Governor Doyle approves $17,000 project at Door County Cherryland Airport

March 27, 2008

Governor Jim Doyle has approved a $17,000 project to purchase test equipment at the Door County Cherryland Airport near Sturgeon Bay. The Governor's action releases $13,600 in state funds to purchase the portable ILS receiver (PIR) that is used to service the existing simplified direction finder (SDF) facility located at the airport. Door County is contributing another $3,400 toward the purchase of the test equipment.

According to Eric Johnson, airport development engineer with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, the PIR test equipment will assist airport personnel to service the existing SDF facility, thereby increasing the useful life of the facility for the airport and the flying public. The new equipment will be shared with two other Wisconsin airports.

Facilities at the Door County - Cherryland Airport include two paved runways measuring 4,600 and 3,200 feet. There are 40 aircraft based at the airport and approximately 37,500 aircraft take-offs and landings each year.

For more information, contact:
Eric Johnson, Airport Development Engineer
(608) 267-2143, eric.johnson@dot.state.wi.us