{"id":26799,"date":"2023-09-27T20:24:24","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T20:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=26799"},"modified":"2023-09-27T20:24:26","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T20:24:26","slug":"idot-announces-airport-of-the-year-awards-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/illinois\/idot-announces-airport-of-the-year-awards-2\/%20","title":{"rendered":"IDOT Announces Airport of the Year Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Reflecting the importance and vitality of the state\u2019s\naviation system, six airports have received Airport of the Year awards from the\nIllinois Department of Transportation. The awards were presented today during\nthe Illinois Public Airports Association Fall Conference in Galena. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIllinois serves as the nexus of North America\u2019s\ntransportation network, with aviation playing a key role in moving passengers\nand freight around the state, country and world,\u201d said Illinois Transportation\nSecretary Omer Osman. \u201cOur aviation partners, from massive international\nairports to smaller regional facilities to a single grass landing strip, are\nvital to our state\u2019s economy and mobility. These awards represent our thanks\nfor the services they provide.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The facilities were selected because of their\naccomplishments, including an outstanding partnership with IDOT and a strong\ncommitment to customer safety and satisfaction. Among the award considerations\nare cooperation and coordination with the state, safety record, maintenance of\nthe facility, and promotion of aviation and educational events. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2023 recipients are: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Willard Airport, Champaign: Primary Airport of\nthe Year <\/li><li>Lewis University Airport, Romeoville: Reliever\nAirport of the Year <\/li><li>Mount Vernon Outland Airport: Large General\nAviation Airport of the Year <\/li><li>Salem-Leckrone Field: Small General Aviation\nAirport of the Year <\/li><li>Tri-County Airport, Yates City: Private Airport\nof the Year <\/li><li>Vertiport Chicago: Heliport of the Year&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Illinois is home to 100 public-use airports and heliports,\nwith nearly 3,000 aircraft registered with the Federal Aviation Administration.\nThe system of airports supports more than 492,000 jobs, with a combined payroll\nof $21.9 billion and a total economic impact of $95.4 billion. Across the\nstate, there are over 700 aviation facilities, including heliports, balloon,\nglider and ultra-light landing facilities, and grass landing strips.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through Gov. Pritzker\u2019s historic, bipartisan Rebuild\nIllinois capital program, IDOT is investing a total of $150 million in\naviation. In 2021, the governor announced a $94 million commitment to airports\nthroughout the state, unlocking $11.5 million in local contributions for a\ncombined investment of $105 million. The funding was the largest statewide\ncapital investment for airports in state history. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more about aviation in Illinois and the Illinois\nAviation System Plan, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ilaviation.com\">www.ilaviation.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reflecting the importance and vitality of the state\u2019s aviation system, six airports have received Airport of the Year awards from the Illinois Department of Transportation. The awards were presented today during the Illinois Public Airports Association Fall Conference in Galena. \u201cIllinois serves as the nexus of North America\u2019s transportation network, with aviation playing a key [&hellip;]<\/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":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26799","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-illinois"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26799","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=26799"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26799\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26800,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26799\/revisions\/26800"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26799"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26799"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26799"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}