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

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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

Runway 5 Airports, Alabama, Gulf Shores, Ozark
One of many runways getting some renovations. (ALDOT)

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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