The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded nearly $10.5 million in grants for improvements at airports across Arkansas.
The largest grant went to Northwest Arkansas National Airport, which received $3.89 million to reconstruct an air traffic control tower. Texarkana Regional Airport and Z.M. Jack Stell Field in Crossett each received grants of more than $1 million.
The money is a portion of $636 million awarded in the latest funding round of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Improvement Program. The program awarded 320 grants in 46 states and American Samoa.
“From passenger travel to cargo operations, the Biden-Harris Administration continues to make our aviation system safer, more accessible, and more resilient through initiatives like the Airport Improvement Program,” U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said in a statement. “Thanks to this latest round of funding, passengers across the country will benefit as we make airports from Rhode Island to American Samoa more modern and efficient.”
The full list of Arkansas grant recipients and award amounts is below.
| State | City | Airport | Local ID | Project Description | Grant Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AR | Bentonville | Northwest Arkansas Ntl | XNA | Reconstruct Contract Tower | $3,888,608 |
| AR | Berryville | Carroll County | 4M1 | Expand Apron | $418,435 |
| AR | Crossett | Z M Jack Stell Field | CRT | Construct Taxiway | $1,053,676 |
| AR | De Queen | J Lynn Helms Sevier County | DEQ | Construct Taxilane | $388,656 |
| AR | Dumas | Billy Free Municipal | 0M0 | Reseal Apron Pavement, Reseal Taxiway Pavement | $155,655 |
| AR | Fayetteville | Drake Field | FYV | Extend/Expand Taxiway | $240,210 |
| AR | Hot Springs | Memorial Field | HOT | Rehabilitate Runway, Rehabilitate Runway Lighting, Rehabilitate Runway Markings | $558,485 |
| AR | Jonesboro | Jonesboro Municipal | JBR | Extend/Expand Runway | $141,300 |
| AR | Magnolia | Ralph C Weiser Field | AGO | Reconstruct Taxiway Lighting | $218,044 |
| AR | Manila | Manila Municipal | MXA | Reconstruct Taxiway Lighting, Rehabilitate Runway Lighting | $299,444 |
| AR | Monticello | Monticello Municipal/Ellis Field | LLQ | Reseal Apron Pavement, Reseal Taxiway Pavement | $316,566 |
| AR | Morrilton | Morrilton Municipal | BDQ | Construct Airport Lighting Vault, Install Taxiway Lighting, Reconstruct Runway Lighting, Reconstruct Taxiway Lighting | $318,277 |
| AR | Mount Ida | Bearce | 7M3 | Rehabilitate Runway, Reseal Taxiway Pavement | $924,474 |
| AR | Mountain Home | Baxter County | BPK | Reconstruct Runway Visual Guidance System | $100,043 |
| AR | Osceola | Osceola Municipal | 7M4 | Construct Terminal Access Road | $525,079 |
| AR | Pine Bluff | Pinebluff Regional/Grider Field | PBF | Rehabilitate Runway | $241,638 |
| AR | Russellville | Russellville Regional | RUE | Reconstruct Apron | $165,007 |
| AR | Sheridan | Sheridan-Grant County Regional | 9M8 | Reseal/Resurface Runway Pavement | $246,082 |
| AR | Springdale | Springdale Municipal | ASG | Reseal/Resurface Runway Pavement | $606,559 |
| AR | Texarkana | Texarkana Regional-Webb Field | TXK | Construct Apron | $1,000,000 |
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