Arkansas airports to receive $4.1 million in federal funds

Members of Arkansas’ Congressional delegation announced Tuesday (Sept. 16) that eight Arkansas airports will receive more than $4.1 million for upgrades and expansions.

This funding is supported by the federal fiscal year 2014 omnibus appropriations bill, which was signed into law in January. Following is the list of airports receiving funding.
 
• Calico Rock-Izard County Airport will receive $351,378 to widen its taxiway, eliminating the need for aircrafts to back-taxi.

• Fordyce Municipal Airport will receive $438,079 to widen its taxiway, eliminating the need for aircrafts to back-taxi.

• Mena Intermountain Municipal Airport will receive $270,000 to update its master plan and identify future airport needs.

• Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport will receive $2,208,611 to widen a taxi lane, allowing larger aircrafts to access the concourse, and to cover terminal expansion costs that were incurred to meet current airport passenger demand.

• Paris Municipal Airport will receive $486,000 to rehabilitate and widen its runway.

• Searcy County Airport will receive $159,636 to rehabilitate its runway.

• Waldron Municipal Airport will receive $40,500 to rehabilitate its runway and taxiway and fully reconstruct the apron pavement.

• Woodruff County Airport will receive $157,500 to install weather reporting equipment and to rehabilitate its runway.