By Associated Press
Huntsville, AL – Airports in Huntsville and Montgomery will receive the largest shares of $6.2 million in federal grants awarded to 14 regional airports in Alabama for improvements.
U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby announced the Federal Aviation Administration grants in a statement Saturday.
Huntsville International will receive about $2.6 million to expand its terminal building, improve an access road, and rehabilitate its apron. Montgomery Regional Airport will receive about $1.6 million for runway work.
Other grants went to airports in Abbeville, $275,000; Camden, $288,075; Selma, $84,157; Dauphin Island, $326,307; Hartselle, $101,307; Headland, $255,541; Fort Payne, $163,865; Oneonta, $132,080; Scottsboro, $125,247; Andalusia, $110,070; Talladega, $101,307; and Jasper, $76,101.