Multiple Missions, One Airport:

Mission One: To provide a friendly, affordable and fun travel experience for our aircraft passengers, whether it be a local flight or to distant destinations.

Mission Two: To provide a friendly, affordable, fun and unique experience for our aircraft passengers who will be returning to the airport via parachute.

Mission Three: To provide the highest quality facilities for our airport tenants and guests to ensure their success in meeting their own and the air transportation needs of the Village of Shiocton and the Town of Bovina areas.

 

Who We Are

In 1984, 20 area people came together and saw the need for an airport in the Shiocton, Wisconsin area. These 20 people formed a corporation called the Shiocton Airport Association, Inc., and each put up $1,000 along with a healthy dose of optimism, and the land that is now runway 18/36 (North/South runway) was purchased. This property became the core of which, after several subsequent land purchases, is now the Shiocton Airport, also known as Whiskey 34. The Shiocton Flyers Club, Inc. was formed shortly afterwards as both our “official” flying club, and also to also operate and manage the airport. As time progressed and as both the airport and the Shiocton Flyers Club grew, the members of the Shiocton Flyers Club purchased the airport properties from the Airport Association, which was then disbanded. When this was completed, ALL members of the Shiocton Flyers Club became equal shareholders of this airport, and remain an equal shareholder as long as they remain a paid member of the Shiocton Flyers Club.

The Shiocton Flyers Club consists of more or less, 40 total members. The Wolf River Skydivers, based here at Shiocton consists of more or less, 20 members and many of these fine people also belong to the Shiocton Flyers Club.

The Shiocton Airport is one of 33 PRIVATELY OWNED, PUBLIC USE AIRPORTS in the State of Wisconsin. Because we are privately owned, we cannot accept nor are we allowed the use of Federal or State monies for airport purchases, operations or improvements. Instead of your tax dollars, we are funded with membership dues, membership contributions, land rent and with the funds we are able to raise by putting on our annual Fly-in. Even though we are privately owned, we abide by all applicable Federal Aviation Administration regulations and are periodically inspected by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation for compliance of all applicable airport construction, markings and signage, approaches, hazards, airspace and operations. Safety is taken seriously.

The Shiocton Airport consists of two intersecting turf runways. Runway 18/36 (North/South) and Runway 09/27 (East/West). Both runways are approximately 2,500 feet long overall by 150 feet wide. There is also along the south side of runway 09/27, the airport access road, along which resides hangar row, which currently consists of 8 hangars of which currently enclose a total of 16 based aircraft.