The Iowa Transportation Commission has approved $10.2 million for the fiscal year 2027 (FY2027) State Aviation Program, with about half — $5.9 million — going to a variety of safety initiatives, system planning, and air service development activities.
Those Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grants also include funding for airport development projects at 22 airports in Iowa. AIP is funded through the State Aviation Fund using revenues from aircraft registration fees and aviation fuel taxes. 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
- Mitigation of obstruction and wildlife hazards at airports.
Meanwhile, aviation vertical infrastructure programs will provide $4.2 million for projects at 11 general aviation airports and eight commercial airports throughout the state. These programs provide funding for the maintenance and development of airport facilities such as terminal buildings, maintenance facilities, and aircraft hangars.
Vertical infrastructure programs are funded from Rebuild Iowa Infrastructure Fund appropriations.
For more information: IowaDOT.gov
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