U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced Wednesday  that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) awarded $4,678,890 to North Dakota airports.

For the Barnes County Airport, this $150,000 grant goes toward the project that performs pavement sealing to 360 feet of the existing Taxiway A to extend the pavement’s useful life.

There will also be pavement sealing to 600 square yards of the existing general aviation apron to extend the pavement’s useful life.

In addition, the  project performs pavement sealing to 600 feet of the existing hangar taxilane to extend the pavement’s useful life.

The FAA grants are as follows:

  • $2,066,154 to Minot International Airport
  • $661,500 to Rolla Municipal Airport
  • $455,000 to Tioga Municipal Airport
  • $454,488 to Ellendale Municipal Airport
  • $386,948 to Grand Forks International Airport
  • $342,000 to Washburn Municipal Airport
  • $150,000 to Barnes County Municipal Airport
  • $82,800 to Oakes Municipal Airport
  • $80,000 to Crosby Municipal Airport