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N.C. airport receives $315K for safety improvements
North Carolina’s Person County Airport will receive $315,000 in funding to expand a runway safety project.
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Alabama airport to benefit from FAA grant
Six local airports in Alabama, including the Enterprise Municipal Airport, will receive a total of $14,344,107 in Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grants. The grants range from $10,426,057 for Huntsville International Airport to $59,290 for Florala Municipal Airport and are awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to support airport infrastructure improvements.
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Amarillo airport receives $280,000 for design of construction project
The Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport was awarded $280,000 in federal grant money to design a project. The money will go to designing the reconstruction of 300 feet of taxiway pavement at the Amarillo airport.
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Midland airport receives $6M FAA grant
The Midland International Air and Space Port has been awarded a $6 million federal grant to improve the terminal building. The $6,023,406 will fund construction to replace five passenger boarding bridges and the outbound baggage system.
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Greater Rochester International Airport to receive nearly $6M in funding
Local lawmakers announced that $5.8 million in U.S. Department of Transportation funding has been awarded to the airport. They said the funding will support critical safety renovations like new airfield guidance signs, enhanced runway lighting and runway rehabilitation.
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FAA grants $10M for Huntsville, Ala., airport improvements
The Federal Aviation Administration has granted $10 million to fund improvements at Alabama’s Huntsville International Airport. The grant money will be used to rehabilitate a runway and apron, update lighting and airfield signage, and rehabilitate and build a taxiway.
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Airports already have plenty of infrastructure funding
Despite that there is no demonstrated justification for additional airport funding, Congress is now moving forward with legislation to hike the PFC. A fee hike was introduced last week by Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) that does little more than give U.S. airports an unnecessary facelift at taxpayer expense.
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SF airport opens gates in new $2.4B Harvey Milk Terminal
Airport officials opened nine of the terminal’s new gates, which are used by Southwest Airlines and JetBlue. When the entire terminal is finished in 2023, the Harvey Milk Terminal will have 25 gates.
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Don’t let politicians ruin cheap air travel
But before rushing to increase the cost of flying, politicians and airports should evaluate how the current level of infrastructure funding is being spent and examine smarter ways to finance needed improvements. Taxes and fees have increased with the number of passengers, and the total amount of money available is near record-high levels. The typical