11 Airports Receive Funding For Expansions, Upgrades

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Eleven Arkansas airports have been awarded more than $6.5 million from the Department of Transportation to support facility upgrades and expansions.

The announcement was made by all members of Arkansas’ Congressional and Senate delegation.

The airports receiving funding are as follows:

  • Ash Flat: Sharp County Regional Airport will receive $440,325 to rehabilitate the airport apron and runway.
  • Benton: Saline County Regional Airport will receive $528,183 to expand the airport apron.
  • Clarendon: Clarendon Municipal Airport will receive $206,764 to extend taxiway.
  • Clinton: Clinton Municipal Airport will receive $194,776 to install taxiway lighting.
  • Corning: Corning Municipal Airport will receive $244,332 to rehabilitate the airport apron.
  • De Witt: De Witt Municipal Airport will receive $335,250 to expand and rehabilitate the airport apron.
  • Newport: Newport Municipal Airport will receive $557,072 to install airfield guidance signs, miscellaneous NAVAIDS and to rehabilitate the runway.
  • Russellville: Russellville Regional Airport will receive $124,184 to acquire land for approaches.
  • Searcy: Searcy Municipal Airport will receive $150,00 to rehabilitate the airport runway.
  • Texarkana: Texarkana Regional –Webb Field will receive $3,403,151 to rehabilitate the airport runway.
  • Waldron: Waldron Municipal Airport will receive $318,812 to rehabilitate the airport runway.