S.D. airports receive $19.64M in federal grants

Seventeen South Dakota airports will receive a combined $19.64 million in grants from the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Improvement Program. Sioux Falls Regional Airport will use its $7.92 million share of the funds to expand and rehabilitate an apron, purchase a new aircraft deicing pad and increase aircraft parking capacity.

Rapid City airport awarded $4.5 million in federal funding

Approximately $3.7 million of the funds will go toward the renovation of the terminal, according to airport documents. … Renovations will include the replacement of an elevator Dame said is original to the building and the relocation of an escalator to the center of the terminal. Dame said these projects and others — such as

Feds fund Rochester airport projects

The $3.3 million will be used to install a new jet bridge for boarding passengers and start design work for the first phase of secondary runway reconstruction. Both projects have been in airport renovation plans, waiting for the approval of federal funding, which will cover 90 percent of the estimated cost.

Airports In Monterey, Napa Among Those Receiving Federal Improvement Grants

The Federal Aviation Administration announced Wednesday that airports in Monterey, Napa and Watsonville are among those that will receive grants as part of the fourth allotment of the Airport Improvements Program. There are an additional 19 California airports among the recipients, bringing the state to a grand sum of $23.5 million in federal airport improvement

Garrett County airport was awarded $6.63 million

The Department of Transportation says the money will go to the construction of eight corporate hangars. Officials say this renovation has been a priority for the community since 2015. The addition of the hangers will help eight different business owners that altogether own a total 32 different aircrafts. There is a proposed groundbreaking ceremony for