Virginia Aviation Board Funds Projects at 20 GA Airports

   During last week’s quarterly meeting of the Virginia Aviation Board, the Board provided $7,918,975.15 to fund 31 projects at 20 General Aviation airports in the Commonwealth.

   Greg Campbell, director of the Virginia Department of Aviation, said, “These projects — both large and small — will help many of Virginia’s General Aviation airports better serve the flying public, enhance security and ensure the safety of one of America’s best airport systems.”

AirportProject DescriptionAmount
Allan C. Perkinson Municipal AirportAirport Entrance Sign (Construction)$15,638.76
Chesapeake Regional AirportStormwater Pollution Prevention Plan, Spill Prevention Control & Countermeasure Plan & Oil Discharge Contingency Plan Updates$25,200.00
Culpeper Regional AirportApron, Taxiway, and Runway Remarking Project (Design/Construction)$150,215.79
Danville Regional AirportStormwater Basin Repair and Erosion Control Mitigation (Design)$71,744.07
Dinwiddie County AirportMaintenance Equipment Storage Building (Construction)$480,171.80
Dinwiddie County AirportTerminal Apron Expansion (Design) (BIL)$12,000.00
Emporia-Greensville Regional AirportFueling System Rehabilitation & Self-Fueling System (Construction) – INCREASE$9,406.80
Emporia-Greensville Regional AirportRunway and Taxiway Markings (Construction)$45,743.78
Franklin Regional AirportRunway Re-Marking (Construction) (BIL)$10,000.00
Ingalls FieldTerminal Building (Construction)$2,865,351.73
Manassas Regional AirportAirfield Marking and Striping (Construction)$201,937.55
Manassas Regional AirportManual Gate Removal with Fabric Replacement (Construction)$36,000.00
Manassas Regional AirportRunway 16L-34R, East and West Ramp Crack Seal (Construction)$60,843.60
Manassas Regional AirportWest Pedestrian Gate Electronic Upgrade$16,145.10
Middle Peninsula Regional AirportAccess Road & Box Hangars Site Preparation (Construction)$1,306,800.00
Mountain Empire AirportTaxilane and Hangar Site Preparation (Design) (BIL) – INCREASE$1,233.68
New Kent County AirportT-Hangar Site Preparation (Design) (BIL)$8,080.00
New Kent County AirportT-Hangar Site Preparation (Design) (non-AIP)$40,500.00
Richmond Executive – Chesterfield County AirportExtend Runway 15-33 (Design) – INCREASE$800.00
Richmond Executive – Chesterfield County AirportReplacement Terminal Furniture$48,535.20
Richmond Executive – Chesterfield County AirportSoutheast Apron Expansion (Design) – INCREASE$30,008.00
Richmond Executive – Chesterfield County AirportSoutheast Box Hangars Site Preparation (Design) – INCREASE$9,625.00
Stafford Regional AirportFueling System Upgrade – Self-Service (Design) (BIL)$7,680.00
Stafford Regional AirportRunway 15 Extension (Construction Overrun) (non-AIP) – INCREASE$42,077.00
Stafford Regional AirportStormwater Pollution Prevention Plan Update$13,500.00
Suffolk Executive AirportT-Hangar ‘G’ Site Preparation (Construction)$1,161,000.00
Tangier Island AirportAirfield Pavement Crackseal, Sealcoat, and Remarking (Design/Construction) (BIL)$14,640.00
Tappahannock-Essex County AirportBox Hangar Site Preparation (Design/Construction)$796,500.00
Waltrip Williamsburg Executive AirportFueling System Upgrade – Self Serve (Construction)$74,733.07
Warrenton-Fauquier AirportFueling System Upgrade – Self Service (Bidding/Construction) (BIL)$19,706.32
Winchester Regional AirportTaxiway A Rehabilitation Section 2 (Construction) & Section 3 (Design) (AIP)$343,157.90

Kim Stevens

Kim Stevens is the publisher of State Aviation Journal, which he founded in 2009. A longtime commercial-rated pilot, he was introduced to state aviation in 1992 as Director of the Nebraska Department of Aeronautics, later serving as Deputy Division Director for the Arizona Department of Transportation's Aeronautics Division. From 2013 to 2018, he was Director of Communications and Operations for the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) in Washington, D.C. Relocating to North Carolina, Kim worked for the Raleigh-Durham International Airport for two years and now concentrates solely on the Journal. Prior to his aviation career, Kim spent a decade in the newspaper and magazine business.