Virginia Aviation Board Awards Nearly $2 Million at Quarterly Meeting

During the quarterly meeting of the Virginia Aviation Board on February 22, 2024, the Board awarded $1.99 million to fund 11 enhancement projects at 10 airports across the Commonwealth.  Please see the chart below that details the Board’s actions.

Airport Project Description Amount
Accomack
County Airport
Fueling System Upgrade – Containment
Expansion (Re-Bid & Construction)
$170,850.00
Blue Ridge
Regional
Airport
Runway Extension – Phase 2 Bid Additive (Construction) $953,094.00
Danville
Regional
Airport
Box Hangar and Training Facility Site Prep & Parking Lot Expansion (Design) $95,643.55
Hanover
County
Municipal
Airport
Terminal Building Landscaping
(Construction)
$8,031.50
Lake
Country
Regional
Airport
Replace/Upgrade AvGas Pump – INCREASE $6,117.00
Lee County
Airport
Airfield Lighting Rehabilitation
(Design/Construction)
INCREASE – CHANGE OF SCOPE
$10,000.00
Manassas
Regional
Airport
Runway 16L-34R Rehabilitation (Preliminary
Design)
$208,717.60
Orange
County Airport
Terminal Building Door Lock Override
(Construction)
$2,922.50
Stafford
Regional
Airport
Self-Service Fueling Facility
(Planning/Environmental), Scully System &
DBE Program Update (BIL)
$3,600.00
Winchester
Regional Airport
New Terminal Building Furniture $52,443.84
Winchester
Regional
Airport
Taxiway ‘A’ Section 1 (Construction) & Section 2 & 3 (Design) $480,000.00

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.