Committee forwards seven airport infrastructure grant applications for local airport improvements

The committee advanced seven airport infrastructure grant applications from small municipal airports that seek Build Kansas matching funds for projects such as helipads, runway overlays, taxiway construction and a hangar. Jason said staff had reviewed all seven with KDOT aviation to avoid duplicate state funding and noted the applications together request $19,300,000 in Build Kansas contributions across the 12 total applications considered that day (the seven are a subset of that total).

Projects included a Greeley County helipad for medical air transport (application listed $11,447.50), Coffeyville runway mill and overlay ($28,149.45), a phased parallel taxiway for Smith Center ($13,503.30), Chanute runway rehabilitation and relocated threshold lighting ($24,149), Eureka apron and taxiway rehabilitation ($5,450), a 100-by-120-foot hangar in Colby ($26,586), and Allen County parallel taxiway earthwork and pavement ($20,638). Committee members asked technical and phasing questions and forwarded each application with no opposition recorded.