With air traffic poised to reach or beat pre-pandemic levels\nthis year, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is awarding nearly $1\nbillion from President Biden\u2019s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to 99 airports of\nall shapes and sizes across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The funding helps meet the growing demand for air travel and\ninvests in key areas to help get travelers in and out of airports more quickly\nand improve the passenger experience by investing in new baggage systems,\nlarger security checkpoints and improved ground transportation. Other projects\nincrease terminal sustainability and improve accessibility for individuals with\ndisabilities. Several grants will address the needs of aging air traffic\ncontrol towers. The investments will go to airports in 47 states and two\nterritories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAmericans deserve the best airports in the world, and with\ndemand for air travel surging back, this funding to improve the passenger\nexperience couldn\u2019t come at a more urgent time,\u201d said U.S. Transportation\nSecretary Pete Buttigieg. \u201cThese grants will make it faster and easier to check\nyour bags, get through security and find your gate, all while creating jobs and\nsupporting local economies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
View a data visualization<\/a> of the airports receiving funding.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cToday\u2019s funding doesn\u2019t just improve airport terminals. It\ncreates opportunities in communities large and small for good-paying jobs and a\nchance to be part of our country\u2019s thriving aviation sector,\u201d said Deputy FAA\nAdministrator A. Bradley Mims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n These awards are on top of the $1 billion for Airport\nterminals announced for 85 airports last year. The vast majority of those\nprojects are under construction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Many grants contain an element that will build new or\nexpanded terminal facilities. Among them are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Many grants contain an element that will make passenger\ncheck-in more efficient by improving security-screening areas. Among them are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Many grants contain an element that will improve passenger\nexperience, including more reliable and faster baggage systems. Among them are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Many grants will increase access to other modes of\ntransportation or improve roadways. Those include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n 6 grants are awarded to airports to refurbish their air\ntraffic control towers. Among those are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Many grants contain an element that will increase terminal\nsustainability. Among them are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Many grants contain an element that will go to improving\nairport access in smaller communities. Among them are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00c2\u00a0Today\u2019s funding is from the Airport Terminal Program<\/a>, one of three aviation programs created by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The law provides $1 billion annually for five years for Airport Terminal Program grants. In total, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provided a historic $25 billion to modernize our country\u2019s airport infrastructure. Learn more at faa.gov\/bil<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The President\u2019s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law makes a\nhistoric investment in our nation\u2019s infrastructure and competitiveness. It will\nrebuild America\u2019s roads, bridges and rails, upgrade and expand public transit,\nmodernize the nation\u2019s ports and airports, improve safety, tackle the climate\ncrisis, advance environmental justice and invest in communities that have too\noften been left behind. It will drive the creation of good-paying union jobs\nand grow the economy sustainably and equitably to help everyone get ahead for\ndecades to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" With air traffic poised to reach or beat pre-pandemic levels this year, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is awarding nearly $1 billion from President Biden\u2019s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to 99 airports of all shapes and sizes across the country. The funding helps meet the growing demand for air travel and invests in key areas to […]<\/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":[115],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24925","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-national-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24925","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=24925"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24925\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24926,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24925\/revisions\/24926"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24925"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24925"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24925"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}