FAA announces nearly $1B in aid for airport renovations: See the list

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The Federal Aviation Administration is providing nearly $1 billion to upgrade airports in 46 states.

Approximately $970 million in funding will go to 125 airport-related projects.

FAA officials announced in a release Thursday that the money is included for new baggage systems, larger security checkpoints, increasing gate capacity, and modernizing aging infrastructure throughout terminals and ground transportation.

Money provided to the FAA is part of the Biden administration’s investment into improving airports nationwide.

Here’s a list of the airports receiving money for upgrades.

What airports will be renovated?

Tampa International Airport in Florida
Denver International Airport in Colorado
Des Moines International Airport in Iowa
Purdue University Airport in Lafayette, Indiana,
Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport in Alaska
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas
Salt Lake City International Airport in Utah
Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport in Montana
Nashville International Airport in Tennessee
Buffalo Niagara International Airport in New York
Mobile Airport Authority in Alabama
Memphis International Airport in Tennessee
Kelly Field Airport at Port San Antonio in Texas
General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport in Illinois
Tulsa International Airport in Oklahoma
Shreveport Regional Airport in Louisiana
Rome Griffiss International Airport in New York
Martin State Airport in Middle River, Maryland
Atlanta Regional Airport - Falcon Field in Georgia
General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport in Boston
Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport in Guam
Columbia Metropolitan Airport in South Carolina
Key West International Airport in Florida
Thief River Falls Regional Airport in Minnesota
Palau International Airport
Gallup Municipal Airport in New Mexico
Addington Field Airport in Elizabethtown, Kentucky

Additionally, the FAA announced that over 100 projects from earlier Airport Terminal Program grant awards have been completed or are almost finished. Examples of completed airport projects include the following: