WASHINGTON, Dec 16 — The US Federal Aviation Administration said today it will award US$2.89 billion to 3,075 airports under a new US$1 trillion infrastructure bill signed into law last month.
Atlanta’s International Airport will receive US$92.5 million, the most of any airport, while Los Angeles International will get US$79.3 million and Chicago O’Hare US$73.7 million. Airports have received about US$20 billion in emergency pandemic funding since March 2020 from Congress. San Francisco International Airport is set to receive US$49.35 million from the FAA for the current budget year. It will use the funds to completing the final phase of the Harvey Milk Terminal 1 – including the construction of a new check-in lobby, which was postponed due to COVID, and upgrading of the airport’s electrical power distribution infrastructure.