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Elizabeth City Regional Airport. Photo: ecgairport.com
Two of the 10 airports awarded for state and federal funding for safety and airfield improvement projects are on the coast.
State funds totaling $12.75 million have been awarded for various projects that help the airports increase capacity, attract new jobs and businesses to their communities, and improve safety for pilots and passengers, the North Carolina Department of Transportation announced Thursday.
The board approved the funds during its March 4 meeting that will be distributed by the NCDOT Division of Aviation, and doesn’t necessarily represent the total cost of a project.
Elizabeth City Regional Airport has been approved for $2.79 million in state funds for taxilane, apron and site development at and $300,000 in state funds to update the Airport Layout Plan at Tri-County Airport near Ahoskie.