The Iowa Transportation Commission today (Tuesday), approved approximately $6.3 million for the fiscal year 2017 State Aviation Program, which includes several subprograms. Airport Development Projects funds approved include $133,650 for the resurfacing and overlay of Runway 17/35 at the Mount Ayr Municipal Airport, $174,675 for the removal of obstructions/Runway-Safety Area Grading at the Winterset Municipal Airport, and $7,000 for Hangar updates at the Denison Municipal Airport.

The Airport Improvement Program (AIP) will fund $4 million for aviation safety, planning, and airport development projects at 24 airports throughout Iowa. AIP programs are funded with revenue from aircraft registration fees and aviation fuel taxes. Aviation vertical infrastructure programs will provide $2.25 million for projects at nine general aviation airports and eight commercial service airports throughout Iowa.

Those programs provide funding for the maintenance and development of airport facilities, such as terminal buildings, maintenance facilities, and aviation hangars. Vertical infrastructure programs are funded from aircraft registration fees, aviation fuel taxes, and the Rebuild Iowa Infrastructure Fund (RIIF).