Thirty-six projects have been selected for Kansas Airport Improvement Program (KAIP) funding for the purpose of planning, constructing or rehabilitating public use general aviation airports.
KAIP receives $5 million annually through the Eisenhower Legacy Transportation Program, known as IKE, and requires airport sponsors to share in the project costs by paying between 5% and 50% of the total project. The Kansas Department of Transportation’s Division of Aviation, which manages the program, considered 145 project applications this year with a combined total project value of over $78 million.
“The aviation industry brings $20.6 billion in total economic impact to the State of Kansas,” said KDOT Director of Aviation Bob Brock. “The KAIP program helps this important industry remain a vital part of the Kansas economy. That translates into jobs and quality of life for the residents of Kansas.”
The selection board identified $4,968,161 in projects to address the most impactful airport improvements across the state. Please direct any questions to airportquestions@ks.gov.
Communities selected for funding, project and amount awarded include:
Anthony
Replace airport beacon and install AWOS - $252,450
Atchison
Construction on new runway 9-27 - $89,396
Atchison
Design of primary apron expansion - $38,000
Atchison
Construction of primary apron expansion - $328,500
Atwood/Rawlins Co.
Replace airport beacon - $72,000
Augusta
FOD sweeper unit - $3,998
Augusta
Fuel farm equipment safety and environmental improvements - $10,058
Augusta
Small crack sealant melter/applicator unit with a pallet of rubber crack filler material - $2,820
Beloit
Replace outdated (2008) AWOS system - $180,000
Benton
AWOS upgrade and service - $ 7,920
Colby
Construction of D32 taxiway to new business hangar - $108,000
Dodge City
Replace airfield generator - $72,000
Ellsworth
Replace lightning damaged and aging AWOS system - $242,550
Emporia
Paving materials to extend runway length to no less than 5,002 feet - $75,000
Fort Scott
Install electronic gate/keypad for security access & wildlife control - $21,250
Goodland
Pavement preservation on runway 12-30, replace joint seal on 50% of concrete pavement, repaint runway 12-30 and portion of GA apron - $409,050
Herrington
Replace airport beacon - $18,000
Hutchinson
Design hangar improvements to accommodate water bomber storage - $9,500
Hutchinson
Construct hangar improvements to accommodate water bomber storage - $85,850
Iola/Allen Co.
Pavement preservation of runway 1-19 and remarking - $477,000
Leoti
Install turnaround lights on ends of runway 17/35 - $72,000
Olathe/IXD
Pavement maintenance materials - $ 14,400
Olathe/OJC
Consolidate airfield electrical service equipment in one electrical vault - $378,000
Olathe/OJC
Pavement maintenance materials - $14,400
Phillipsburg
Replace aging existing AWOS - $207,900
Rose Hill
Runway/taxiway repair and pavement preservation entire airfield - $87,120
Smith Center
Design installation of an AWOS with P/T - $ 47,500
Smith Center
Construct installation of an AWOS with P/T - $306,000
Stockton/Rooks Co.
Design replacement of AWOS A/V with AWOS III-P/T - $47,500
Stockton/Rooks Co.
Construct replacement of AWOS A/V with AWOS III-P/T - $256,500
Sublette
Crack sealing and runway marking of runway 17-35 - $ 27,000
Syracuse/Hamilton Co.
Design pavement preservation and marking for runway 13-31 and apron - $38,000
Syracuse/Hamilton Co.
Construct pavement preservation/marking for runway 13-31 and apron - $180,000
Winfield
Replace aging existing generator that feeds airfield lighting and navaids - $270,000
Ulysses/Grant Co.
Design 100LL replacement/installation of new Jet-A self-serve fuel facility - $80,750
Ulysses/Grant Co.
Replace 100LL and install Jet-A self-serve fuel facility - $437,750