Nine airports have been selected for funding under the second phase of the 2017 Kansas Airport Improvement Program. The projects selected for the Kansas Department of Transportation program include runway improvement, fuel system installation, taxiway construction and more.<\/p>\n
The nine airport sponsors, which must provide a funding match ranging from five to 50 percent, will receive a total of $2.7 million in KAIP funding for projects costing an estimated $3.1 million. \u201cKAIP has not only funded key improvements at local airports, it has helped create a statewide aviation network that enhances both the health and economic wellbeing of the entire state,\u201d said KDOT\u2019s Director of Aviation Merrill Atwater.<\/p>\n
Applications for KAIP funding regularly exceed available funds and this year was no exception. KDOT received 114 applications for projects totaling $38.7 million. Earlier this year under phase one of the fiscal year 2017 program, 12 projects were selected for $2.25 million of funding.<\/p>\n
Communities selected for phase 2 funding and the amount requested include :
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\nAnthony \u2013 Extend runway, $990,000
\nLaCrosse \u2013 Repair runway, $607,433
\nLyons \u2013 Install Automated Weather Observation System III, $103,500
\nWakeeney \u2013 Runway modernization (lighting, striping, signage), $441,000
\nStafford \u2013 Land acquisition for development, $27,075
\nHerington \u2013 Construct airport fence, $21,000
\nRose Hill-Cook Field \u2013 Relocate fuel system, construct ramp, $208,250
\nLawrence \u2013 Reconstruct taxiway C, $154,800
\nPleasanton \u2013 Install fuel system, $191,250<\/p>\n