irl there's some hangars and parking spots there where the 115th fw keeps their f-35s, the ramp/hangars parallel to rwy 36 are more used by the army national guard for their helicopters
    dulce1021Author

    7 months ago

    Got it. You're right that I don't have any parking spots on that part of the ramp yet, but I can work to add those. I did add the new hangar that's out in the middle of that ramp and I've got some of the taxi lines painted. I'll put the additional parking spots on my to-do list!

    7 months ago

    just saw the last update, LOVE IT! thanks for all the work on this!

    8 months ago

    The work you've done so far is really good considering this is a free airport; however, the terminal building still looks very default considering this is a mod. Possibly start sketching. an interior and redo outside textures. Also 2024 compatibility would be ideal as well.
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    KMSN - Madison / Dane County Regional Airport

    This KMSN airport enhancement updates the terminal with all 16 real-world gates, and adds: a realistic parking garage, true-to-life taxiways, plenty of general aviation parking, and WI Air Natl Guard and air cargo parking. Additional features like runway instrumentation, MSN VOR antenna, and windsocks help bring this airport to life. Compatable with both MSFS 2020 & 2024, this mod requires the Asobo KSFO airport update.

    Downloads3K
    Version5.2
    File Size21.2 MB
    Published8 months ago
    Updated19 hours ago

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    Simulator
    MSFS2020/24
    CategoryAirports
    Sub-CategoryRegional Airports
    ICAOKMSN

    Version History

    * drainage ditches added around the airfield

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