WSDOT Aviation grant recipients 2011

View WSDOT Aviation grant recipients from 2011-2013.

Airport Aid Grant Awards (2011-2013 Biennium)

2011 - WSDOT awards $941,024 in first round of 2011-2013 Airport Aid Grants

ARLINGTON - Twenty-five Washington airports are slated to receive $941,023.85 in the first round of state Airport Aid program grants for the 2011-2013 biennium. These funds will cover 30 airport projects across the state in the areas of pavement, safety, planning and security.

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) Aviation also used about $270,818 in state funds to leverage more than $10.4 million in federal grants for Washington airports.

Funding breakdown

  • Federal - $10,406,677
  • State - $941,024
  • Local - $603,294
  • Other Sources - $1,950
  • Total - $11,952,945

WSDOT places a priority on maintaining strong airport pavements to preserve facilities and improve safety. Sixty-one percent of these first round grant projects are focused on pavement.

Projects awarded

  • 16 pavement - $575,604
  • 7 safety - $227,415
  • 4 planning - $99,705
  • 2 security - $7,500
  • 1 other - $30,800

Exact grant amounts are subject to change according to final project bid totals.

WSDOT's grant program is funded through an 11-cent-per gallon fee on aviation fuel, along with aircraft registration fees.

2011 Airport Grants by airport

AirportSponsorAssociated City/ County ServedProject DescriptionState $Federal $
Skagit RegionalPort of SkagitBurlington / Skagit

Runway 10/28 Crown Conversion and Slope Correction - Design Engineering

 

7,894.75

 

300,000.00

Colville Municipal

 

City of ColvilleColville / Stevens

Pavement Maintenance: Crack Sealing and Runway Markings

 

11,976.00

 

 
Darrington MunicipalTown of DarringtonDarrington / Snohomish

Runway Protection Zone (RPZ) Property Acquisition and Obstruction Removal (Building)

 

64,146.87

 

 
Deer Park Municipal

City of Deer Park

 

Deer Park / Spokane

 

Runway 16/34 Medium Intensity Runway Lighting (MIRL) Replacement - Airfield Electrical Improvements and General Aviation Ramp Reconstruction (Phase I) Fuel Area Relocation

 

60,132.13

 

2,285,020.95

Orcas Island

 

Port of OrcasEastsound / San Juan

Apron Rehabilitation, Runway and Taxiway Improvements Design Engineering, and Security Camera

 

17,213.93

 

540,129.23

Swanson Field

 

Town of EatonvilleEatonville / PierceLynch Creek Tree Obstruction Removal

31,500.00

 

 
Ephrata MunicipalPort of Ephrata (Grant County Port District No. 9)Ephrata / Grant

Runway 11/29 Fog Seal & Markings and Rotating Beacon Replacement

 

3,042.00

 

115,608.00
Friday Harbor

Port of Friday Harbor

 

Friday Harbor / San Juan

 

Generator, Electrical Vault, Lighting & Signage, and Gate Improvements; Taxiway €˜A€™ Rehabilitation Design engineering; Drainage Improvements; Obstruction (Trees) Survey/Design and Removal Analysis, and Environmental Assessment (EA)

 

33,131.50

 

1,258,967.00

Southwest Washington Regional

 

City of KelsoKelso / Cowlitz

Runway 12/30 Stopway: Preliminary Engineering & Environmental

 

122,840.00

 

 

Vista Field

 

Port of KennewickKennewick / Benton

Taxiway & Apron Pavement Maintenance: Crack Seal, Seal Coat, and Re-paint Markings

 

140,500.00

 

 
Lind MunicipalTown of LindLind / AdamsApron Pavement Maintenance: Crack Seal

2,518.55

 

 
Moses Lake MunicipalCity of Moses Lake

Moses Lake / Grant

 

Security Camera

 

4,500.00

 

 

 

Othello Municipal

 

Port of Othello

 

Othello / Adams

Additional Land Acquisition and Owner Relocation Costs, Runway Crack Seal and Seal Coat, and Phase I Runway 7/25 Relocation and Extension (earthwork and irrigation relocation)

 

43,233.18

 

1,642,861.00
Pullman-Moscow RegionalCity of PullmanPullman / Whitman

Runway 5/23 Rehabilition

 

51,577.30

 

1,959,937.40

Willipa Harbor

 

Port of Willapa Harbor

 

Raymond / Pacific

USDA Wildlife Assessment

 

12,397.50

 

 

Richland

 

Port of BentonRichland / Benton

Taxiway 'B' and Circle Area Hangar Taxilanes Relocation - Design Engineering

 

2,500.00

 

94,995.00

 

RosaliaTown of RosaliaRosalia / Whitman

Aircraft Tie-Down Apron Reconstruction

 

6,021.47

 

235,484.82
SekiuPort of Port AngelesSekiu / Clallam

Airport Layout Plan and Narrative Report

 

44,739.00

 

 
Foss Waterway Seaplane Base (Proposed)

Foss Waterway Development Authority

 

Tacoma / Pierce

Planning and Environmental Investigation for Proposed Foss Waterway Seaplane Base

 

30,000.00

 

 
Tacoma Narrows

Pierce County

 

Tacoma / Pierce

Runway 17/35 Rehabilitation - Design Engineering

 

6,362.00

 

241,761.00

 

Willard Field

City of Tekoa

 

Tekoa / Whitman

 

Airport Development Plan and Access Road Improvements

 

53,299.80

 

 

Ed Carlson Memorial - South Lewis County

 

Lewis County

 

Toledo / Lewis

 

Runway 6/24 Pavement Maintenance: Crack Seal, Fog Seal, and Re-Paint Markings and Tree Obstruction Removal

 

5,481.33

 

208,290.49

 

Tonasket MunicipalCity of TonasketTonasket / Okanogan

Runway 15/33 & Hangar Taxilane #2 Pavement Maintenance: Crack Seal, Slurry Seal, and Re-Paint Markings

 

142,793.00

 

 

Pearson Field

 

City of Vancouver

 

Vancouver / Clark

 

Airport Master Plan & Layout Plan Update and Runway, Taxiway, and Apron Pavement Maintenance: Crack Sealing

 

8,460.71

 

93,708.00

Pangborn Memorial

 

Ports of Chelan and Douglas Counties

 

East Wenatchee / DouglasTaxiway €˜A€™ Edge Lighting System and Airfield Electrical Improvements

34,762.83

 

1,429,914.45
      
   Total Grant Funding$941,023.85$10,406,677.34

 

166,800 electric vehicle

registrations in Washington in 2023, up from 114,600 in 2022.

87 wetland compensation sites

actively monitored on 918 acres in 2023.

25,000 safe animal crossings

in the Snoqualmie Pass East Project area since 2014.