Washington, D.C. – Third District Representative Congresswoman Cindy Axne today (Monday) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grant program has awarded over $4.8 million to Des Moines International Airport and Guthrie County Regional Airport. Des Moines International received an additional $1.68 million, in addition to the $10.3 million they received in June, as part of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Runway Incursion Mitigation Program to enhance safety at the airport. Guthrie County Regional Airport received nearly $3.15 million to fund runway reconstruction projects.

Axne says “The continued support our local airports receive from the Federal Aviation Administration is instrumental to Iowa’s efforts to develop and repair vital infrastructure to improve safety and development. I’m pleased Des Moines and Guthrie airports are receiving this competitive federal funding which is a direct investment in our growth here in Iowa’s Third District.”