WSDOT Aviation grant recipients 2019
View WSDOT Aviation grant recipients from 2019-2021.
Airport Aid Grant Awards (2019-2021 Biennium)
2019 - WSDOT awards $1.4 million in state funds to 21 airports during the first round of 2019-2021 grants
Funding breakdown
- Federal - $46,560,649.33
- State - $1,439,539.17
- Local - $5,043,089.31
- Total - $53,043,277.82
Over eighty-eight percent ($46.7 million) of the $53 million in federal, state and local aid investment dollars is slated for projects that preserve and improve critical airport pavement. Two safety projects account for over eight percent ($4.6 million) of the combined grant dollars, while four planning projects account for the remaining three percent ($1.7 million).
Projects awarded
- 15 pavement - $1,202,807.77
- 2 safety - $160,408.32
- 4 planning - $76,323.08
Exact grant amounts are subject to change according to final project bid totals and construction quantities.
Thirty-six airports applied for over $5 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 second round of 2019-2021 biennium grants in February and March 2020. Award notifications for that round of grants is targeted for the week of May 11, 2020.
2019 Airport Grants by city
| Airport | Sponsor | Associated
City/ County Served |
Project Description | State $ | Federal $ |
| Anacortes | Port of Anacortes | Anacortes / Skagit | 2019 Seal Coat Project | 18,187.72 | 327,378.93 |
| Arlington Municipal | City of Arlington | Arlington / Snohomish | Runway 11/29 Rehabilitation | 67,572.00 | - |
| Bremerton National | Port of Bremerton | Bremerton / Kitsap | Airfield Lighting Project - Construction | 120,408.32 | 2,167,349.80
|
| Chehalis-Centralia | City of Chehalis | Chehalis / Lewis | Taxiway Realignment | 139,184.00 | 2,523,310.00 |
| Davenport Municipal | City of Davenport | Davenport / Lincoln | Runway 5/23 Shift & Reconstruction - Final Design | 12,638.91 | 227,500.35 |
| Deer Park Municipal / Loomis Field | City of Deer Park | Deer Park / Spokane | Runway 16/34, Main Ramp, & Fueling/Deicing Areas Pavement Maintenance | 16,215.37
|
352,780.04
|
| Grand Coulee Dam | Grant County Port District No. 7 | Electric City / Grant | Master Plan / Airport Layout Plan Update - Phase 2 | 6,041.25
|
108,742.50 |
| Bowerman Field | Port of Grays Harbor | Hoquiam / Grays Harbor | Drainage Improvements - Construction |
40,000.00 |
1,991,361.45 |
| Southwest Washington Regional | City of Kelso | Kelso / Cowlitz | Runway 12/30 Maintenance Slurry Seal & Crack Repair/Seal | 32,834.58
|
675,726.00
|
| Omak Municipial | City of Omak | Omak / Okanogan | Taxiways & Apron Areas Pavement Maintenance - Design Phase | 3,824.50
|
68,841.00 |
| Jefferson County International | Port of Port Townsend | Port Townsend / Jefferson | Center Taxiway Connector Relocation & Reconstruction | 8,000.00 | 144,000.00
|
| Pullman-Moscow Regional | City of Pullman | Pullman / Whitman | 2019 Runway Realignment Program | 150,000.00 | 30,836,892.00 |
| Quillayute | City of Forks | Quillayute / Clallam | Runway 4/22 Rehabilitation & Repair | 25,000.00 | 630,000.00 |
| Sanderson Field | Port of Shelton | Shelton / Mason | Runway Pavement Maintenance and Electrical Improvements | 150,000.00 | 3,532,500.00 |
| Tacoma Narrows | Pierce County | Gig Harbor / Pierce | Environmental Assessment | 22,881.00 | 539,199.00 |
| Twisp Municipal | Town of Twisp | Twisp / Okanogan | South Taxiway Reconstruction | 500,000.00 | - |
| Pearson Field | City of Vancouver | Vancouver / Clark | Runway Pavement Rehabilitation / PAPI & Sign Replacement | 44,118.00 | 794,121.00
|
| Walla Walla Regional | Port of Walla Walla | Walla Walla / Walla Walla | Runway Pavement Maintenance & Safety Area Study | 25,232.69 | 607,734.80 |
| Pangborn Memorial | Ports of Chelan and Douglas Counties | East Wenatchee / Douglas | Environmental Assessment | 41,660.36 | 749,884.00 |
| Methow Valley State | WSDOT Aviation | Winthrop / Okanogan | Helipads - Design and Environmental | 10,000.00 | 180,000.00 |
| Yakima Air Terminal / McAllister Field | City of Yakima | Yakima / Yakima | Airport Layout Plan Update w/ Narrative Report - Phase 2 | 5,740.47 | 103,328.46 |
| Total Grant Funding | 1,439,539.17 | 46,560,649.33 |
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