Local Airports Awarded Grants

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July 20, 2021

By News Director Jared Atha

Local airports were awarded grant money by the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission during their regularly scheduled meeting held last week.

With construction season thriving, the commission approved several state grants for projects in the 5-year Airport Construction Program which will support needed improvements for the Oklahoma Airport System. Among the awarded grants, Elk City Regional Airport received $404,954 in state funding to support the almost $1 million project to install LED runway lights, visual glideslope lighting known as PAPIs, and a weather reporting system. Also, Weatherford’s Thomas P. Stafford Airport received a $500,000 state grant to construct a new terminal building that will be located adjacent to the newly renovated Thomas P Stafford Air and Space Museum.

Other airports in the state awarded grants during the meeting including the Ardmore Municipal Airport, and the Boise City Municipal Airport

In total, the commission awarded $2,323,729 of state funding to support overall projects exceeding $6.3 million. These projects will go to support aviation and air transportation across the state, providing needed infrastructure investment to ensure the airports can be the best economic development tools possible for area communities.

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