Marshfield Municipal Airport , also known as George Harlow Field, is a public

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located 2 mi (3 km) east of the

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(CBD) of Marshfield, a town in Plymouth County,

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. Formerly, it had the ICAO code 3B2.AirNav.com: Public-use Airport Identifier Changes
''AirNav.com'', accessdate: July 31, 2022 Prior to 1965 the airport was privately owned and dated back to the 1940s. The Town of Marshfield acquired the airport in 1965 through a Town Meeting vote. The total cost of the acquisition was $118,848. Improvement, including the pavement of the runway and building additions were made since acquisition.Shoreline Aviation
Marshfield Airport - A Valuable Regional Asset
/ref> Today, the airport is publicly-owned by the Town of Marshfield and operated by Shoreline Aviation, the airport's fixed-base operator (FBO).Airport Master Record (FAA Form 5010)
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) It has one runway (06/24) 3900' long and 100' wide. The airport averages 50 movements per day, and has approximately 48 aircraft based on its field.AirNav.com: KGHG
''AirNav.com'', 2006, accessed April 26, 2006. There are four non-precision approaches to the field: two

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and two PAPI.AOPA.com: KGHG
''AOPA.com'', 2011, accessed June 28, 2011. The

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, National Guard, and other local agencies fly out of Marshfield airport for search and rescue operations, fire patrol, emergency medical transport, law enforcement activities, and wildlife and environmental monitoring flights.

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AOPA Airport Directory

Shoreline Aviation Worldwide Charter & FBO

Marshfield Airport GHG

Town of Marshfield
Marshfield, Massachusetts Airports in Plymouth County, Massachusetts {{Massachusetts-airport-stub

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