Investments Will Help Upgrade Airport Infrastructure, Improve Passenger Safety, and Expand Access
Washington, D.C. — Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper celebrated $20 million in additional Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to improve 12 airports across Colorado.
“These investments will help airports improve safety and expand capacity to get Coloradans where they need to go,” said Bennet. “It is another example of how the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law keeps delivering for our state.”
“Colorado’s airports drive our economy and connect our state,” said Hickenlooper. “These Bipartisan Infrastructure Law investments will strengthen our economy and make air travel both easier and safer.”
The investments are funded through the FAA’s Airport Infrastructure Grants (AIG) program, which delivers funding for airports nationwide to make necessary infrastructure improvements. The program receives funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which has provided over $518 million to Colorado airports since being signed into law.
A full list of awarded projects is below:
| Location | Airport Name | Project Description | Total Amount |
| Colorado Springs | City of Colorado Springs Municipal | This project improves 63,121 square feet of the existing terminal, funds gates and related areas, and reconstructs existing terminal hold room areas to improve the movement of passengers and baggage. | $5,864,040 |
| Durango | Durango-La Plata County | This project expands the existing terminal by 19,728 square feet, funds new gates, passenger hold rooms, and TSA passenger screening and baggage claim areas, and reconstructs 21,476 square feet of the existing terminal. | $4,084,060 |
| Montrose | Montrose Regional | This project reconstructs 790 feet of the existing paved Taxiway C and D pavements. | $3,368,181 |
| Telluride | Telluride Regional | This project acquires and installs a new wind cone and segmented circle navigational aids to provide pilots with critical airfield information. It also constructs a new 10,000 square-yard South Apron and a new 500-foot paved Taxiway B3. | $2,618,463 |
| Pueblo | Pueblo Memorial | This project constructs a new 11,781-square-foot sponsor-owned hangar for aircraft storage and rehabilitates 1,500 feet of the existing Taxi lane east pavement. | $1,654,000 |
| Cortez | Cortez Municipal Airport | This project expands the existing general aviation apron by adding 5,270 square yards. | $585,000 |
| Buena Vista | Central Colorado Regional | This project expands the existing general aviation apron by adding 1,790 square yards, rehabilitates 2,470 square yards of the existing north apron pavement, and reseals 2,830 square yards of the existing west apron pavement. | $556,000 |
| Pagosa Springs | Stevens Field | This project reconstructs the existing 19,000-square-foot parking lot. | $511,244 |
| Limon | Limon Municipal | This project reseals 3,000 feet of the existing Taxiway A pavement and joints. It also reseals 4,700 feet of existing Runway 16/34 pavement and joints. | $328,625 |
| Burlington | Kit Carson County | This project reconstructs 3,200 feet of the existing Taxiway A pavement. | $187,484 |
| Canon City | Fremont County Airport | This project rehabilitates 1,470 feet of the existing paved Taxiways A3, A5, and A6. | $145,000 |
| Erie | Erie Municipal | This project rehabilitates 400 feet of the existing paved Taxiway A and 800 square yards of the existing general aviation apron. | $104,403 |