SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $21.1 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR UPSTATE NY AIRPORT
Funding Will Be Used To Rehabilitate, Reconstruct, Modify, And Build Airport Facilities & More
Senators Say Funding Arrives Just In Time As New York Prepares To Reopen Next Week
Schumer, Gillibrand: FAA Funding Helps Upstate Economy Take Off
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded $21,197,296 in Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) funds to airports and counties across Upstate New York. The senators said the funding will be used for a variety of airport safety and quality improvement projects and will serve as a lifeline to local airports struggling to stay afloat after more than year of record-low travel rates.
The funding announcement comes soon after New York mostly reopened on May 19th after more than a year of COVID restrictions on travel and tourism, which plays an essential role in many Upstate economies.
“Air travel is vital to the connectivity and success of the Upstate economy, which is why, as New York prepares to reopen next week, it is critical that we provide the funding necessary to keep the airports safe and efficient,” said Senator Schumer. “I’m proud to deliver this funding for Upstate airports and counties to improve air travel safety and quality, and I will continue to fight to make sure Upstate New York has the help it needs to revive and thrive.”
“New York State airports connect our communities to the rest of the world and will play a critical role in getting our local economies back on track,” said Senator Gillibrand. “As New York prepares to reopen, this federal investment will help increase airport safety standards, efficiency, and will help mitigate the spread of COVID-19.”
A portion of the funding to each airport and county comes from FAA COVID grants through the American Rescue Plan, which Schumer had a direct hand in securing. In total, Schumer has now secured over $624,229,655 for upstate airports in the past year.
A breakdown of the $21,197,296 going to various Upstate airports and counties can be found below:
|
RECIPIENT |
GRANT AMOUNT |
PROJECT |
|
Syracuse Hancock International |
$178,000 |
Conduct or update miscellaneous study |
|
Syracuse Hancock International |
$4,265,323 |
Improve/Modify/Rehabilitate terminal building |
|
Syracuse Hancock International |
$360,500 |
Rehabilitate taxiway, Rehabilitate taxiway lighting |
|
Watertown International |
$96,900 |
Install runway vertical/visual guidance system |
|
Watertown International |
$394,869 |
Reconstruct apron |
|
Griffiss International |
$2,156,864 |
Construct taxiway, Extend taxiway, Install taxiway lighting |
|
Massena International Richards Field |
$98,900 |
Construct/Rehabilitate/Modify/Expand sand and chemical storage building |
|
Ogdensburg International |
$40,000 |
Acquire aircraft rescue & firefighting safety equipment |
|
Ogdensburg International |
$195,000 |
Improve airport drainage |
|
Elmira/Corning Regional |
$150,000 |
Conduct or update miscellaneous study |
|
Elmira/Corning Regional |
$74,847 |
Improve/Modify/Rehabilitate terminal building |
|
Elmira/Corning Regional |
$231,000 |
Reconstruct apron |
|
Elmira/Corning Regional |
$16,258 |
Improve/Modify/Rehabilitate ARFF building |
|
Ithaca Tompkins International |
$402,777 |
Rehabilitate taxiway (Taxiway A), Rehabilitate taxiway [Taxiway F], Remove taxiway, Shift or reconfigure existing taxiway [Taxiway D], Shift or reconfigure existing taxiway [Taxiway E] |
|
Ithaca Tompkins International |
$818,867 |
Construct aircraft rescue & firefighting building, Construct/Rehabilitate/Modify/Expand snow removal equipment building |
|
Greater Binghamton/Edwin A Link Field |
$189,000 |
Install miscellaneous NAVAIDS, Reconstruct or replace airport |
|
Greater Binghamton/Edwin A Link Field |
$463,000 |
Construct/Extend/Improve safety area – 16/34 |
|
Corning-Painted Post |
$131,363 |
Rehabilitate runway – 13/31 |
|
Tri-Cities |
$66,121 |
Obstructions marking/Lighting/Removal – 03/21 |
|
Lt Warren Eaton |
$285,000 |
Reconstruct airfield guidance signs, Rehabilitate taxiway, Rehabilitate taxiway lighting |
|
Columbia County |
$100,000 |
Rehabilitate runway – 03/21, Rehabilitate taxiway |
|
Orange County |
$792,000 |
Rehabilitate apron |
|
Orange County |
$725,000 |
Construct snow removal equipment building |
|
Joseph Y Resnick |
$99,966 |
Rehabilitate apron, Rehabilitate taxilane |
|
Westchester County |
$3,304,000 |
Reconstruct airfield guidance signs, Reconstruct taxiway lighting, Rehabilitate taxiway |
|
Hudson Valley Regional |
$60,000 |
Acquire aircraft rescue & firefighting safety equipment |
|
Niagara Falls International |
$5,501,741 |
Reconstruct taxiway, Rehabilitate taxiway, Rehabilitate taxiway lighting |
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