Washington, DC — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced that the new Sioux County Regional Airport near Maurice has been awarded over a quarter of a million dollars for snow removal equipment.
The grant is part of $15.74 million in airport safety and infrastructure grants to 25 airports in Iowa. Federal officials say this investment in Iowa’s airports is part of a $520.5 million national investment in America’s airports.
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao says that the federal support to airports across the country will help to keep our nation’s airports in good shape and make air travel a better experience for passengers.
In addition to the $270,000 to Sioux County Regional Airport near Maurice for snow removal equipment, the grants to airports in our area include the following awards:
$568,113 to Estherville Municipal Airport for taxiway construction.
$369,000 to James G. Whiting Memorial Field in Mapleton for runway lighting reconstruction and to install visual guidance systems.
$900,000 to Sioux Gateway Field in Sioux City for taxiway reconstruction.
$510,570 to Storm Lake Municipal Airport for runway and taxiway lighting reconstruction.
Other airports in the state received these awards:
$313,350 to Ames Municipal Airport for airport lighting vault construction.
$909,000 to Atlantic Municipal Airport for runway rehabilitation.
$278,000 to Arthur N. Neu Airport in Carroll for runway, taxiway and apron pavement sealing.
$225,000 to Schenck Field in Clarinda to acquire snow removal equipment.
$158,808 to Clarion Municipal Airport for runway lighting reconstruction.
$286,200 to Decorah Municipal Airport for access road improvements.
$600,000 to Denison Municipal Airport for runway construction.
$1.87 million to Des Moines International Airport for runway reconstruction and service road construction.
$1.41 million to Dubuque Regional Airport for runway lighting construction.
$616,500 to Fort Dodge Regional Airport for runway pavement sealing.
$300,000 to Fort Madison Municipal Airport for runway lighting reconstruction.
$383,976 to Harlan Municipal Airport for apron reconstruction and apron pavement sealing.
$155,655 to Independence Municipal Airport for taxiway and apron pavement sealing.
$478,748 to Iowa City Municipal Airport for runway rehabilitation and for obstruction removal.
$149,310 to Maquoketa Municipal Airport to remove obstructions.
$549,548 to Marshalltown Municipal Airport for building construction.
$360,000 to Mason City Municipal Airport for taxiway lighting reconstruction.
$1.2 million to Pella Municipal Airport for runway reconstruction.
$108,000 to Red Oak Municipal Airport for taxiway and apron pavement sealing.
$2.78 million to Waterloo Regional Airport for taxiway and apron reconstruction.
Federal officials say, “The Administration not only supports infrastructure through funding – it is making it possible to deliver these much-needed improvements more quickly. The Department is working hard to streamline the approval process, cut unnecessary red tape and reduce unnecessary, duplicative regulations that do not contribute to safety.”
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