Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding will help upgrade airport infrastructure, improve passenger safety, expand access
Colorado airports have already received $518 million in BIL funding
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet celebrated $20 million in additional Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to improve 12 airports across Colorado.
“Colorado’s airports drive our economy and connect our state,” said Hickenlooper. “These Bipartisan Infrastructure Law investments will strengthen our economy and make air travel both easier and safer.”
“These investments will help airports improve safety and expand capacity to get Coloradans where they need to go,” said Bennet. “It is another example of how the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law keeps delivering for our state.”
The investments are funded through the FAA’s Airport Infrastructure Grants (AIG) program, which delivers funding for airports nationwide to improve runways, taxiways, and airport signage, lighting, marking, and facilities. The program receives funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which Hickenlooper helped negotiate. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law has provided over $518 million to Colorado airports across the state for infrastructure improvements since being signed into law.
Click HERE for more information about AIG. For details on the most recent announcement of AIP and AIG grants for Colorado airports, see below:
| Location | Airport Name | CODE | Project Description | Total Amount |
| Buena Vista | Central Colorado Regional | AEJ | This project expands the existing general aviation apron by adding 1,790 square yards, rehabilitates 2,470 square yards of the existing north apron pavement, and reseals 2,830 square yards of the existing west apron pavement. | $556,000 |
| Burlington | Kit Carson County | ITR | This project reconstructs 3,200 feet of the existing paved Taxiway A pavement. | $187,484 |
| Canon City | Fremont County Airport | 1V6 | This project rehabilitates 1,470 feet of the existing paved Taxiways A3, A5, and A6. | $145,000 |
| Colorado Springs | City of Colorado Springs Municipal | COS | This project improves 63,121 square feet of the existing terminal, funds gates and related areas, reconstructs existing terminal holdroom areas to improve the movement of passengers and baggage. | $5,864,040 |
| Cortez | Cortez Municipal Airport | CEZ | This project expands the existing general aviation apron by adding 5,270 square yards. | $585,000 |
| Durango | Durango-La Plata County | DRO | This project expands the existing terminal by 19,728 square feet, funds new gates, passenger hold rooms, and TSA passenger screening and baggage claim areas, reconstructs 21,476 square feet of the existing terminal. | $4,084,060 |
| Erie | Erie Municipal | EIK | This project rehabilitates 400 feet of the existing paved Taxiway A and 800 square yards of the existing general aviation apron. | $104,403 |
| Limon | Limon Municipal | LIC | This project reseals 3,000 feet of the existing Taxiway A pavement and joints at a non-primary airport to extend its useful life. It also reseals 4,700 feet of existing Runway 16/34 pavement and joints at a non-primary airport to extend its useful life. | $328,625 |
| Montrose | Montrose Regional | MTJ | This project reconstructs 790 feet of the existing paved Taxiway C and D pavements. | $3,368,181 |
| Pagosa Springs | Stevens Field | PSO | This project reconstructs the existing 19,000 square foot parking lot. | $511,244 |
| Pueblo | Pueblo Memorial | PUB | This project constructs a new 11,781 square foot sponsor-owned hangar for aircraft storage and rehabilitates 1,500 feet of the existing Taxi lane east pavement. | $1,654,000 |
| Telluride | Telluride Regional | TEX | This project acquires and installs a new wind cone and segmented circle navigational aids to provide pilots with critical airfield information. It also constructs a new 10,000 square yard South Apron and a new 500-foot paved Taxiway B3. | $2,618,463 |
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