SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Aug. 9, 2022 – The Iowa Transportation Commission today approved $8.3 million for the fiscal year 2023 State Aviation Program, which includes several subprograms detailed below.

The Airport Improvement Program (AIP) will fund $5.4 million for a variety of aviation safety initiatives, system planning, and air service development activities. Included among them is:

• The Council Bluffs Municipal Airport, $27,000 from the State toward the $60,000 cost of Aviation Fuel Underground Storage Tank Removal;
• The Denison Municipal Airport will receive$125,460 from the State toward the $147,600 cost of Extending a taxilane for a new hangar;
• The Shenandoah Regional Airport, which is slated to receive $35,000 from the State toward the $70,000 cost of Fuel System Improvements;

It will also provide funding for airport development projects at 21 airports in Iowa. Eligible AIP projects include runway, taxiway, and apron development; fuel systems; navigational aids; maintenance of aviation weather systems; runway marking; windsocks; emergency operational repairs; land-use planning; air service initiatives; and the mitigation of obstruction and wildlife hazards at airports. The AIP program is funded with revenue from aircraft registration fees and aviation fuel taxes.

Aviation vertical infrastructure programs will provide $2.9 million for projects at six general aviation airports and eight commercial service airports throughout Iowa. These programs provide funding for the maintenance and development of airport facilities, such as terminal buildings, maintenance facilities, and aviation hangars. Among the projects is the construction of a box hangar at the Denison Municipal Airport, which comes with a price tag of $633,500. The State will pay $300,000.

Vertical infrastructure programs are funded from the Rebuild Iowa Infrastructure Fund. The State Aviation Program supplements local and federal funding sources and seeks to maintain a safe and effective statewide air transportation system. Details on the State Aviation Program funding can be viewed at  https://iowadot.gov/aviation/airport-managers-and-sponsors/State-Funding/state-funding-programs