Philadelphia International Airport is among the facilities to be granted funding in the latest AIP round.
The FAA will allocate more than $636 million in grants to enhance airport infrastructure across the U.S. and American Samoa as part of the fourth round of the Airport Improvement Program (AIP).
The grants are part of a $25 billion set aside from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law allocated for terminal construction, airport infrastructure and other improvements. The law came into effect in November 2021.
The largest grant in this round, nearly $37.3 million, was awarded to the Texas State Block Grant Program, which distributes AIP funds to airports across Texas on behalf of the FAA. New York’s Stewart International Airport in Newburgh also received $24.2 million for runway rehabilitation to enhance airfield safety.
“This $636 million investment helps airports across the nation sustain and improve critical infrastructure to advance the safest, most efficient airport system in the world,” says Shannetta R. Griffin, FAA associate administrator for airports.
Other major recipients include Philadelphia International Airport, which will receive $16.3 million for runway rehabilitation; Detroit Willow Run Airport in Michigan, which will get $15.7 million for taxiway construction; and Ellison Onizuka Kona International, Hawaii, which will get $15 million for runway rehabilitation.
This latest round follows the allocation of over $374 million in grants announced in late July, which provided funding to airports including Boston Logan International, Denver International and Stillwater Regional in Oklahoma.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg notes the importance of the funding. “Passengers across the country will benefit as we make airports from Rhode Island to American Samoa more modern and efficient,” he says.
The AIP provides approximately $3.3 billion annually for airport infrastructure improvements.
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