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ALDOT has awarded $12,099,563 in state grants through the Alabama Airport Improvement Funding Program. The projects receiving funding total $73,071,980, including $53,635,243 in federal funding and $7,337,174 in airport contributions. These funds will support improvement projects at public-use airports across the state. The Alabama Department of Transportation’s funding combines state investment with airport contributions and…

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The Alabama Department of Transportation’s (ALDOT) Aeronautics Bureau is preparing for another record year of investment in Alabama’s airport system. Recently, ALDOT met with the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airports District Office in Jackson, Mississippi, to begin coordinating fiscal year 2027 airport projects and funding priorities between the two agencies.

FY2027 planning process underway

Alabama airports…

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The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) has awarded more than $337,000 in state grants to support improvement projects at 20 local airports.

The grants are part of ALDOT’s Alabama Airport Improvement Funding Program, which provides financial assistance and technical support to public-use airports across the state. Eligible projects may include land acquisition, runway upgrades, facility…

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The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) today announced it has awarded over $3.6 million in state funding to 16 local airports for improvements.

Details of Funding Allocations

Albertville Regional Airport will receive $253,856 from a state grant for the microsurfacing of a terminal apron. The City of Albertville will also provide $84,619 in matching local…

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With approximately 1.4 million visitors to Alabama arriving by air, Alabama’s airport system is an economic driver for communities.

The state’s airport system has six commercial airports and 72 general aviation airports. They provide critical aviation access to large portions of the state’s population. With aviation access, Alabama is open to markets throughout the United…

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