Federal Grants Announced to Improve Eight Virginia Airports
Approval was announced this week for $32,463,128 in federal grant funding to modernize infrastructure at eight airports across Virginia. This funding comes from the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Airport Infrastructure Grant (AIG) program for Fiscal Year 2026
The nine grant awards include:
- $8,000,000 for Lynchburg Regional Airport to expand the existing terminal, including the TSA exit lane, to accommodate more passengers.
- $4,984,707 for Washington Manassas Airport to revitalize an existing runway and runway lighting and construct a runway safety area, enhancing safety and preserving pavement integrity.
- $3,311,779 for Warrenton-Fauquier Airport to complete the rehabilitation of an existing taxiway and taxiway lighting, extending its useful life.
- $1,330,000 for Front Royal-Warren County Airport to complete the rehabilitation of an existing runway, preserving its structural integrity, reducing the risk of foreign object debris, and extending its useful life.
- $438,620 for Culpeper Regional Airport to carry out the design of a project that will reconstruct the aging runway and its lighting, update the airport’s Exhibit A Airport Property Map, and support the removal of obstructive vehicular traffic. These planned improvements will enhance safety, bring the airport into compliance with current standards, and extend the useful life of critical infrastructure.
- $336,300 for New Kent County Airport to carry out the design phase of a project to remove obstructions and bring the airport into compliance with current standards.
- $165,000 for Ingalls Field Airport to complete the design phase of a runway rehabilitation project that will preserve structural integrity, reduce the risk of foreign object debris, and extend the runway’s useful life.
- $114,713 for Hanover County Municipal Airport to rehabilitate an existing taxiway, prepare required environmental documentation, remove obstructions, and extend an existing taxiway to improve safety and bring the airport into conformity with current standards.
- $80,582 for Hanover County Municipal Airport to carry out the design phase of a project that will rehabilitate apron pavement, preserving its structural integrity and reducing the risk of foreign object debris.
