LINCOLN -- Seven Nebraska airports will share $17 million in federal grants to upgrade runways, build hangars and make other improvements.
The Federal Aviation Administration grants come from the second funding round of the Airport Improvement Program, which promotes safety, security and environmental stewardship at the nation’s airports.
Cities benefiting from the monies are Ainsworth, Burwell, Norfolk, North Platte, Scottsbluff, Sidney and Wayne, the Nebraska Department of Transportation said in a Wednesday news release.
Ann Richart of the NDOT said state officials look forward to working with the FAA to ensure maximum use of the grant funds.
“We’re happy to be able to partner with the FAA Central Region in Kansas City to get this essential grant funding to our airports,” said Richart, director of the aeronautics division.
Grant recipients:
- $12 million is to rehabilitate the runway at Scottsbluff’s Western Nebraska Regional/William B. Heilig Field.
- $2.9 million will help reconstruct the taxiway at North Platte Regional/Lee Bird Field.
- $600,000 will install runway improvements at Norfolk Regional/Karl Stefan Memorial Field.
Grants also will go to four airports for new hangars:
- $553,980 goes to Ainsworth Regional.
- $235,540 to Burwell Cram Field; $451,562 to Sidney Municipal/Lloyd W. Carr Field.
- $450,000 to Wayne Municipal/Stan Morris Field.