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New terminal construction to begin at Gainesville airport

Gainesville Regional Airport will have two new terminals and new amenities after about two years of construction. Shovels will break ground Thursday at Gainesville Regional Airport, when construction begins on the two-year, 15,200-square-foot project. In September, the Gainesville Alachua County Regional Airport Authority was awarded a $12 million federal grant for the project, the airport’s
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Columbia Mo., City Council unanimously passes airport expansion plans

Columbia City Council unanimously approved proceeding with the proposed method of construction of Columbia Regional Airport’s new terminal during Monday night’s regular City Council meeting. Funding for the project will come from multiple local sources including: $14.2 million from a special obligation bond, which includes $9 million from the temporary hotel/motel tax and $5 million
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Delta City, Utah airport construction nears finish

A hump in the runway at Delta Municipal Airport is history. Construction to repave the runway, build more accessible ground approaches to the strip of asphalt as well as install new lighting and new stripes should be completed by Dec. 12. The city received a $4.16 million grant from the Federal Aviation Administration this past
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$4M grant for Melbourne airport to help improve infrastructure

The Orlando Melbourne International Airport will receive a $4 million grant to help improve infrastructure and attract new business. The grant will allow the airport to begin construction of a new taxiway and other infrastructure improvements — all on an undeveloped piece of land on the northwest portion of the airport’s campus The money, which
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Bradford Regional Airport moving ahead with construction project

The entire project, which includes new floors, ceilings, restrooms and LED lighting, plus terminal facade upgrades and some landscaping, was to cost approximately $1.2 million, with 75 percent of the funding coming from a grant from the Bureau of Aviation in the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and 25 percent local money, but could come in
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New Southwest Alabama Regional Airport coming to Thomasville

U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has authorized a new regional airport in Thomasville, Alabama, for residents across the southwest region of the state.  Local airports will merge to become the Southwest Alabama Regional Airport.
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TxDOT approves $15M for McKinney National Airport

Approximately $15 million for McKinney National Airport was approved by the Texas Transportation Commission during its October meeting. The funds will be used to extend the existing runway from its current length of 7,002 feet to 8,502 feet. The first step of the process will be an environmental assessment, followed by design and construction. Construction
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