Area Airports Receive State Funds for Infrastructure Projects

$49 million is coming to 36 airports in New York and the Finger Lakes will see a cut of that money.

“A strong investment in our airports is a meaningful investment in our communities and the future of the Empire State,” Governor Hochul said. “Airports are gateways to communities large and small across New York State and these grants will serve as a launchpad to springboard many of these facilities into the 21st century and beyond.”

Below is a list of Finger Lakes area airports receiving funding:

• Corning-Painted Post Airport, Steuben County – $0.3 million toward the acquisition of an excavator with attachments for ground maintenance.
• Finger Lakes Regional Airport, Seneca County – $2.3 million toward the construction of a T-hangar building consisting of eight to ten bays for the storage of airport-based aircraft, including concrete foundations and floors, new lighting, power outlets, and bi-fold doors.
• Ithaca Tompkins International Airport, Tompkins County – $1.4 million toward the construction of a 2,600 sq.ft. Emergency Operations facility that would be co-located within a proposed Airport Rescue and Fire Fighting/Snow Removal Equipment (ARFF/SRE) facility which is being funded by FAA.
• Penn Yan Airport, Yates County – $2.3 million toward the construction of an eight-bay T-hangar including access pavement, drainage improvements, and security gate improvements.
• Williamson-Sodus Airport, Wayne County – $0.4 million toward the removal of airport obstructions, T-hangar improvements, electrical vehicle chargers, and pavement rehabilitation.

Other nearby airports receiving funding include:

• Cortland County Airport, Chase Field, Cortland County – $2.5 million toward the construction of a new conventional aircraft storage hangar building including offices and an expansion of the existing landside vehicle parking lot.
• Elmira Corning Regional Airport, Chemung County – $0.8 million toward the acquisition of electrified equipment and associated charging infrastructure.
• Frederick Douglass Great Rochester Regional Airport, Monroe County – $1.1 million toward airport electrification and carbon reduction through a program that can help eliminate the fossil-fuel powered equipment and vehicles and manage airport growth and electrical demand.
• Oswego County Airport, Oswego County – $0.5 million toward the acquisition of aviation fuel trucks.
• Syracuse Regional Airport, Onondaga County – $2.5 million toward the construction phase of a redesigned de-icing pad and control center to address current capacity and safety concerns.

Funding comes from the Aviation Capital Grant Program.