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The Sheppard AFB/Wichita Falls Municipal Airport in Texas was awarded a $1 million federal grant to help fund the construction of the new terminal building.
U.S. Sec. of Transportation Elaine Chao has announced that the Dept. of Transportation will award $7.7 million in airport safety and infrastructure grants to a dozen airports in Mississippi. Gulfport-Biloxi Intl. Airport will receive $2.5 million to fund airport drainage improvements, taxiway rehabilitation, equipment acquisition and terminal building renovation.
The Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport will be receiving over $660,000 in federal funding after being announced with other airports in the state as a part of the Airport Improvement Program. The grant will fund renovations to the terminal and fund installation of a Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI).
Sawyer International Airport in Michigan is getting a $400,500 federal grant to pay for airport safety and infrastructure upgrades. Sawyer Intl. will use the money for runway and taxiway projects in addition to renovating a sand and chemical storage building, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced.
The U.S. Dept. of Transportation will award $26.5 million in airport safety and infrastructure grants to 17 airports in Montana. This investment in Montana’s airports is part of a recent $520.5 million national investment in America’s airports.
The U.S. Department of Transportation is awarding $2.26 million to seven Indiana airports. The grants will fund airport safety and infrastructure projects. The funding comes from a $520.5 million national investment in America’s airports.
The U.S. Dept. of Transportation will award $6.2 million in airport safety and infrastructure grants to three Oregon airports, about half of that for Redmond Airport’s new operations and snow removal equipment building