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July 18, 2010 ?
The Iowa Transportation Commission has approved nearly $4.7 million for
several state aviation programs. The initiatives will include
improvements to hangers, terminal buildings, runway improvement, enhance
safety and accessibility, aviation weather observing systems (AWOS),
etc.
Vertical
infrastructure programs will provide $2.25 million for projects at all
eight commercial service airports and five general aviation airports
throughout The Airport Improvement Program (AIP), funded with revenues from aircraft registration fees and aviation fuel taxes, will fund airfield and security projects totaling $1.46 million at 21 airports. |
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The AIP will also
provide approximately $960,000 to fund statewide safety, planning and
development programs to support safe flight operations within the
state?s air transportation system and to enhance the safety, operation
and accessibility of airports in
Programs funded by
the AIP include: maintenance of aviation weather observing systems
(AWOS); runway marking; windsocks; emergency operation repairs at
publicly owned airports; match for federal statewide planning studies;
assistance to local jurisdictions to update airport zoning ordinances
and comprehensive plans to include compatible land use near airports;
air service development to maintain and enhance passenger air service in
Iowa; and wildlife mitigation at airports.
Tables listed
below covers projects funded through the FY 2011 State Aviation Program. |
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