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Marshall Airport Improvements
Project No. NFAP00371

We are working to improve the Marshall Don Hunter Sr Airport.

The purpose of this project is to rehabilitate the airport infrastructure, which is aging and becoming harder to maintain. Minimal surfacing remains on the runway, exposing the subbase and increasing safety concerns. Shoulders have significant slope failures, which reduces the runway safety area below standard. The airport lighting is beyond its useful life and has experienced prolonged outages due to system failures, requiring increasing levels of maintenance to remain operable. The airport access road has failing culverts and sections which become soft during wet season making access to the airport less reliable. Road rehabilitation will re-establish reliable access to the airport. The existing maintenance building, which stores the snow removal equipment, does not meet current building codes for the fuel storage, has a gravel floor, and other components require increasing levels of maintenance. Upgrading the fuel tanks to current standards and installing a concrete floor reduces contamination potential. Upgrading electrical heating and repainting siding extends the useful life and reduces maintenance costs.

Work on this project includes:

  • Rehabilitating the existing runway, taxiway, and apron.
  • Rehabilitating and widening the airport access road to a consistent 18’ width.
  • Replacing the airport lighting, segmented circle, and navigational aids.
  • Rehabilitating the existing maintenance building and pad.


Marshall Airport Improvements project area.

Our project staff is currently working on preparing the project’s environmental document and finalizing the design documents in preparation of bidding for construction. Construction on this project is expected to begin in Fall 2023.

We are developing this project in cooperation with the Alaska Region, Airports Division of the Federal Aviation Administration.

Environmental Assessment

Our project staff has finalized the project’s environmental document and the design documents in preparation of bidding for construction. Construction on this project is expected to begin in Fall 2023.

We are developing this project in cooperation with the Alaska Region, Airports Division of the Federal Aviation Administration.

Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impacts

Because improvements to the Marshall Don Hunter Sr Airport would require FAA Alaska Region, Airports Division approval and federal funding of the Proposed Action (a federal nexus as defined under the National Environmental Policy Act [NEPA]), an Environmental Assessment (EA) was prepared to evaluate the environmental effects of the Proposed Project. The EA evaluates an action and no-action alternative relative to the social, economic, and environmental effects.

The environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact is available for the public.

Current Documents

Pursuant to FAA Order 5050.4B, Paragraph 402, the public must be afforded with an opportunity for a hearing. If a hearing regarding the proposed action and/or the environmental impact analysis is requested, please forward your request to Chris Johnston, P.E. at chris.johnston@alaska.gov.