Funding Includes $18,745,345 for Expansion and Reconstruction at Syracuse Hancock International Airport
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD), announced $20,687,512 in Airport Infrastructure Grants (AIG) for airports across New York State. Established under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law — which was signed by President Biden in 2021 – and administered through the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the AIG program helps U.S. airports modernize their facilities through projects to improve safety, sustainability, and passenger experience.
“As we work to make traveling across New York safer and more efficient, I am proud to deliver this critical federal funding for airports across New York State,” said Senator Gillibrand.“These investments will modernize outdated airport infrastructure in communities statewide, and I will keep fighting to ensure our airports have the resources they need to serve New Yorkers safely.”
The full list of funded projects is below:
| Region | Recipient | Applicant | Allocation | Project Description |
| Central New York | Syracuse Hancock International Airport | Syracuse Regional Airport Authority | $18,745,345 | This project significantly expands the airport’s existing public use deicing pad. |
| Finger Lakes | Canandaigua Airport | Ontario County Industrial Development Agency | $163,143 | This project rehabilitates 3,350 feet of existing paved Taxiway A to maintain the structural integrity of the pavement and to minimize foreign object debris to extend its useful life. It also shifts existing Taxiways B and C to bring the airport into conformity with current standards. |
| Finger Lakes | Finger Lakes Regional Airport | County of Seneca | $138,046 | This project funds construction of 2,800 square yards of the existing north Apron pavement that has reached the end of its useful life. |
| Finger Lakes | Williamson-Sodus Airport | Williamson Flying Club | $33,893 | This project funds design for the replacement of the existing automated weather observing system that has reached the end of its useful life. |
| Long Island | Bayport Aerodrome | Town of Islip | $89,261 | This project rehabilitates 2,749 feet of existing turf Runway 18/36 to maintain the structural integrity and minimize foreign object debris to extend its useful life. |
| Hudson Valley | Westchester County Airport | County of Westchester | $408,205 | This project funds design for the reconstruction of Taxiway pavement and lighting that has reached the end of its useful life. |
| Hudson Valley | Joseph Y Resnick Airport | Town of Wawarsing | $412,319 | This project funds construction to replace the existing automated weather observing system that has reached the end of its useful life. |
| Western New York | Wellsville Municipal / Tarantine Field | Town of Wellsville | $459,800 | This project reconstructs an existing 15,000 square foot sponsor owned hangar used for aircraft storage that has reached the end of its useful life. |
| Western New York | Chautauqua County / Dunkirk Airport | County of Chautauqua | $237,500 | This project reconstructs three existing gates that are no longer fit for use. |
| Total | $20,687,512 |