Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) Announces $1.5 million in State Funding to Local Airports

On Oct. 20, the Nebraska Department of Transportation Division of Aeronautics announced that $1,563,610 in state funding was awarded to two Nebraska airports in Basset and Bloomfield. This funding representing the largest allocation in recent history because of passage of LB 138 and 727. The announcements came during the Nebraska Aeronautics Commission Meeting held at […]

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NDOT Announces $17.36 million in Federal Grants for Airport Improvements

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently announced that $17,362,302 million in federal grants were awarded to seven Nebraska airports, in Ainsworth, Burwell, Norfolk, North Platte, Scottsbluff, Sidney, and Wayne, according to the Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT). This second round of FY 2023 Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grants included $12,132,000 to rehabilitate the runway at […]

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Bill Shea Presented McDonald Distinguished Statesman Award at UNO Durham Lecture Series

William “Bill” Shea, founding director of the University of Nebraska Omaha Aviation Institute, was presented the 2022 Wesley L. McDonald Distinguished Statesman of Aviation Award, last week during the Durham Distinguished Lecture Series in Omaha. For more than six decades, the National Aeronautic Association (NAA) has honored outstanding Americans as Distinguished Statesmen and Stateswomen of […]

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Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) Announces $9.25 million in Federal Grants for Airport Improvements

On August 30, it was announced by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that $9.25 million in federal grants were awarded to four Nebraska airports, in Alliance, Aurora, Burwell, and Sidney, according to the Nebraska Department of Transportation. Two airports were awarded federal grants through President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. (BIL). Burwell/Cram Field received $110,000 and […]

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