Madras Municipal Airport Master Plan

The Madras Municipal Airport is a General Aviation Airport, which has a primary runway 16-34, 5,089 in length and a crosswind runway 4-22, 2,701 in length.  The airport also has an alternative grass-landing surface, which parallels the main runway.  The airport supports general aviation activities including fixed wing and rotor operations.  The airport has significant wildland fire fighting tanker activity, and rotor wing fire fighting support in the summer months.  The airport also supports an FBO, aeronautical (private hangars, air museum, agricultural spray applicator) and non-aeronautical uses (Daimler Trucks of North America) uses. 

The airport master plan was completed in 2010 and in those 8 years, a majority of the projects identified in the plan has been completed resulting in a need to update the plan.

The update to the plan will be for a 20-year horizon following the FAA guidelines to include, but not limited to the following needs:

Relocation of crosswind runway 4-22 (earlier identified in master plan)
Extension of main runway 16-34
Addition of a helipad.
Airport operations building to support Airport Rescue and Fire Fighting vehicle as well as snowplowing and maintenance equipment.
The master plan will also provide input review for aeronautical and non-aeronautical uses for airport leases.  The Airport has a significant amount of acreage still available for lease to be utilized for development.