Warnock Secures Over $62 Million in Federal Funding for Georgia Airports

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport will receive $10,631,004 to reconstruct runway safety areas Spalding County will receive $8,585,737 to help construct a new Griffin-Spaulding airport Additional communities receiving federal funding include Albany, Americus, Augusta, Brunswick, Dawson, DeKalb County, Floyd County, Greensboro, Louisville, Macon, Rome, Savannah, and Spaulding County Senator Warnock : “I’m proud to secure these federal funds, which will go towards essential upgrades at airports across Georgia, making travel safer, easier, and more efficient for Georgians and visitors to our state” Washington, D.C. –– Today, U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) announced he secured new federal investments to upgrade Georgia’s airports. These awards were made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Senator’s Congressionally Directed Spending items. Senator Warnock announced airports in Savannah, Brunswick, Macon, Atlanta, Augusta, Spaulding County, DeKalb County, and Floyd County will receive a total of $62,078,524 for infrastructure upgrades, including runway extensions, safety features, and reconstruction of pavement. “I’m proud to secure these federal funds, which will go towards essential upgrades at airports across Georgia, making travel safer, easier, and more efficient for Georgians and visitors to our state,” said Senator Reverend Warnock. More information on these federal grants can be found below: Locality Airport Description Amount Albany Southwest Georgia Regional Airport Runway infrastructure upgrades $3,361,825 Americus Jimmy Carter Regional Airport Runway infrastructure upgrades $2,142,528 Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Runway infrastructure upgrades $10,631,004 Atlanta Lagrange/Callaway Airport Taxiway upgrades $3,278,689 Augusta Augusta Regional at Bush Field Airport Northwest hangar development access road and utility improvements $2,207,000 Brunswick Brunswick Golden Isles Airport Safety infrastructure construction $4,294,167 City of Griffin/Spaulding County Griffin-Spaulding County Airport (NEW) Construction of new airport $8,585,737 Dawson Dawson Municipal Airport Runway infrastructure upgrades $1,300,000 DeKalb County DeKalb-Peachtree Airport Airport design and demolition of administration building $1,000,000 Floyd County Richard B Russell Regional Airport Taxiway Bravo west expansion $3,803,000 Greensboro Greene County Regional Airport Runway infrastructure upgrades $2,577,569 Louisville Louisville Municipal Airport Runway infrastructure upgrades $1,812,491 Macon Middle Georgia Regional Airport Runway infrastructure upgrades $3,600,000 Rome Richard B Russell Regional – J H Towers Field Airport Runway infrastructure upgrades $3,580,110 Savannah Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport Pavement infrastructure upgrades $9,904,404 A longtime champion for Georgia’s aviation industry, last year Senator Warnock secured provisions in the FAA Reauthorization law that will help transform the aviation industry, including provisions to bolster the aviation workforce pipeline and invest in our aviation economy. In June 2025, Senators Warnock and Ossoff announced more than $14 million in federal funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to upgrade and help maintain Georgia’s regional airports, which followed the announcement of $13 million in federal funding in May 2025. In 2023, Senator Warnock visited Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport to review progress on federally funded projects, including the construction of a security checkpoint expansion. In April 2023, Senator Warnock met with local aviation workers and leaders at DeKalb-Peachtree Airport in Chamblee, Georgia to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing workers on the frontlines of the aviation industry; following his visit, the Senator introduced the AIRWAYS Act to strengthen the aviation workforce by recruiting and training future industry workers from all zip codes. Additionally, in 2022 Senators Warnock and Ossoff secured $13.5 million to update nine airports across Georgia, including Augusta Regional Airport and Columbus Airport. ###