WASHINGTON – U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $495 million in airport infrastructure grants, the second allotment of the total $3.18 billion in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the United States.  

“This significant investment in airport improvements will fund construction and rehabilitation projects that will help maintain high levels of safety in U.S. aviation,” said U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao.

The Oregon grants include awards of:

• $150,000 to Cave Junction/Illinois Valley Airport for runway and apron repair and reconstruct the runway and taxiway.
• $150,000 to Condon State/Pauling Field for runway and taxiway repair.
• $327,278 to Joseph State Airport to update the airport master plan study.
• $643,178 to Rogue Valley International in Medford for two separate projects: a wildlife hazard assessment and to acquire land for approaches to the airport.
• $3.7 million to Southwest Oregon Regional Airport in North Bend to install Runway Vertical/Visual Guidance System, repair runway lighting and install Airfield Guidance Signs and miscellaneous navigational aids. 
• $2.2 million to Salem–$1.2 million to the Salem McNary Field Airport to repair an apron and another $1 million to the State of Oregon in Salem to conduct a miscellaneous study.

There will be a total of 358 grants to 327 airports around the country in 46 states and the Pacific Islands. Selected projects include runway reconstruction and rehabilitation, construction of firefighting facilities, and the maintenance of taxiways, aprons, and terminals.  The construction and equipment supported by this funding increases the airports’ safety, emergency response capabilities, and capacity, and could support further economic growth and development within each airport’s region.

Airport infrastructure in the United States, with 3,332 airports and 5,000 paved runways, supports our economic competitiveness and improves quality of life. According to the FAA’s most recent economic analysis, U.S. civil aviation accounts for $1.6 trillion in total economic activity and supports nearly 11 million jobs. Under Secretary Chao’s leadership, the Department is delivering AIP investments for the American people, who depend on reliable infrastructure. 

Airports can receive a certain amount of AIP entitlement funding each year based on activity levels and project needs. If their capital project needs exceed their available entitlement funds, the FAA can supplement their entitlements with discretionary funding.

Click on the link below for a complete listing of grants: https://www.faa.gov/airports/aip/grantapportion_data/