Sen. Shelby Secures $61 Million In Grants For Alabama Airports

Birmingham AL

29 April, 2020

4:17 PM

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WASHINGTON, DC — Senator Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) today announced that 25 airports across Alabama will receive a total of $60,999,054 in Federal Aviation Administration grants. The funding, some of which is made available through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act of 2020, was awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation for various airport improvements. "These FAA grants will support airport infrastructure improvements to 25 Alabama airports and allow operations to continue as they work to minimize the negative effects of COVID-19," Shelby said. "It is important that we invest in advancing our airports, particularly those in rural areas which have a significant economic impact in local communities. This $61 million in DOT funding for aviation in Alabama is great news and will contribute to the vitality of our entire state." A total of 28 grants were awarded to 25 local airports in Alabama, amounting to $60,999,054 for the following airport projects: Albertville Regional-Thomas J Brumlik Field, Albertville, Alabama – $380,200 to construct a taxilaneAtmore Municipal Airport, Atmore, Alabama – $333,333 to seal a runway pavement surface and pavement jointsBay Minette Municipal Airport, Bay Minette, Alabama – $467,054 to construct a taxilaneBessemer Airport, Bessemer, Alabama – $166,904 to update the airport's master plan or studyBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport, Birmingham, Alabama – $2,803,000 to improve airport drainage and $7,256,000 to rehabilitate a runway and a taxiwayBrewton Municipal Airport, Brewton, Alabama – $150,000 to improve airport drainage and erosion controlCamden Municipal Airport, Camden, Alabama – $326,404 to rehabilitate an access road and an apronChilton County Airport, Clanton, Alabama – $555,556 to extend a runwayPryor Field Regional Airport, Decatur, Alabama – $585,000 to seal a taxilane pavement surface and pavement jointsDothan Regional Airport, Dothan, Alabama – $1,415,000 to acquire or rehabilitate an emergency generator; improve, modify, and rehabilitate a terminal building; and reconstruct an apronH. L. (Sonny) Callahan Airport, Fairhope, Alabama – $491,111 to expand an access road and rehabilitate an apron and $120,000 to update the airport's master plan or studyFlorala Municipal Airport, Florala, Alabama – $425,000 to construct an access road and an apronFoley Municipal Airport, Foley, Alabama – $361,111 to rehabilitate an apronIsbell Field Airport, Fort Payne, Alabama – $75,000 to rehabilitate an apronNortheast Alabama Regional Airport, Gadsden, Alabama – $166,667 to install a runway vertical and visual guidance system and rehabilitate airport beaconsGuntersville Municipal-Joe Starnes Field, Guntersville, Alabama – $166,667 to construct a runway and a taxiwayHartselle-Morgan County Regional Airport, Hartselle, Alabama – $459,667 to install miscellaneous navigational aids and reconstruct runway and taxiway lightingHuntsville International Airport, Huntsville, Alabama – $1,525,000 to acquire an aircraft rescue and fire fighting vehicle and install security cameras and $23,374,511 to reconstruct runway lighting and rehabilitate a runwayMobile Downtown Airport, Mobile, Alabama – $8,886,910 to rehabilitate a runwayNorth Pickens Airport, Reform, Alabama – $160,276 to install taxiway lightingRoanoke Municipal Airport, Roanoke, Alabama – $123,689 to rehabilitate an apron, a runway, and a taxiwayScottsboro Municipal-Word Field, Scottsboro, Alabama – $309,434 to improve airport drainage and rehabilitate a runwaySylacauga Municipal Airport, Sylacauga, Alabama – $100,000 to reconstruct an airport beaconTuscaloosa National Airport, Tuscaloosa, Alabama – $9,444,444 to reconstruct a runwayFranklin Field Airport, Union Springs, Alabama – $371,116 to acquire land for development and install perimeter fencing