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News Release
Iowa airports land record funding for 2005
AMES , Iowa – Dec. 13, 2005 – A federal transportation appropriations bill that included funding for Iowa's airports was passed by Congress and signed by the President Nov. 30. The bill provides essential federal Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding and continued funding for the Essential Air Service (EAS) program that supports passenger air service at airports in Burlington , Fort Dodge, and Mason City.
Iowa airports received $53 million in AIP grants in 2005 for airport rehabilitation and development projects (see table). In Iowa , 77 of the state's 111 publicly owned airports are eligible for federal funding.
Funding for the grants is provided through aviation-generated user fees, such as passenger and facility fees, cargo taxes, and fuel taxes. AIP funds are primarily allocated to airfield projects involving runway and taxiway construction, safety items, and planning studies.
According to Michelle McEnany, director of the Iowa Department of Transportation's Office of Aviation, “There are more than 1.3 million aircraft operations annually in Iowa and more than 3 million passengers are processed annually through Iowa 's commercial service airports. Airports are critical transportation and economic resources to the state and communities throughout Iowa . This level of funding goes a long way in positioning our airports to meet the needs of businesses, residents and visitors to our state.”
More information on aviation in Iowa is available on the Iowa DOT's Office of Aviation Web site at iawings.com.
Federal Airport Improvement Grants to Airports in Iowa FFY 2005 |
Airport |
Project Summary |
Total Federal
Funds |
Albia |
Improve Access Road; Install Miscellaneous NAVAIDS; Remove Obstructions; Construct Snow Removal Equipment Building |
$247,318 |
Algona |
Install Miscellaneous NAVAIDS; Construct Snow Removal Equipment Building |
$228,950 |
Ames |
Rehabilitate Taxiway |
$355,288 |
Atlantic |
Construct Runway 2-2-Phase 4-Grade/Pave |
$2,581,385 |
Audubon |
Expand Apron |
$102,236 |
Carroll |
Construct Runway 3/22 |
$1,482,000 |
Cherokee |
Install Miscellaneous NAVAIDS |
$25,304 |
Clarinda |
Construct Fuel Farm |
$68,565 |
Clarion |
Construct Taxiway; Rehabilitate Taxiway; Rehabilitate Apron; Improve Access Road; Remove Obstructions |
$325,941 |
Council Bluffs |
Construct Runway – Plan 1 |
$2,701,118 |
Davenport |
Rehabilitate Taxiway |
$405,650 |
Decorah |
Improve Runway Safety Area - 11/29 |
$26,600 |
Denison |
Update Airport Master Plan |
$97,227 |
Des Moines |
Rehabilitate Runway - 13/31; Construct Runway Phase 1 |
$8,864,468 |
Dubuque |
Improve Snow Removal Equipment Building ; Security Enhancements; Miscellaneous Study |
$682,830 |
The Eastern Iowa |
Install Runway Sensors - 09/27; Rehabilitate Taxiway; Install Miscellaneous NAVAIDS |
$4,616,003 |
Emmetsburg |
Rehabilitate Runway - 13/31 |
$742,378 |
Estherville |
Rehabilitate Taxiway |
$63,998 |
Fairfield |
Construct Runway - 18/36 |
$3,512,670 |
Forest City |
Rehabilitate Access Road |
$103,550 |
Fort Dodge |
Acquire Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Vehicle; Acquire Snow Removal Equipment |
$1,000,937 |
Fort Madison |
Acquire Snow Removal Equipment |
$99,173 |
Grinnell |
Install Weather Reporting Equipment; Construct Taxiway |
$261,250 |
Guthrie County |
Construct Runway - 18/36 |
$142,255 |
Harlan |
Construct Taxiway |
$426,758 |
Independence |
Improve Access Road |
$182,400 |
Iowa City |
Runway Extension |
$150,000 |
Jefferson |
Rehabilitate Access Road; Rehabilitate Apron |
$413,891 |
Keokuk |
Rehabilitate Taxiway |
$271,335 |
Knoxville |
Acquire Snow Removal Equipment; Update Airport Layout Plan |
$118,716 |
Mapleton |
Rehabilitate Apron |
$106,606 |
Maquoketa |
Rehabilitate Apron; Rehabilitate Taxiway |
$218,464 |
Marshalltown |
Rehabilitate Runway - 12/30 |
$902,500 |
Mason City |
Rehabilitate Runway - 17/35; Rehabilitate Runway - 12/30 |
$6,846,169 |
Monticello |
Expand Apron; Update Airport Layout Plan |
$212,896 |
Mount Pleasant |
Rehabilitate Taxiway |
$177,650 |
Orange City |
Airport Master Plan Study; Environmental Study; Miscellaneous Study; Improve Fuel Farm |
$209,000 |
Osceola |
Improve Access Road; Construct Snow Removal Equipment Building; Acquire Snow Removal Equipment |
$235,270 |
Oskaloosa |
Construct Taxiway |
$300,000 |
Ottumwa |
Rehabilitate Runway - 13/31; Install Miscellaneous NAVAIDS; Rehabilitate Runway Lighting - 13/31; Update Master Plan |
$337,307 |
Pella |
Install Perimeter Fence |
$27,377 |
Red Oak |
Extend Runway - 05/23 |
$300,504 |
Sioux Gateway |
Extend Taxiway C |
$4,363,510 |
Southeast Iowa Regional |
Rehabilitate Runway - 18/36 |
$4,458,090 |
Spencer |
Acquire Snow Removal Equipment; Expand Building; Update Master Plan |
$344,495 |
Vinton |
Install Miscellaneous NAVAIDS; Update Airport Layout Plan |
$55,147 |
Waterloo |
Security Enhancements; Install Guidance Signs; Acquire Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Vehicle; Acquire Friction Measuring Equipment; Rehabilitate Apron |
$2,995,671 |
Waverly |
Extend Runway 11/29; Planning Study |
$150,000 |
Winterset |
Rehabilitate Runway - 14/32 |
$367,648 |
Statewide Planning |
Pavement Condition Inspections |
$69,569 |
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Total |
$52,978,067 |
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(Contact: Tim McClung: 515-239-1689 or tim.mcclung@dot.iowa.gov)
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