Reviewed by: Caleb Turrentine
$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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