14 Maine airports awarded $14.5M for latest round of improvements

COURTESY / PQI Presque Isle International Airport was one of 14 airports across the state to receive the latest round of federal airport improvement funds.

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Fourteen airports and the state of Maine have received a total of $14,482,668 through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Airport Improvement Program for upgrades and reconstruction projects.

The program, administered by the Federal Aviation Administration, provides a primary source of funding for airport infrastructure and capital improvements throughout the country. The funds are disbursed in tranches throughout the year.

The latest funding was allocated as follows, according to the FAA:

• The state of Maine received $600,000 to update the state’s system plan;

• Bangor International Airport received $2.133 million to reconstruct its runway, rehabilitate its taxiway, and update its airport master plan;

• Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport received $469,500 to acquire aircraft rescue and firefighting safety equipment, rehabilitate its runway and taxiway, conduct a study, and install airport beacons;

• Brunswick Executive Airport received $124,823 to seal its runway pavement surface;

• Sugarloaf Regional Airport received $322,558 to construct a taxi lane;

• Dexter Regional Airport received $400,000 to remove marking and lighting obstructions;

• Eastport Municipal Airport received $229,000 to conduct an airport wildlife hazard assessment and management plan and update its airport master plan;

• Northern Aroostook Regional Airport received $229,000 to acquire snow removal equipment and conduct an airport wildlife hazard assessment and management plan;

• Machias Valley Airport received $444,677 to improve its fuel farm;

• Millinocket Municipal Airport received $72,000 to conduct a study;

• Old Town Municipal Airport received $150,000 to construct a taxiway;

• Pittsfield Municipal Airport received $415,110 to construct a building and taxi lane;

• Presque Isle International Airport received $993,000 to acquire snow removal equipment and seal apron, runway, and taxiway pavement surface joints;

• Sanford Seacoast Regional Airport received $2.2 million rehabilitate its taxiway; and

• Waterville Robert Lafleur Airport received $5.7 million to reconstruct its taxiway and airport lighting vault.

“Maine’s airports are vital pieces of our state’s transportation network that promote job creation and economic development,” U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, the ranking member of the Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee, said in a news release. “This significant investment will allow airports across our state to make much-needed improvements to their infrastructure, improving the safety and efficiency of operations.”