$700k awarded to 13 Alabama airports—find out which ones

The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is still handing out money for their Airport Improvement Funding Program.

This time—over $700,000 going to 13 different local airports across the Yellowhammer State. We’ve got the scoop on which ones, how much and what they’re using the funds for.

$700k, 13 airports

ALDOT announced the grants in early September, saying the money is going to small airports to help boost existing funds for much-needed projects.

Here’s a breakdown of each airport, how much money they’re getting from ALDOT and the matched funds from federal or local resources.

Bessemer Municipal Airport: airfield pavement maintenance

• ALDOT grant: $215,506
• Matching local funds: $71,835

Courtland Airport in Lawrence County: rehabilitation of taxiways and a parallel ramp

• ALDOT grant: $14,137
• Federal Aviation Administration: $254,532
• Matching local funds: $14,139

Cullman Regional-Folsom Field Airport in Cullman: construction of a midfield taxiway

• ALDOT grant: $8,405
• Federal Aviation Administration: $151,292
• Matching local funds: $8,405

Dothan Regional Airport in Dothan: improving airfield drainage

• ALDOT grant: $8,238
• Matching local funds: $8,238

Eufaula Municipal Airport in Cullman: construction of taxiways

• ALDOT grant: $86,412 
• Federal Aviation Administration: $1,555,418
• Matching local funds: $86,412

Florala Municipal Airport in Florala: preparation for a terminal building

• ALDOT grant: $12,045
• Federal Aviation Administration: $216,826
• Matching local funds: $12,046

Gulf Shores International Airport/Jack Edwards Field in Gulf Shores: improving runway safety

• ALDOT grant: $2,591
• Federal Aviation Administration: $46,647
• Matching local funds: $2,592

Lanett Regional Airport in Lanett: construction of a new taxi lane

• ALDOT grant: $28,686
• Federal Aviation Administration: $516,366
• Matching local funds: $28,688

Ozark Municipal Airport in Ozark: construction of a new corporate hangar.

• ALDOT grant: $8,404
• Federal Aviation Administration: $151,274
• Matching local funds: $8,404

Pryor Field Regional Airport in Decatur: construction of a new taxiway

• ALDOT grant: $177,778
• Federal Aviation Administration: $3,200,000
• Matching local funds: $177,778

Troy Municipal Airport in Troy: rehabilitation of a taxiway

• ALDOT grant: $96,684
• Federal Aviation Administration: $1,740,329
• Matching funds: $96,685

Union Springs Airport-Franklin Field in Bullock County: construction of a 4-unit box hangar

• ALDOT grant: $46,909
• Federal Aviation Administration: $844,374
• Matching funds: $46,910

William E. Stewart Jackson Municipal Airport in Jackson:

• ALDOT grant: $5,000
• Federal Aviation Administration: $90,000
• Matching grants: $5,000

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