HARRISBURG – PennDOT Secretary Allen D. Biehler, P.E. announced nearly $4 million in funding to improve safety and upgrade facilities at 27 airports throughout Pennsylvania.
The DuBois Regional Airport in Jefferson County will receive $45,000 to acquire a tractor with various attachments for maintenance of the airport grounds.
“Safe, well-maintained airports are essential to the success of Pennsylvania’s thriving aviation industry,” Biehler said. “Our airports generate billions of dollars in economic activity and provide jobs for thousands of Pennsylvanians.”
Biehler said the funds will be used for a variety of projects, including runway and taxiway rehabilitation, airport development planning, acquisition of snow removal equipment and maintenance.
The grants are administered by PennDOT’s Bureau of Aviation and are completely funded by revenue from Pennsylvania’s jet fuel tax. The state grants leverage more than $1.4 million in local matching funds.
Allegheny County
• Allegheny County Airport will receive $15,000 to begin a project to bring the historic terminal building’s electrical system up to industry code.
Armstrong County
• McVille Airport will receive $18,750 for the development of an airport layout plan that will detail future airport configuration, features and projects.
Berks County
• Reading Regional Airport will receive $753,750 for demolishing an unsafe hangar and restoring the site.
Bucks County
• Pennridge Airport will receive $60,000 for design and coordination of a project to replace the airport’s electrical, lighting and aircraft guidance
equipment.
• Quakertown Airport will receive $95,000 for construction and improvement of aircraft hangars.
• Van Sant Airport will receive $187,500 to regrade portions of the airport
property to improve maneuverability of and visibility for aircraft.
Butler County
• Butler Farm Show Airport will receive $15,000 for removal of obstructions to maintain clear aircraft flight paths.
Cambria County
• Johnstown-Cambria County Airport will receive $26,250 for acquisition of mowing equipment for airfield maintenance.
Centre County
• Bellefonte Airport will receive $52,500 for design and environmental studies for the widening of the runway to meet current runway width standards.
Chester County
• Brandywine Airport will receive $487,500 to replace the pump, pipework and above-ground equipment for its aircraft fuel facility.
Clarion County
• Clarion County Airport will receive $18,750 to upgrade its aircraft refueling facility.
Dauphin County
• Bendigo Airport will receive $35,812 to repaint airport pavement markings and purchase snow removal equipment.
Juniata County
• Mifflintown Airport will receive $424,875 for taxiway and apron resurfacing.
Lebanon County
• Deck Airport will receive $195,000 for airport pavement rehabilitation, repainting of airport pavement markings, removal of obstructions from near aircraft movement areas, and installation of aircraft guidance equipment.
• Farmers Pride Airport will receive $86,625 for rehabilitation of pavement
accessing aircraft storage hangars.
Luzerne County
• Hazleton Airport will receive $75,000 for replacement of the Civil Air Patrol
(CAP) hangar.
• Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport will receive $37,500 for airport pavement maintenance.
Lycoming County
• Williamsport Regional Airport will receive $50,000 for airport pavement maintenance.
McKean County
• Bradford Regional Airport will receive $90,000 for airport pavement rehabilitation and repainting of runway navigational markings.
Montgomery County
• Perkiomen Valley Airport will receive $204,750 for safety projects such as aircraft guidance equipment installation and removal of obstructions from aircraft flight paths.
Northampton County
• Braden Airpark will receive $303,750 for rehabilitation of electrical system and design of a new aircraft fuel facility.
Northumberland County
• Danville Airport will receive $157,500 for acquisition of a snow removal tractor, acquisition of easements, and removal of obstructions to maintain clear aircraft flight paths.
Philadelphia
• Penn’s Landing Heliport will receive $45,000 for an ongoing pavement rehabilitation project to improve the quality of the heliport landing area.
Schuylkill County
• Schuylkill County Airport will receive $142,500 for construction of a new
fuel facility.
Westmoreland County
• Arnold Palmer Regional Airport will receive $56,250 to acquire equipment to remove debris from runways.
York County
• York Airport will receive $221,250 for rehabilitation of the aircraft parking apron, rehabilitation of access road pavement, repainting of airport pavement markings, and security fencing expansion.