$4.2 Million + in Federal Funding Announced to Improve Virginia Airports

Kim Stevens Virginia

U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced $4,285,652 in federal funding to make infrastructure improvements at airports across Virginia. The funding was awarded by the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) FY 2023 Airport Improvement Program (AIP), which funds airport infrastructure projects such as runways, taxiways, airport signage, airport lighting, and airport markings.

“Our local airports make it easier to travel and play an important role in our economies,” said the senators. “We’re glad this funding will make improvements at airports across the Commonwealth and help ensure Virginians and visitors can safely get where they need to go.”

The funding is distributed as follows:

  • $1,229,342 for the Lynchburg Regional Airport/Preston Glenn Field in Timberlake to construct an apron.
  • $819,000 for the Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport in Newport News to reconstruct its taxiway.
  • $774,000 for the Farmville Regional Airport in Farmville to reconstruct its taxiway.
  • $501,300 for Ingalls Field in Hot Springs to update the Airport Master Plan and seal pavement surfaces and pavement joints on its runway.
  • $270,000 for the Dinwiddie County Airport in Sutherland to seal pavement surfaces and pavement joints on its apron and taxiway and repair signs and markings on its runway.
  • $270,000 for the New Kent County Airport in Quinton to seal pavement surface and pavement joints on its runway and $161,010 to mark, remove, or light non-hazardous obstructions like nearby buildings and towers in its airspace.
  • $261,000 for the Twin County Airport in Hillsville to rehabilitate its taxiway.

Warner and Kaine have long supported efforts to improve airports across the Commonwealth. Earlier this year, the senators announced $29.4 million in federal funding to make improvements at three Virginia airports. The senators have also announced over $1 million in funding for the Luray Caverns Airport in Luray and over $13 million in federal funding for regional airports in Abingdon, Suffolk, Manassas, Danville, Chesapeake, & Chesterfield County.