FAA Awards Nearly $1 Billion To 99 Airports

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is granting over $1 billion from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill to 99 airports of all shapes and sizes around the nation, with air traffic projected to reach or surpass pre-pandemic levels this year.

The funding helps meet the growing demand for air travel and invests in key areas to help get travelers in and out of airports more quickly and improve the passenger experience by investing in new baggage systems, larger security checkpoints and improved ground transportation. Other projects increase terminal sustainability and improve accessibility for individuals with disabilities. Several grants will address the needs of aging air traffic control towers. The investments will go to airports in 47 states and two territories.

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Many grants contain an element that will build new or expanded terminal facilities. Among them are:

• $10.8 million to Des Moines International Airport in Des Moines, Iowa:
• $29 million to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) in Salt Lake City, Utah:

Many grants contain an element that will make passenger check-in more efficient by improving security-screening areas. Among them are:

• $10 million to Sarasota Bradenton International Airport in Sarasota, Fla
• $6.5 million to Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport in Savannah, Ga
• $50 million to O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, Ill.
• $5 million to Columbia Metropolitan Airport in Columbia, S.C
• $16 million to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle, Wash

Many grants contain an element that will improve passenger experience, including more reliable and faster baggage systems. Among them are:

• $4.4 million to Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport in Anchorage, Alaska:
• $4.3 million to Lawton-Fort Sill Regional Airport in Lawton, Okla.
• $38 million to Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport in Baltimore, Md
• $5 million to Bradley International Airport in Winsor Locks, Conn.

Today’s funding is from the Airport Terminal Program, one of three aviation programs created by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The law provides $1 billion annually for five years for Airport Terminal Program grants. In total, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provided a historic $25 billion to modernize country’s airport infrastructure. Learn more at www.faa.gov/bil.