US FAA announces USD76m for projects under Airport Infrastructure Grants programme

US FAA announced (25-Apr-2024) the award of USD76.1 million for 45 airport related infrastructure projects across 22 states under the FY2024 Airport Infrastructure Grants programme. Recipients include:

• Las Vegas Harry Reid International Airport: USD27.8 million for installation of runway edge drains and apron reconstruction works;
• Bangor International Airport: USD8.3 million for runway rehabilitation works;
• Sioux Falls Regional Airport: USD8.1 million for the design phase of a terminal building expansion project and terminal rehabilitation works;
• Colorado Springs Airport: USD6.4 million for rehabilitation of a terminal building to accommodate a 14,000sqft federal inspection service facility;
• Melbourne Orlando International Airport: USD3 million for terminal building rehabilitation, including the installation of a new baggage system;
• Grand Forks International Airport: USD2.9 million for runway reconstruction;
• South Bend International Airport: USD1.8 million for taxiway reconstruction;
• Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport: USD1 million for the design phase of a terminal building reconstruction project;
• Friday Harbor Airport: USD1 million to increase the capacity of an existing fuel farm by adding a supplemental tank for Jet A fuel and installation of a larger 12,500 gallon aviation gas fuel tank. [more - original PR]