Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport gets award to help get create more flights, lure new airlines
Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport was awarded the Small Community Air Service Development Grant to help improve marketing.
Author: Angelo Vargas
Updated: 5:38 PM EDT July 28, 2021
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport was awarded $847,646 in federal funds. The money will go to marketing and a possible new airline to serve customers.
The airport is hoping to have nonstop flights to Washington Dulles International Airport.
“There’s the confidence we can make this happen, there’s confidence that there’s plenty of passengers out there that demand the service," said Peninsula Airport Commission Airport Executive Director Michael Giardino.