The State of New York awarded $9 million to 26 aviation projects through the Governor\u2019s Aviation Capital Grants Program. These investments will enhance airport safety and security, including taxi-lane striping and markings, runway and airfield maintenance, and installation of automatic weather observation stations. Other airport related improvements that will benefit from this funding include the construction and rehabilitation of new and existing airport terminals and aircraft hangars.
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\n\u201cSince taking office, Governor Cuomo has made investment in transportation infrastructure the cornerstone of the State\u2019s economic development blueprint,\u201d New York State Department of Transportation Commissioner Joan McDonald said. The funding being allocated today was included in the State\u2019s 2014-15 budget. The projects that received the funding were selected through a competitive solicitation process and rated on established criteria, including project eligibility, consistency with state aviation plans, regional economic benefits, and the ability to leverage additional investments. <\/p>\n
Aviation Capital Grants Program Awards \u2013 $9 million<\/p>\n
North Country
\n\u2022\tFloyd Bennett Memorial Airport in Queensbury, Saratoga County, received $550,000 to upgrade a fuel farm with a 10,000-gallon tank and spill containment area;
\n\u2022\tLake Placid Airport in North Elba, Essex County, received $391,000 to add a five-bay hangar to the existing five-bay hangar;
\n\u2022\tMalone-Dufort Airport in Malone, Franklin County, received $234,000 for construction of a self-service aviation fuel farm;
\n\u2022\tMassena International Airport in Massena, St. Lawrence County, received $324,000 for expansion and resurfacing of the terminal parking lot;
\n\u2022\tWatertown International Airport in Hounsfield, Jefferson County, received $321,000 for security system enhancements.<\/p>\n
Capital Region
\n\u2022\tAlbany International Airport in Colonie, Albany County, received $241,902 for fuel farm security and safety improvements;
\n\u2022\tSaratoga County Airport in Milton, Saratoga County, received $630,000 for the construction of a six-unit hangar.<\/p>\n
Mid-Hudson Region
\n\u2022\tSullivan County International Airport in Bethel, Sullivan County, received $891,000 for the construction of an additional corporate bulk hangar;
\n\u2022\tJoseph Y. Resnick Airport in Wawarsing, Ulster County, received $399,600 to construct a fixed base operator business and maintenance hangar;
\n\u2022\tOrange County Airport in Montgomery, Orange County, received $15,200 for marking and restriping taxiways;
\n\u2022\tRandall Airport in Wallkill, Orange County, received $238,500 for structural improvements to the terminal building;
\n\u2022\tWarwick Municipal Airport in Warwick, Orange County, received $22,500 for upgrading the fuel dispensing system.<\/p>\n
Central New York
\n\u2022\tHamilton Municipal Airport in Eaton and Madison, Madison County, received $477,000 to rehabilitate the terminal hangar;
\n\u2022\tSkaneateles Aerodrome in Skaneateles, Onondaga County, received $178,200 for safety improvements and the installation of an automatic weather observation station.<\/p>\n
Finger Lakes Region
\n\u2022\tCanandaigua Airport in Canandaigua, Ontario County, received $525,000 to extend sanitary sewers;
\n\u2022\tDansville Municipal Airport in North Dansville, Livingston County, received $444,600 to rehabilitate hangar doors;
\n\u2022\tFinger Lakes Regional Airport in Seneca Falls, Seneca County, received $157,500 to purchase snow removal equipment;
\n\u2022\tPenn Yan-Yates County Airport in Milo, Yates County, received $485,100 for the construction of an 8,400-square-foot, eight-bay hangar;
\n\u2022\tPine Hill Airport in Barre, Orleans County, received $42,000 for the purchase of snow removal and air field maintenance equipment.<\/p>\n
Southern Tier
\n\u2022\tElmira Corning Regional Airport in Big Flats, Chemung County, received $929,000 for expanding the terminal and rehabilitating the general aviation terminal parking lot;
\n\u2022\tHornell Municipal Airport in Hornellsville, Steuben County, received $172,784 to replace a storage tank and fueling equipment;
\n\u2022\tIthaca Tompkins Regional Airport in Lansing, Tompkins County, received $120,000 to replace the roof on the crash, fire and rescue building.<\/p>\n
Western New York
\n\u2022\tBuffalo Niagara International Airport in Cheektowaga, Erie County, received $328,000 for the installation of light-emitting diode lighting at the air cargo ramp;
\n\u2022\tLeRoy Airport in LeRoy, Genesee County, received $596,300 to rehabilitate a hangar and office space for aviation business;
\n\u2022\tWellsville Airport, Wellsville, Alleghany County, received $89,000 for rehabilitating a hangar.<\/p>\n
Long Island
\n\u2022\tRepublic Airport in East Farmingdale, Suffolk County, received $169,000 to retrofit the main terminal building with an energy efficient lighting system.<\/p>\n