The renovation scheme includes expansion of baggage handling, baggage claim and security screening areas in the airport. The surface parking lot will also be renovated, besides creating an additional parking ramp.
The current renovation and expansion scheme has been undertaken to accommodate the increasing number of passengers. Construction of a new terminal that was previously under consideration was shelved earlier due to financial constraints. In 1997, the terminal was modernized with five new gates, and the highway access was also reconstructed.
Owned by Marathon County and Portage County, the airport serves the cities of Stevens Point, Wausau, Marshfield, Wisconsin Rapids, tourism communities in northern Wisconsin, and the smaller exurbs of Hatley, Bevent, Rosholt, and Five Corners.
