{"id":27889,"date":"2024-02-19T15:17:54","date_gmt":"2024-02-19T15:17:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=27889"},"modified":"2024-02-19T15:21:51","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T15:21:51","slug":"four-north-carolina-airports-awarded-45-million-in-federal-grants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/north-carolina\/four-north-carolina-airports-awarded-45-million-in-federal-grants\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Four North Carolina Airports Awarded $45 Million in Federal Grants"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Four North Carolina airports are among those that will\nreceive federal grants totaling nearly $1 billion through the Bipartisan\nInfrastructure Law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The funds from the Federal Aviation Administration will help\nmodernize 114 airports nationwide so they can better meet the growing demand\nfor air travel and improve air travel for passengers while creating good-paying\njobs for airport workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>North Carolina airports in Charlotte, the Triangle,\nWilmington and Spruce Pine were awarded a total of $45 million as part of\nThursday\u2019s announcement. The grants for the Tar Heel airports are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>$27 million to Charlotte Douglas International\nAirport to replace up to 16 passenger board bridges and associated ground power\nunits and pre-conditioned air units.<\/li><li>$12 million to Raleigh-Durham International\nAirport to fund part of the Terminal 2 security checkpoint, baggage claim and\nthe expansion of the federal inspection station.<\/li><li>$4 million to Wilmington International Airport\nto fund a portion of the terminal access road and terminal curb front expansion\nand realignment.<\/li><li>$2 million to the Avery County Airport in Spruce\nPine to help fund construction of a new general aviation terminal building to\nmeet existing and future demand.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper emphasized how these investments are vital to the state, where aviation improves the economy and quality of life for the state where air travel started over 120 years ago. North Carolina\u2019s 72 public airports contribute $72 billion to the state\u2019s economy, support 330,000 jobs and return $3.7 billion state and local tax revenues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Investments enhancing the passenger experience include new\nbaggage systems, larger security checkpoints, increasing gate capacity, and\nmodernizing aging infrastructure throughout terminals and ground\ntransportation. These investments further increase terminal sustainability and\nimprove accessibility for individuals with disabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today\u2019s funding is from the Airport Terminal Program, one of\nthree aviation programs created by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and comes\non the heels of more than $240 million in funding for Airport Infrastructure\nGrants. The law provides $1 billion annually for five years for Airport\nTerminal Program grants. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is making an\nhistoric investment of over $415 billion to improve the nation\u2019s roads,\nbridges, rail, public transit and its ports and airports.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Four North Carolina airports are among those that will receive federal grants totaling nearly $1 billion through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. 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