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Grant money providing boost for 37 municipal airports across Kansas kwch.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kwch.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kansas) made the announcement last week. “Local airports help bring economic opportunities and critical resources to communities across Kansas,” said Moran. “It is vital for Kansans to have efficient ways to reach and connect with the rest of the world, and these grants are an investment into the future of our rural airports.” $241,900 to McPherson Airport McPherson Airport received $241,900 from the Federal Aviation Administration to install NAVAIDS, or navigational aids, and to install a runway visual guidance system. Given the southwinds in Kansas, pilots that fly into McPherson typically do so from the north side of the runway. They come in closer to the secondary wind cone navigational aid that is “long overdue” for replacement after decades of years of use, according to airport manager Cynthia Peterson. ....
USDOT tags $8.9M for Kansas airports Jerry Moran press release WASHINGTON – Hays Regional Airport has been awarded more than $1 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation to help the city-owned airport cover costs related to COVID-19. U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) Friday announced more than $8.9 in USDOT grants for 23 Kansas airports to help with expenses related to COVID-19. The grants were made available by the Federal Aviation Administration as part of the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSA) Act. “Local airports, whether in small towns or big cities, help bring economic opportunities and critical resources to communities across Kansas,” said Sen. Moran. “Since the onset of this pandemic, our airports have worked hard to create safe flying opportunities for passengers and crew, and these grants will help Kansas airports with associated costs related to the pandemic, including sanitization services, to contin ....