{"id":17827,"date":"2021-02-27T19:42:37","date_gmt":"2021-02-27T19:42:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=17827"},"modified":"2021-02-27T19:45:18","modified_gmt":"2021-02-27T19:45:18","slug":"improvements-funded-at-10-north-carolina-airports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/north-carolina\/improvements-funded-at-10-north-carolina-airports\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Improvements Funded at 10 North Carolina Airports"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In its February meeting, the N.C. Board of Transportation\napproved state and federal grants for safety and airfield improvement projects\nat 10 North Carolina airports. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More than $9.5 million in state funding has been awarded for\nvarious projects that help the airports increase capacity, attract new jobs and\nbusinesses to their communities, and improve safety for pilots and passengers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The funds the N.C. Board of Transportation approved are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>$75,000 in additional state funds to install a\nPrecision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI) at Anson County Airport;<\/li><li>$4.3 million in state funds for Phase II of the\nwest apron expansion at Cape Fear Regional Jetport;<\/li><li>$500,000 in state funds to clear the Runway 24\napproach at Clinton-Sampson County Airport;<\/li><li>$270,000 in state funds for the design and\nbidding phase of apron rehabilitation at Charlotte-Monroe Executive Airport;<\/li><li>$346,500 in state funds to acquire land for an\nindustrial park at Curtis L. Brown Field in Elizabethtown;<\/li><li>$2.7 million in additional state funds to\nacquire land in the Runway 23 Runway Protection Zone at Dare County Regional\nAirport;<\/li><li>$720,000 in state funds to complete design and\nenvironmental work for the repair of the parallel taxiway at Hickory Regional\nAirport;<\/li><li>$234,445 in state funds to acquire land for a\nfuture parallel taxiway at Mount Olive Municipal Airport;<\/li><li>$360,000 in additional state funds to complete\nthe design and environmental phase for the existing parallel taxiway relocation\nat Smith Reynolds Airport in Winston-Salem; and<\/li><li>$54,000 in state matching funds to acquire land\nfor the future construction of a parallel taxiway at Odell Williamson Municipal\nAirport in Ocean Isle Beach.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>North Carolina\u2019s 72 public airports serve as vital economic engines connecting people and business enterprises with the world. Airports and aviation-related industries contribute more than $61 billion to North Carolina\u2019s economy each year, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncdot.gov\/divisions\/aviation\/Pages\/state-of-aviation.aspx\">2021 State of Aviation<\/a> report. They support 373,000 jobs, generate more than $2.5 billion in state and local tax revenue, and provide more than $15 billion in personal income. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The funds awarded will be distributed by NCDOT\u2019s Division of\nAviation, and do not necessarily represent the total cost of the project.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In its February meeting, the N.C. Board of Transportation approved state and federal grants for safety and airfield improvement projects at 10 North Carolina airports. 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