Maryland Congressional Delegation Announces Nearly $22.9 Million to Upgrade Airports Statewide
Airports Get Added Financial Boost from COVID Relief Funding
U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen John Sarbanes, Andy Harris, M.D. and David Trone (all Md.) today announced $22,857,386 in federal funding to expand and renovate airports across Maryland.
“Maryland’s airports are essential hubs for our economy, tourism and public safety,” the lawmakers said. “This new federal funding will upgrade airport facilities and runways, create and maintain jobs and ensure that day-to-day operations continue to run safely and effectively as business and personal air travel increases. We remain committed to securing strong federal investments in projects that enhance and support transportation infrastructure across our state.”
Funding comes from the U.S. Department of Transportation through the Airport Improvement Program for Fiscal Year 2021, along with an added boost from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, Coronavirus Relief and Response Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSA) Act and American Rescue Plan (ARP). It includes:
|
RECIPIENT |
CARES ACT FUNDING |
CRRSA ACT FUNDING |
TOTAL FUNDING |
PURPOSE |
|
Baltimore/Washington International (BWI) Thurgood Marshall |
$1,211,882 |
$2,845,234 |
$4,057,116 |
To relocate the navigational aid facility and provide economic relief on airport car rentals, parking and in-terminal concessions |
|
Easton/Newnam Field Airport |
|
$91,162 |
$91,162 |
To provide economic support towards cleaning, sanitization, janitorial and operation costs |
|
Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico Regional |
$15,016 |
$15,016 |
To provide economic relief on airport car rentals, parking and in-terminal concessions |
|
Recipient |
FY21 Funding |
ARP Funding |
Total Funding |
Purpose |
|
Bay Bridge Airport |
$463,500 |
$51,500 |
$515,000 |
To rehabilitate runway lighting and 2,713 feet of runway. |
|
Crisfield-Somerset County |
$35,203 |
$3,911 |
$39,144 |
To remove non-hazardous trees causing obstruction. |
|
Frederick Municipal Airport |
4,338,136 |
$482,015 |
$4,820,151 |
To extend 5,820 feet of runway and relocate 1,900 feet of parallel taxiway near Taxiway C. |
|
Greater Cumberland Regional |
$5,704,444 |
$570,444 |
$5,704,444 |
To rehabilitate 5,048 feet of runway and construct an embankment to ensure runway safety. |
|
Hagerstown Regional-Richard A. Henson Field |
$270,000 |
$30,000 |
$300,000 |
To reconstruct 3,000 feet of Taxiway F pavement and upgrade Taxiway F lighting. |
|
Montgomery County Airpark |
$360,000 |
$40,000 |
$400,000 |
To upgrade 4,202 feet of runway. |
|
Ocean City Municipal |
$4,230,000 |
$470,000 |
$4,700,000 |
To rehabilitate runway lighting and 4,074 feet of runway. |
|
Tipton Airport |
$1,993,818 |
$221,535 |
$2,215,353 |
To upgrade and repair hangars for storage and maintenance. |
The lawmakers previously announced more than $23.6 million in federal COVID-19 economic relief funding for airports across the state.