Moran: Strother Field One Of 23 Kansas Airports To Receive Federal Relief Grant

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Area airports will receive federal coronavirus relief money, according to a press release from U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.).

Both Strother Field and Wellington Municipal Airport will receive $13,000 in federal relief. Augusta Municipal Airport will also receive $13,000.

Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower Airport will receive $4.4 million.

Overall, 23 Kansas airports will be granted over $8.9 million.

Moran said the grants are funded by the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSA) Act. Moran voted against the American Rescue Plan last week, but said in his press release these relief grants are important for Kansas airports.

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“Local airports, whether in small towns or big cities, help bring economic opportunities and critical resources to communities across Kansas,” Moran stated. “Since the onset of this pandemic, our airports have worked hard to create safe flying opportunities for passengers and crew, and these grants will help Kansas airports with associated costs related to the pandemic, including sanitization services, to continue to ensure a safe experience as folks are passing through.”

· $13,000 Abilene Municipal Airport

· $13,000 Augusta Municipal Airport

· $13,000 Chanute Martin Johnson Airport

· $9,000 Cheyenne County Municipal Airport

· $9,000 Clay Center Municipal Airport

· $57,000 Colonel James Jabara Airport, Wichita

· $13,000 Emporia Municipal Airport

· $23,000 Great Bend Municipal Airport

· $1,005,013 Hays Regional Airport

· $57,162 Hutchinson Regional Airport

· $9,000 Independence Municipal Airport

· $13,000 Kingman/Clyde Cessna Field Airport