WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Senators Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor along with U.S. Representative Marion Berry (AR-01) announced today that the First Congressional District will receive $5,364,495 from the Federal Aviation Administration to make improvements at local airports. The grants were awarded through the Federal Aviation Administration to 12 airports throughout the region.
The Federal Aviation Administration grants include:
Baxter County
Ozark Regional Airport will receive $579,500 to construct a taxiway that meets current runway-to-taxiway separation standards.
Crittenden County
West Memphis Municipal Airport will receive $1,710,000 for a runway rehabilitation project that will include extending the useful life of the pavement and eliminating irregularities in the runway surface.
Izard County
Calico Rock Airport will receive $307,800 to construct a taxiway that will eliminate the need for back-taxiing on the runway.
Melbourne Municipal Airport will receive $59,755 to construct a taxiway that will eliminate the need for back-taxiing on the runway.
Lonoke County
Carlisle Municipal Airport will receive $95,000 for the construction of additional aircraft parking.
Monroe County
Frank Federer Municipal Airport will receive $215,031 for the construction of additional aircraft parking and an access taxiway to aircraft parking.
Clarendon Municipal Airport will receive $421,770 for the replacement of the existing runway.
Phillips County
Thompson-Robbins Airport will receive $466,464 to improve the runway safety area.
Prairie County
Stuttgart Municipal Airport will receive $553,000 to preserve and extend the useful life of airport pavement.
Randolph County
Pocahontas Municipal Airport will receive $508,250 to construct taxiways that will enhance ground and air traffic flow efficiency.
St. Francis County
Delta Regional Airport will receive $392,825 to begin engineering design work for a new regional airport.
Woodruff County
Woodruff County Airport will receive $55,100 to develop the airport layout plan and to identify needed airport improvements.
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