Governor Doyle approves $135,500 project at Hartford Municipal Airport

May 20, 2009

Governor Jim Doyle has approved a $135,500 project for planning documents at the Hartford Municipal Airport. The Governor's action releases $3,387 in state funds create an airport master plan and update the airport's layout plan. The city of Hartford is contributing $3,388 to the project and the Federal Aviation Administration is providing $128,725.

According to Matt Malicki, airport development engineer with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, the project will help the airport with orderly growth. The master plan will look at all components of the airport, from facilities to users, to determine what development alternatives fit with the airport's desired growth. The airport layout plan will be updated to reflect the results of the master plan.

The project is scheduled to begin in May 2009 should be completed by May 2010.

Along with the primary runway, facilities at the Hartford Municipal Airport include a 2,250-foot turf airstrip. There are some 70 aircraft based at the airport and approximately 16,000 aircraft operations (take-offs and landings) each year.

For more information, contact:
Matt Malicki, WisDOT Airport Development Engineer
(608) 266-0902, matthew.malicki@dot.wi.gov