2016 - WSDOT awards $1.8 million in state funds to 28 airports during second round of 2015-2017 grants
Funding Breakdown
Over forty-seven percent ($30.1 million) of the $64.1 million in federal, state and local aid investment dollars is slated for projects that preserve and improve critical airport pavement. Five safety projects account for another forty-seven percent ($29.9 million) of the combined grant dollars, while eight planning, property acquisition, maintenance, and security projects account for the remaining six percent ($4.1 million).
Projects awarded
Exact grant amounts are subject to change according to final project bid totals and construction quantities.
Forty-seven airports applied for nearly $2.9 million in grants for this round. WSDOT's grant program is funded through an 11-cent-per gallon fee on aviation fuel, along with aircraft registration fees, and aircraft excise tax.
WSDOT anticipates soliciting applications for the first round of 2017-2019 biennium grants in March 2017. Award notifications for that round of grants is targeted for the week of July 3, 2017.
2016 Airport Grants by City
| Airport | Sponsor | Associated City/ County Served |
Project Description | State $ | Federal $ | |
| 1 | Anacortes | Port of Anacortes | Anacortes / Skagit | Fencing Improvements & Obstruction Removal - Construction & Construction Management |
58,360.00 | 1,050,495.00 |
| 2 | Arlington Municipal |
City of Arlington | Arlington / Snohomish | Taxiway C Lighting & Signage Improvements - Design |
6,461.45 | 118,826.10 |
| 3 | Anderson Field | City of Brewster | Brewster / Okanogan | Runway Lighting System - Design & Partial Construction Management |
6,212.15 | 114,065.70 |
| 4 | Skagit Regional | Port of Skagit County | Burlington / Skagit | Taxiway A & CAC Apron Pavement Maintenance | 20,486.51 | 368,747.19 |
| 5 | Chehalis-Centralia | City of Chehalis | Chehalis / Lewis | Apron Rehabilitation / Taxiway Realignment / Runway End Identifier Lighting (REIL) Relocation | 48,964.68 | 881,364.16 |
| 6 | Lake Chelan |
City of Chelan | Chelan / Chelan | Airfield Pavement Maintenance |
9,706.50 | 174,716.99 |
| 7 | Sand Canyon | City of Chewelah | Chewelah / Stevens | Taxilane Extension - Construction |
84,215.04 | |
| 8 | Cle Elum Municipal | City of Cle Elum | Cle Elum / Kittitas | Helicopter Parking Apron - Construction |
17,676.93 | 349,452.00 |
| 9 | Columbia Gorge Regional / The Dalles Municipal | City of The Dalles / Klickitat County |
Dallesport / Klickitat | Taxiway A Center Rehabilitation |
78,682.75 | 1,416,289.50 |
| 10 | Deer Park Municipal (Loomis Field) | City of Deer Park | Deer Park / Spokane | Snow Removal Equipment (SRE) Acquisition |
14,441.82 | 259,952.66 |
| 11 | Orcas Island | Port of Orcas | Eastsound / San Juan | Runway, Taxiways, & Apron Pavement Maintenance / Drainage Pipe Replacement & Ditch Reconstruction / Taxilane Reconstruction / Fencing & Gate Improvements / Access Road Reconstruction / Automated Weather Observation System (AWOA) Improvements |
100,000.00 | 2,003,275.96 |
| 12 | Grand Coulee Dam | Port of Grant County District No. 7 | Electric City / Grant | Airport Geographic Information System (AGIS) Survey |
4,882.50 | 89,910.00 |
| 13 | Ephrata Municipal | Port of Ephrata - Grant County Port District No. 9 | Ephrata / Grant | Airport Master Plan Update Including AGIS & Exhibit A Survey | 22,262.80 | 400,730.40 |
| 14 | Snohomish County (Paine Field) | Paine Field / Snohomish County Airport | Everett / Snohomish | Hot Spots 1 & 2 Improvements - Construction |
200,000.00 | 3,859,505.54 |
| 15 | Southwest Washington Regional | City of Kelso | Kelso / Cowlitz | Talley Way Perimeter Fence / Rotating Beacon Tower Replacement / Sullivan Hangar Demolition |
29,348.17 | 528,267.10 |
| 16 | Omak Municipal | City of Omak | Omak / Okanogan | Runway Width Reduction & Medium Intensity Runway Lighting (MIRL)/NAVAIDS Replacement - Design |
13,450.00 | 242,100.00 |
| 17 | Dorothy Scott | City of Oroville | Oroville / Okanogan | Runway Shift Environmental Assessment (EA) | 8,662.50 | 155,925.00 |
| 18 | Othello Municipal | Port of Othello | Othello / Adams | Apron Construction & Taxilane Rehabilitation - Engineering & Construction |
42,913.60 | 834,360.30 |
| 19 | William R. Fairchild International | Port of Port Angeles | Port Angeles / Clallam | General Aviation/Corporate Ramp - Construction |
64,463.14 | 1,160,336.48 |
| 20 | Pullman-Moscow Regional | City of Pullman | Pullman / Whitman | Runway Realignment Program - Land Acquisition; Power Line Relocation; Construct Airfield Improvements |
200,000.00 | 26,002,040.00 |
| 21 | Ferry County Airport (Merritt Field) | Ferry County | Republic / Ferry | Phase 1 Runway 17/35 Rehabilitation - Construction |
250,000.00 | |
| 22 | Richland | Port of Benton | Richland / Benton | Circle Area Hangar Taxilane Development & Airfield Pavements Rehabilitation - Construction & Construction Management | 140,472.91 | 2,528,512.39 |
| 23 | Sequim Valley | Sequim Valley Airport | Sequim / Clallam | Airport Master Plan & Airport Layout Plan |
56,985.75 | |
| 24 | Sanderson Field | Port of Shelton | Shelton / Mason | Aircraft Run-up Apron - Construction |
19,570.79 | 352,274.25 |
| 25 | Felts Field | Spokane Airport Board (City and County of Spokane) | Spokane / Spokane | Taxiway/Taxilane Rehabilitation - Construction & Construction Management |
18,250.72 | 4,828,513.00 |
| 26 | Sunnyside Municipal | City of Sunnyside | Sunnyside / Yakima | Runway & Taxiway Rehabilitation |
174,941.00 | 3,148,928.00 |
| 27 | Pearson Field | City of Vancouver | Vancouver / Clark | Airport Improvement Projects Environmental Assessment (EA) | 14,313.30 | 257,639.40 |
| 28 | Walla Walla Regional | Port of Walla Walla | Walla Walla / Walla Walla | Taxiway A & Connectors Reconstruction | 100,000.00 | 4,308,866.00 |
| Total Grant Funding | 1,805,725.01 | 55,435,093.12 |
