03.24.21

Hoeven Announces Economic Relief Funding to North Dakota Airports

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Committee, today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded funding to the following North Dakota airports. This funding, made available under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, passed Congress in December and will be used to support a healthy and safe traveling environment, by supplementing the cost to clean, sanitize and combat the spread of pathogens at airports. 

  • Fargo-Hector International Airport – $3,575,842
  • Minot International Airport – $1,689,084
  • Jamestown Regional Airport – $1,003,797
  • Barnes County Municipal Airport – $13,000 
  • Hettinger Municipal Airport – $13,000
  • Hillsboro Municipal Airport – $13,000
  • Kenmare Municipal Airport – $13,000
  • Mandan Municipal Airport – $13,000
  • Watford City Municipal Airport – $13,000
  • Cooperstown Municipal Airport – $9,000
  • Crosby Municipal Airport – $9,000
  • Ellendale Municipal Airport – $9,000
  • Gwinner-Roger Melroe Field Airport – $9,000
  • Pembina Municipal Airport – $9,000
  • Washburn Municipal Airport – $9,000

“As we continue to see a return to air travel, it’s important the proper steps are in place to help slow the spread of any illness that could impact travelers and those who work in the aviation industry and at our airports,” said Hoeven.  

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