The Texas Transportation Commission approved last week $1.1 million earmarked for improvements to the Center Municipal Airport. The money is designated for electrical, pavement and drainage improvements at the airport.

 

Commissioners approved a total of $17.9 million for improvements in rural airports that included Alice International Airport, Arlington Municipal Airport, Coulter Field (Bryan), Castroville Municipal Airport, McKinney National Airport, South Texas Regional at Hondo Airport, Stephenville Clark Field and Sugar Land Regional Airport.

 

Improvements are funded through TxDOT’s Aviation Facilities Grant Program, which preserves and improves the state’s general aviation system. TxDOT expects this year to provide approximately $60 million in funding for planning, constructing and maintaining approximately 275 community airports in Texas that are eligible for federal and state funding.

 

More than three million flight hours are logged in arrivals and departures each year from Texas community airports, which additionally provide aircraft facilities for agricultural, medical, business and commuter use.