The Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission approved a state grant\nfor a project identified in the Commission\u2019s Airport Construction Program at\nPauls Valley Municipal Airport. The project consists of constructing a 100\u2019 x\n100\u2019 hangar as part of the 2022 Statewide Hangar Grant Program which will spur\neconomic development and increase capacity for based and transient aircraft\nstorage at the airport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Based on bids, the total project cost was $1,179,747 and was\nfunded with $770,000 of federal grant funds, $68,888 of ARPA funds, $300,000 of\nstate grant funds, and $40,859 of sponsor matching funds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Commission approved a $184 million Airport Construction\nProgram (ACP) for fiscal years 2023-2027, with a total of 85 airport\ninfrastructure projects serving 57 communities throughout Oklahoma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The State Director of Aeronautics Grayson Ardies stated, \u201cWe\nare very fortunate that our aviation industry is recovering at a record pace in\nOklahoma and these investments will ensure that we continue on our upward\ntrajectory. With the state\u2019s leaders investing even more into airport\ninfrastructure our ACP will undergo changes in the upcoming months and years. We will have the opportunity to invest in new\nhangars, more terminal buildings and other infrastructure upgrades that will\nallow our airports to attract new businesses and companies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As a result of its central location in the United States,\nOklahoma is designated as the oil delivery point in the country. Oklahoma has\nalmost 1,000 miles of pipelines. From a safety standpoint, it is imperative\nthat pipelines be monitored on a routine basis. It is far more economical and\nefficient to conduct inspections from the air using general aviation aircraft.\nThe airport is often used as a location for pipeline inspection companies to\nbase and refuel their aircraft. The aviation and aerospace economic impact\nstudy showed Pauls Valley Municipal Airport has an annual economic activity of\n$5.2 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Through its ACP, the Commission determines funding for\nairport projects at the 104 general aviation airports across Oklahoma. While projects are prioritized based on\nsafety, standards, pavement preservation and being aviation business ready, the\noverall Oklahoma Airport System Plan (OASP) that is approved by the Commission\nis the long-term planning tool used to identify the network of airports and the\ninfrastructure requirements needed to serve the state. The OASP identifies\nairports by their functional capabilities and services they provide to the\naviation community at large. The ACP allows the Commission, the Federal\nAviation Administration (FAA) and airport sponsors to anticipate airport\nfunding needs and accommodate changes in project scope, cost, and schedule\nbased on multi-year planning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission approved a state grant for a project identified in the Commission\u2019s Airport Construction Program at Pauls Valley Municipal Airport. The project consists of constructing a 100\u2019 x 100\u2019 hangar as part of the 2022 Statewide Hangar Grant Program which will spur economic development and increase capacity for based and transient aircraft […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22896","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-oklahoma"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22896","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22896"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22896\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22897,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22896\/revisions\/22897"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22896"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22896"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22896"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}