WASHINGTON, D.C. – Montana’s Congressman, Denny Rehberg, today announced the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded Dillon Airport a $228,730 grant to upgrade the airport’s facilities.

“Dillon Airport provides the surrounding community with valuable access to quick, efficient travel,” said Rehberg, a member of the House Appropriations Committee. “Montana families and tourists need to know they are safe when they fly. We all share the benefits from having the best possible facilities. These funds are critical to the safe and efficient operation of the Dillon Airport.”

This grant will be used to rehabilitate the runway in order to extend pavement life as well as to improve the runway’s lighting system.

“We are very appreciative of Congressman Rehberg’s help,” said Tom Rice, Chairman of the Beaverhead County Commission. “Like a lot of rural areas, there’s no way we could do this on our own, so the availability of this money to work toward an airport project is super.”