10 Airports Getting up to $40 Million for Upgrades (Is Yours on the List?)

The federal government is pouring money into projects to improve airports nationwide.

Cities are receiving millions of dollars to build new air terminals, update air traffic control towers, or improve airport access.

Your airport could be the next one spruced up as part of the Investing in America plan. If you intend to step up your travel game this year, see if an airport on your itinerary made the list.

Funding: $10 million

Hector International Airport in Fargo, North Dakota, needs some updating to get it into compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act.

In addition, funds will go to improving lighting, expanding ticketing areas, and adding four new gates.

Funding: $10 million

Duluth will use the funds it receives from the federal government to update its air traffic control tower, which was built in 1963.

Funding: $10 million

The Punta Gorda Airport in Punta Gorda, Florida, will use federal funding for its terminal rehabilitation and expansion project. Part of that effort will include renovating the airport’s security checkpoint.

Funding: $20 million

The airport in Salt Lake City will use federal funds to add 16 gates as part of the expansion of its Concourse B terminal at the airport.

Funding: $26.6 million

Another of the busiest airports in the U.S. will get an upgrade: The Denver airport will use funding to improve the baggage handling system, increasing capacity and making it more efficient.

Funding: $27 million

One of the biggest changes to the airport in Charlotte, North Carolina, will be upgrades to boarding bridges for passengers at 16 gates.

Funding: $31 million

Even airports need to upgrade their HVAC systems: The federal money headed to San Francisco will update mechanical and electrical components to make them safer and more energy-efficient.

Funding: $31 million

Los Angeles is known for its traffic issues, but federal funding for LAX might reduce some of those issues at the airport.

The airport will use federal funding to expand surrounding roads and stormwater containment systems.

Funding: $35 million

Dulles Airport in northern Virginia will receive an additional 400,000 square feet of terminal space, which will connect to the Metrorail and the Aerotrain.

In recent years, the Metrorail’s Silver Line added stations that reached into the suburbs of northern Virginia, including Dulles.

Funding: $40 million

O’Hare is one of the busiest airports in the U.S. It will use government funds for improvements such as expanding the luggage system and reconfiguring TSA checkpoints in Terminal 3.

These airport updates might save you both money and time during future travel.

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