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    1. Airports

    71 Airports to Receive $110 Million for Safety and Efficiency

    March 20, 2024
    Airports in 32 states will modernize airport and runway infrastructure, improve airfield safety and create jobs.
    FAA
    Go to https://www.faa.gov/bil/airport-infrastructure
    Go to https://www.faa.gov/bil/airport-infrastructure

    The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is awarding another $110 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to over 70 airports across the U.S. for projects that increase safety and expand capacity. The 74 grants to airports in 32 states to modernize airport and runway infrastructure, improve airfield safety, and create jobs as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda.

    Taxiway Improvements 

    • $43 million for Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina to construct a new 6,400-foot end-around taxiway at the Runway 18C end to increase safety and reduce air traffic delays. 
    • $617,763 for Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport in Glen Burnie, Maryland, to rehabilitate a portion of the existing Taxiway T lighting system to extend its useful life and enhance safe airfield operations during low visibility conditions. 
    • $326,000 for Omak Airport in Washington to reconstruct 2,000 feet of the existing Taxiway A north pavement that has reached the end of its useful life.  

    Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting  

    • $8.6 million for Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to reconstruct the existing aircraft rescue and fire-fighting building to continue housing eligible vehicles, equipment, supplies, and personnel.  
    • $1.3 million for Jamestown Regional Airport in North Dakota to rehabilitate an existing on-airport roadway to provide a path for aircraft rescue and fire-fighting trucks, airport vehicles, and ground service equipment to operate without entering airfield movement areas. 

    Snow Removal Equipment 

    • $881,000 for Southwest Minnesota Regional Marshall Airport/Ryan Field in Marshall, Minnesota, to construct a 2,470-square-foot building to store snow removal equipment. 
    • $722,220 for Pocatello Regional Airport in Idaho to acquire a new wheel loader with ramp plow and bucket.  
    • $497,484 for Walla Walla Regional Airport in Washington to acquire replacement snow removal equipment with plow and de-ice distributor. 
    • $448,000 for Mora Municipal Airport in Minnesota to acquire a replacement carrier vehicle with plow and sweeper attachments. 
    • $292,000 for Marshfield Municipal Airport - George Harlow Field in Massachusetts to acquire replacement snow removal equipment. 
    • $113,003 for Glen Ullin Regional Airport in North Dakota to acquire a new blower attachment. 
    • $41,951 for Big Horn County Airport in Hardin, Montana, to acquire a new truck and plow equipment. 

    A full list of AIG grants being announced is available on the FAA website. 

    About the Funding

    Today’s funding is from the Airport Infrastructure Grant program, one of three aviation programs created by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The law provides $15 billion over five years for this program. To date, nearly $9 billion in AIG funding has been made available to airports across the country. Airports have until the end of fiscal year 2025 to use their AIG allocations. Learn more at faa.gov/bil.