Warner, Kaine Announce More Than $32 Million in Federal Funding to Upgrade 8 Virginia Airports

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA)  announced $32,463,128 in federal grant funding to modernize infrastructure at eight airports across Virginia. This funding comes from the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Airport Infrastructure Grant (AIG) program for Fiscal Year 2026, which is made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that the senators helped negotiate and pass. “Thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law , Virginia’s airports continue to receive the investments they need to improve safety, accommodate growing demand, and better serve the travelers that pass through them,” said the senators. “We’re proud to announce more than $32 million to modernize our Commonwealth’s airports, strengthen our transportation infrastructure, and support our economy.” The grant awards include: $22,121,621 for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority to construct a new concourse at Washington Dulles International Airport to increase gate capacity and accommodate passenger growth; $7,922,479 for the Norfolk Airport Authority to construct a new taxilane serving the airport’s cargo area and reconstruct an existing terminal entrance access road that has reached the end of its useful life at Norfolk International Airport ; $856,000 for the Dinwiddie County Airport and Industrial Authority to expand existing terminal apron at Tri Cities Executive/Dinwiddie County Airport ; $538,028 for the Mecklenburg-Brunswick Airport Commission to construct two new aircraft storage hangars at Mecklenburg-Brunswick Regional Airport ; $500,000 for the Cumberland Airport Commission to construct a new snow removal equipment building at Lonesome Pine Airport to bring the airport into conformity with current standards; $376,000 for the town of Farmville to reconstruct the precision approach path indicator systems for a runway and at both runway thresholds that have reached the end of their useful lives at Farmville Regional Airport ; $114,000 for the county of Accomack to carry out design work to rehabilitate a taxilane that has reached the end of its useful life at Accomack County Airport ; $35,000 for the city of Franklin to carry out design work to reseal existing runway pavement and extend its useful life at Franklin Regional Airport . Sens. Warner and Kaine have long championed efforts to modernize and improve Virginia’s airports. Since Fiscal Year 2022, the senators have secured nearly $173 million for Virginia airports. In May, the senators announced more than $73 million in federal funding to improve three Virginia airports , $21 million to upgrade eight Virginia airports , and more than $5 million to modernize four Virginia airports . Last year, the senators announced almost $106 million in federal funding for airports across the Commonwealth. Many of these grants were made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law , legislation that has secured billions in federal funding for airport infrastructure since 2021. ### * High-quality photographs of Sen. Mark R. Warner are available for download here * Photos may be used online and in print, and can be attributed to ‘The Office of Sen. Mark R. Warner