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Millions made available for airport projects nationwide

July 30, 2024

The Federal Aviation Administration is making $374 million in grants available for improvements at airports in 46 states and American Samoa

The grants, which will fund 299 airfield, safety and other improvement projects, are the third round issued through the FAA’s Airport Improvement Program.

“The funding we’re announcing today will allow hundreds of airports to make critical improvements that will benefit passengers for years to come,” U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said.

Projects include construction of new terminal buildings, repairs to runways and taxiways, maintenance of airfield lighting and signage and buying equipment needed to maintain and operate airports.

Projects include:

  • $15.5 million to Boston Logan International Airport to rehabilitate Taxiway N pavement.
  • $12.8 million to Huntsville International-Carl T. Jones Field in Alabama. This project involves shifting Taxiway E2 by 200 feet and rehabilitating the pavement and lighting on Runway 18/36.
  • $10.4 million to Driggs/Reed Memorial Airport in Idaho. This grant funds shifting Runway 4/22 to bring the airport into conformity with current FAA standards and extending Taxiway A to enhance safety.
  • $7.2 million to Stillwater Regional Airport in Oklahoma. This grant funds construction of a terminal building to accommodate additional passengers.
  • $6.9 million to Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport in Alabama for rehabilitation and reconstruction of several taxiways.
  • $6.3 million to Denver International Airport for rehabilitating Taxiway P and EC.
  • $4.6 million to Miami International Airport in Florida to rebuild the existing Central Terminal building to increase capacity and efficiency.

Photo by Steven Agre

Miles Smith

Miles Smith has more than two decades of communications experience in the public and private sectors, including several years of covering local governments for various daily and weekly print publications. His scope of work includes handling public relations for large private-sector corporations and managing public-facing communications for local governments.

Smith has recently joined the team as a content writer for SPI’s news publications, which include Texas Government Insider, Government Contracting Pipeline and its newest digital product, Government Market News, which launched in September 2023. He graduated from Texas A&M University with a bachelor’s in journalism.

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