The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $840 million in airport infrastructure grants, the first allotment of the total $3.18 billion in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the United States.
The 432 grants will fund infrastructure projects at 381 airports around the country. Selected projects include runway reconstruction and rehabilitation, construction of firefighting facilities, and the maintenance of taxiways, aprons, and terminals. The construction and equipment supported by this funding increase the airports’ safety, emergency response capabilities, and capacity, and could support further economic growth and development within each airport’s region.
Airport infrastructure in the United States, with 3,332 airports and 5,000 paved runways, supports our economic competitiveness and improves quality of life. According to the FAA’s most recent economic analysis, U.S. civil aviation accounts for $1.6 trillion in total economic activity and supports nearly 11 million jobs. Under Secretary Chao’s leadership, the Department is delivering AIP investments for the American people, who depend on reliable infrastructure.
Airports can receive a certain amount of AIP entitlement funding each year based on activity levels and project needs. If their capital project needs exceed their available entitlement funds, the FAA can supplement their entitlements with discretionary funding.
Some of the grant awards include:
Ted Stevens Anchorage International in Anchorage, AK, $29.6 million: Reconstruct Runway – 15/33
Wiley Post-Will Rogers Memorial Airport in Utqiagvik, AK, $17.1 million: Grant funds will be used to construct an aircraft rescue and firefighting building, a sand and chemical storage building, a snow removal equipment building, and an emergency operations center building
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport in Birmingham, AL, $11.5 million: Construct an aircraft rescue and firefighting building, acquire two aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicles, and conduct an environmental study.
Sacramento International in Sacramento, CA, $27.4 million: Rehabilitate Runway – 16R/34L
Denver International, Denver, CO, $15.7 million: Rehabilitate Runway – 17R/35L, Rehabilitate Runway Lighting – 17R/35L
Daytona Beach International, Daytona Beach, FL, $2.5 million: Improve Terminal Building
Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International, Fort Lauderdale, FL, $44.7 million: Extend Runway – 10R/28L and Rehabilitate Runway – 10L/28R
Georgia State Block Grant Program, Atlanta, GA, $10.1 million: Non primary development projects in state block grant program
Des Moines International, Des Moines, IA, $10.3 million: Reconstruct Runway – 05/23 and Reconstruct Apron
Abraham Lincoln Capital, Springfield, IL, $4.6 million: Install Perimeter Fencing not Required by 49 CFR 1542, Rehabilitate Runway – 04/22
Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower National, Wichita, KS, $13 million: Reconstruct Runway Lighting – 01L/19R, Reconstruct Runway Lighting – 01R/19L, Rehabilitate Runway – 01L/19R, Rehabilitate Runway – 01R/19L
Blue Grass, Lexington, KY, $11.1 million: Construct Taxiway
Lafayette Regional/Paul Fournet Field, Lafayette, LA, $6.4 million: Reconstruct Apron
Lakefront, New Orleans, LA, $8.5 million: Rehabilitate Runway – 18R/36L
Fitchburg Municipal, Fitchburg, MA, $13.8 million: Extend Runway [Phase I] – 14/32, Extend Runway [Phase II] – 14/32, Reconstruct Runway [Phase II] – 14/32, Reconstruct Runway [Phase III] – 14/32, Rehabilitate Taxiway
Eppley Airfield, Omaha, NE, $11 million: Rehabilitate Taxiway
Reno/Tahoe International, Reno, NV, $14.6 million: Reconstruct Runway – 16L/34R, Reconstruct Taxiway, Rehabilitate Runway Lighting – 16L/34R
Portland International, Portland, OR, $11 million: Reconstruct Taxiway
Lehigh Valley International, Allentown, PA, $11.3 million: Rehabilitate Runway – 06/24, Rehabilitate Taxiway Lighting [Taxiway A], Rehabilitate Taxiway Lighting [Taxiway E]
McGhee Tyson, Alcoa, TN, $14.1 million: Reconstruct Runway – 05L/23R
Texas State Block Grant Program, Austin, TX, $45.5 million: Non primary development projects in state block grant program
Dallas-Fort Worth International, Dallas, TX, $15 million: Construct Taxiway [Letter of Intent]
William P Hobby, Houston, TX, $18 million: Reconstruct Taxiway
Salt Lake City International, Salt Lake City, UT, $14 million: Rehabilitate Taxiway, Rehabilitate Taxiway Lighting, Construct Apron
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