{"id":21173,"date":"2022-03-05T03:26:24","date_gmt":"2022-03-05T03:26:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=21173"},"modified":"2022-03-05T03:26:26","modified_gmt":"2022-03-05T03:26:26","slug":"kdot-announces-aviation-projects-selected-for-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/kansas\/kdot-announces-aviation-projects-selected-for-funding\/%20","title":{"rendered":"KDOT Announces Aviation Projects Selected for Funding"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Thirty-six projects have been selected for Kansas Airport\nImprovement Program (KAIP) funding for the purpose of planning, constructing or\nrehabilitating public use general aviation airports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>KAIP receives $5 million annually through the Eisenhower\nLegacy Transportation Program, known as IKE, and requires airport sponsors to\nshare in the project costs by paying between 5% and 50% of the total project.\nThe Kansas Department of Transportation\u2019s Division of Aviation, which manages\nthe program, considered 145 project applications this year with a combined\ntotal project value of over $78 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bob-Brock-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bob-Brock-1.jpg 200w, https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bob-Brock-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bob-Brock-1-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><figcaption><em>Bob Brock<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe aviation industry brings $20.6 billion in total\neconomic impact to the State of Kansas,\u201d said KDOT Director of Aviation Bob\nBrock. \u201cThe KAIP program helps this important industry remain a vital part of\nthe Kansas economy. That translates into jobs and quality of life for the\nresidents of Kansas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The selection board identified $4,968,161 in projects to\naddress the most impactful airport improvements across the state. Please direct\nany questions to <a href=\"mailto:airportquestions@ks.gov\">airportquestions@ks.gov<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Communities selected for funding, project and amount awarded\ninclude:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Anthony Replace airport beacon and install AWOS\n&#8211; $252,450<\/li><li>Atchison Construction on new runway 9-27 &#8211;\n$89,396<\/li><li>Atchison Design of primary apron expansion &#8211;\n$38,000<\/li><li>Atchison Construction of primary apron expansion\n&#8211; $328,500<\/li><li>Atwood\/Rawlins Co. Replace airport beacon &#8211;\n$72,000<\/li><li>Augusta FOD sweeper unit &#8211; $3,998<\/li><li>Augusta Fuel farm equipment safety and\nenvironmental improvements &#8211; $10,058<\/li><li>Augusta Small crack sealant melter\/applicator\nunit with a pallet of rubber crack filler material &#8211; $2,820<\/li><li>Beloit Replace outdated (2008) AWOS system &#8211;\n$180,000<\/li><li>Benton AWOS upgrade and service &#8211; $ 7,920<\/li><li>Colby Construction of D32 taxiway to new\nbusiness hangar &#8211; $108,000<\/li><li>Dodge City Replace airfield generator &#8211; $72,000<\/li><li>Ellsworth Replace lightning damaged and aging\nAWOS system &#8211; $242,550<\/li><li>Emporia Paving materials to extend runway length\nto no less than 5,002 feet &#8211; $75,000<\/li><li>Fort Scott Install electronic gate\/keypad for\nsecurity access &amp; wildlife control &#8211; $21,250<\/li><li>Goodland Pavement preservation on runway 12-30,\nreplace joint seal on 50% of concrete pavement, repaint runway 12-30 and\nportion of GA apron &#8211; $409,050<\/li><li>Herrington Replace airport beacon &#8211; $18,000<\/li><li>Hutchinson Design hangar improvements to\naccommodate water bomber storage &#8211; $9,500<\/li><li>Hutchinson Construct hangar improvements to\naccommodate water bomber storage &#8211; $85,850<\/li><li>Iola\/Allen Co. Pavement preservation of runway\n1-19 and remarking &#8211; $477,000<\/li><li>Leoti Install turnaround lights on ends of\nrunway 17\/35 &#8211; $72,000<\/li><li>Olathe\/IXD Pavement maintenance materials &#8211; $\n14,400<\/li><li>Olathe\/OJC Consolidate airfield electrical\nservice equipment in one electrical vault &#8211; $378,000<\/li><li>Olathe\/OJC Pavement maintenance materials &#8211;\n$14,400<\/li><li>Phillipsburg Replace aging existing AWOS &#8211;\n$207,900<\/li><li>Rose Hill Runway\/taxiway repair and pavement\npreservation entire airfield &#8211; $87,120<\/li><li>Smith Center Design installation of an AWOS with\nP\/T &#8211; $ 47,500<\/li><li>Smith Center Construct installation of an AWOS\nwith P\/T &#8211; $306,000<\/li><li>Stockton\/Rooks Co. Design replacement of AWOS\nA\/V with AWOS III-P\/T &#8211; $47,500<\/li><li>Stockton\/Rooks Co. Construct replacement of AWOS\nA\/V with AWOS III-P\/T &#8211; $256,500<\/li><li>Sublette Crack sealing and runway marking of\nrunway 17-35 &#8211; $ 27,000<\/li><li>Syracuse\/Hamilton Co. Design pavement\npreservation and marking for runway 13-31 and apron &#8211; $38,000<\/li><li>Syracuse\/Hamilton Co. Construct pavement\npreservation\/marking for runway 13-31 and apron &#8211; $180,000<\/li><li>Winfield Replace aging existing generator that\nfeeds airfield lighting and navaids &#8211; $270,000<\/li><li>Ulysses\/Grant Co. Design 100LL\nreplacement\/installation of new Jet-A self-serve fuel facility &#8211; $80,750<\/li><li>Ulysses\/Grant Co. Replace 100LL and install\nJet-A self-serve fuel facility &#8211; $437,750<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thirty-six projects have been selected for Kansas Airport Improvement Program (KAIP) funding for the purpose of planning, constructing or rehabilitating public use general aviation airports. 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