In its meeting on November 14, 2023, the South Carolina\nAeronautics Commission approved 23 grant requests totaling nearly $2.8 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A diverse range of projects includes the purchase of\nprogrammable drones for the Challenger Learning Center in Columbia, the\nreplacement of Air Traffic Control (ATC) equipment at Donaldson Field, the\ninstallation of an Automated Weather Observation Station (AWOS) at\nRidgeland-Claude Dean Airport, and the rehabilitation of airfield pavement at\nmany other airports throughout the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe are very pleased to be able to support these great\nprojects at our airports in South Carolina,\u201d said Commission Chairman Delphin\nGantt. \u201cNot long ago, we would not have been able to consider, let alone\nsupport, these 23 requests. The re-allocation of airline property taxes to our\nState Aviation Fund has been a game-changer for the maintenance and improvement\nof our airport infrastructure.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Airports in all seven South Carolina congressional districts\nreceived grants. Most of the 23 approved grants represent five percent of total\nproject costs. For projects with a federal match, the Federal Aviation\nAdministration typically funds 90 percent, and the airport owner funds the\nremaining five percent. However, there were many grants that included no\nfederal participation with the state and airport owners providing all of the\nfunding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe are moving forward with a program to rehabilitate\nsecondary runways throughout the state which are often not funded by the FAA,\u201d\nsaid South Carolina Aeronautics Executive Director Gary Siegfried. \u201cMany of our\nstate\u2019s public airports are former military airfields which typically had three\nrunways. This program will increase the utility and safety of these airports by\nensuring suitable runway access in almost all wind conditions.\u201d A grant for\nfull design of the secondary runway at Anderson Regional Airport was among\nthose awarded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The State\u2019s Airport Development Grant program leverages the\nfinancial participation of the FAA and airport owners to invest in the\nmaintenance and improvement of our infrastructure, which consists of 58\npublicly owned, public-use airports. The $2.8 million awarded in these state\ngrants means an additional $16.8 million spent by others here in our state.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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