The Office of Senator Tim Kaine, via Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $18,707,787 in federal funding for improvements to airports across Virginia. This funding was awarded through the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Improvement Program, which the senators have supported robust funding for through the annual federal budget process.

“Virginia’s airports help travelers get where they need to go and serve as critical economic development hubs by connecting us to the larger economy,” said the senators. “This funding will make important infrastructure upgrades and improve operations at airports across Virginia. We will keep working to rebuild Virginia’s infrastructure and grow our economy.”

The funding will be allocated as follows:

• $14,603,435 for the Lynchburg Regional Airport/Preston Glen Field to rehabilitate the existing lighting and pavement on runways to maintain the structural integrity and minimize foreign object debris to extend its useful life.
• $8,615,465 for Norfolk International Airport to rehabilitate 3,000 feet of existing paved runway to maintain its structural integrity and extend its useful life.
• $7,681,711 for Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington to reconstruct pavement that is no longer useful and rehabilitate the lighting and existing pavement on runways to extend its useful life.
• $6,221,843 for the Blue Ridge Regional Airport serving the Martinsville areato extend an existing paved runway an additional 998 feet to allow access to a broader fleet mix.
• $5,294,520 for the Winchester Regional Airport to reconstruct the taxiway west to bring the airport into conformity with current standards, including constructing 1,200 feet to the north and designing 4,300 feet to the south.
• $1,738,429 for the Middle Peninsula Regional Airport in Mattaponi to maintain the structural integrity of the existing pavement and minimize foreign object debris to preserve its life.
• $1,309,500 for the Richmond Executive/Chesterfield County Airport to extend existing runways to allow for access to a broader fleet mix.
• $600,000 for the Louisa County Airport/Freeman Field to construct a new 400 foot parallel taxiway and associated 240 foot connector taxiway to expand aircraft operations.
• $535,650 for the Mecklenburg Brunswick Regional Airport in South Hill to construct two new 3,600 square-foot hangars for aircraft storage for the airport to become self-sustaining and generate revenue.

Warner and Kaine have long supported efforts to improve Virginia’s airports for travelers. In 2021, Warner and Kaine helped pass the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, through which they have secured millions in airport funding for 45 Virginia airports so far.