{"id":19833,"date":"2021-10-29T19:40:30","date_gmt":"2021-10-29T19:40:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=19833"},"modified":"2021-10-29T19:40:31","modified_gmt":"2021-10-29T19:40:31","slug":"three-military-airports-now-eligible-for-funding-to-add-civilian-operations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/alabama\/three-military-airports-now-eligible-for-funding-to-add-civilian-operations\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Three Military Airports Now Eligible for Funding to Add Civilian Operations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The U.S. Department of Transportation\u2019s Federal Aviation\nAdministration (FAA) has selected three airports to be eligible for grants to\nadd civilian aviation operations at former and current military airfields,\nadding system capacity and helping to reduce congestion at existing airports.\nKelly Field in San Antonio, Texas; Mobile Downtown Airport in Mobile, Ala.; and\nSalina Regional Airport in Salina, Kan., will now be able to apply for Airport\nImprovement Grants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAdding civilian flights to these airports increases their\nrole in fostering economic growth and creating jobs in their communities,\u201d U.S.\nTransportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWorking with local stakeholders, the Military Airport\nProgram is an innovative and fiscally responsible way to help improve prior\nmilitary facilities and make them an important economic driver for their\ncommunities.\u201d FAA Associate Administrator of Airports Shannetta Griffin said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Military Airport Program (MAP) provides funding as a set\naside of the Airport Improvement Program (AIP) to help increase civilian\naviation capacity at current or former military airports by funding projects\nsuch as surface parking lots, fuel farms, hangars, utility systems, access\nroads, cargo buildings, and other airfield-related infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the first time these three airports are\nparticipating in the program. The FAA will work with each airport to determine\nspecific funding needs. Additional details about the three airports selected is\nincluded below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Kelly Field in San Antonio, Texas, a joint-use\ngeneral aviation airport, will participate in the program for five years. The\nFAA may be able to provide funds for developing a building, parking lot,\naircraft parking apron, hangar, and connector taxiways.<\/li><li>Mobile Downtown Airport in Mobile, Ala., a\nprimary non-hub airport located on the former Brookley Air Force Base, will\nalso participate in the program for five years. The FAA may be able to provide\nfunds for utility construction, improving airport drainage, parking lot\nconstruction, and an apron reconstruction project.<\/li><li>Salina Regional Airport in Salina, Kan., a\nprimary non-hub airport on the former Schilling Air Force Base, may receive\nfunds to rehabilitate a fuel farm and parking lot. The airport will be in the\nprogram for four years.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>With three new airports joining the program, seven airports\nare now eligible for MAP funding in Fiscal Year 2022. Airports already in the\nprogram are Tipton Airport in Odenton, Md.; Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport\nin Killeen, Texas; Roswell International Air Center in Roswell, N.M.; and\nSawyer International Airport in Gwinn, Mich.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The MAP allows the FAA to designate up to 15 joint-use or\nformer military airports to participate each fiscal year. Three of the 15\nairports may be general aviation airports and the remaining 12 must be\ncommercial service or reliever airports. Selected airports are designated for a\nperiod of one to five years. Previously selected airports may re-apply to the\nprogram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The airports in this program have unique project-eligibility\nrules to convert them to civilian or joint use, thereby increasing the capacity\nof the National Airspace System to serve the flying public. Since 1991, the FAA\nhas provided approximately $764 million to more than 35 airports through the\nprogram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The FAA will announce the next program open-application\nperiod in late 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Department of Transportation\u2019s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has selected three airports to be eligible for grants to add civilian aviation operations at former and current military airfields, adding system capacity and helping to reduce congestion at existing airports. 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