The City of Marshfield is seeking your assistance with improvements to Runways 16/34 at Marshfield. The City has brought in numerous loads of fill off the approach end of 34 in hopes of extending runway 34. The extension would:

1. -Extend runway 16/34 to 6,000’
   

2. -Upgrade the MALS-R Lighting
   

3. -Add a parallel taxiway to 16/34
   

4. -Possibly replace the SDF instrument approach on 34 with a Localizer

The City has several reasons for the proposed expansion.

1. -Jet Traffic will not land at the airport if the runway is wet due to the lack of braking distance on a 5,000’ runway.
   

2. -County Hwy BB south of the airport is being relocated 500’ further south.
   

3. -The City has taken advantage of several construction projects in town to provide fill off the end of 34 for the runway expansion. This fill was free to the City and it has possibly saved the project over $600,000.
   

Why The City Needs Your Help

The City of Marshfield has put together a survey to provide the Bureau of Aeronautics in Wisconsin justification as to why the runway expansion needs to happen. With the repositioning of the County Hwy BB further south and fill off the approach end of 34 we are in a great position to expand the runway. We are asking the Federal Aviation Administration and Wisconsin Bureau of Aeronautics for their assistance. If we can document that the expansion is a worthwhile endeavor and justify the amount of operations it will generate, then the FAA and Bureau will participate with the project.

The City is in a catch 22 position at the moment. The present operations will not justify the expansion alone. With traffic deviating to other airports due to wet runway conditions, we are loosing operations that could be counted toward our goal. Please help the City by filling out a survey and returning it to:

Marshfield Municipal Airport

400 West 29th Street

Marshfield, WI 54449

Fax 715-384-5251

email: jeff@duffysaircraft.com

Thank you

Marshfield Airport Committee and Airport Management