Justin Hetland…
Airspace Safety Program Manager
WisDOT Bureau of Aeronautics

MADISON, WIS. – The Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Aeronautics appointed Justin Hetland Wisconsin’s airspace safety program manager in September 2012.

Hetland serves as an airspace specialist and pilot. His duties include issuing permits for tall towers; assisting airport owners, tall tower proponents and local government with issues regarding airspace and obstructions; working with the FAA to bring new instrument  approaches to Wisconsin; keeping up-to-date files on tall towers and other obstructions; and conducting aerial photography flights. He will also assist with flight instruction for the bureau and other state organizations, including the state highway patrol.

Hetland has a degree in geography from the University of Minnesota and attended the flight school at Flight Safety Academy in Vero Beach, Fla., where he was a flight instructor for two years. After flight instructing, he went on to fly a Beechjet 400A for a construction company in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. In 2009, Hetland moved back to Wisconsin to work with Dane County 911 as a dispatcher, until accepting his current position at the Wisconsin Bureau of Aeronautics.

Hetland lives in Madison, Wisconsin, and is an avid pilot. He is a member of the Experimental Aircraft Association and a huge Brewers and Packers fan, but is also a loyal Golden Gopher fan, making him a popular target in Badger territory.

For questions regarding tall towers or airspace, you may email

Justin Hetland
justin.hetland@dot.wi.gov
or call 608-267-5018.