(Undated) -- Twenty Iowa airports will share $15 (M) million dollars in federal funding. U-S Senator Chuck Grassley says the funds are to be used for modernizing aging infrastructure. The four largest grants will go to Des Moines, Dubuque, Sioux City, and Fort Dodge airports.
The Des Moines International Airport will receive $5 million toward construction of a new terminal.
The Dubuque Regional Airport will receive more than $2 million to rebuild a transient parking apron.
Sioux Gateway will get more than $1 million to reconstruction tax lane pavement and acquire equipment to keep the airport serviceable during snow periods.
The Fort Dodge Regional Airport will get more than $800,000 for the construction of a new hanger.
Other funding includes:
Algona Municipal: $300,000
Ames Municipal: $240,000
Boone Municipal: $448,000
Arther Neu Airport (Carroll County): $80,000
Schenck Field (Page County)
Clinton Municipal: $79,000
Decorah Municipal: $448,000
Denison Municipal: $330,000
Esterville Municipal: $360,000
Fort Madison Municipal: $250,000
Grinnell Regional: $324,000
Iowa City Municipal: $442,800
Marshalltown Municipal: $448,000
Sioux City Regional: $123,118
Oskaloosa Municipal: $400,000
Perry Municipal: $360,000
The US Department of Transportation will administer the awards thru its Airport Infrastructure Grants program.
"Iowa's airports move goods to market and help get people where they need to go. Keeping this critical infrastructure in top shape will strengthen Iowan's economy and ensure Iowans' safety when they travel," said Senator Chuck Grassley. "I'm glad to see this significant investment put to good use in our communities."
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