FAA Airport Improvement Program (AIP) Grants Update
Since June 28, 2024, there have been three Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grant round releases from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). There were 26 grants awarded over the last two months totaling over $20.1 million.
The airport grant program funds airport infrastructure projects such as runways, taxiways, airport signage, airport lighting, and airport markings. The grants strengthen our nation's aviation infrastructure. Airports are entitled to a certain amount of AIP funding each year, based on passenger volume. If their capital project needs exceed their available entitlement funds, then the FAA can supplement their entitlements with discretionary funding.
City
Airport
Loc ID
Project Description
Entitlement Amount
Discretionary Amount
Total AIP
Celina
Lakefield
CQA
Reconstruct Airport Drainage/Erosion Control
$226,260
$0
Lancaster
Fairfield County
LHQ
Reseal/Resurface Runway Pavement
$150,000
Marysville
Union County
MRT
Construct/Expand Hanager
$85,500
Portsmouth
Greater Portsmouth Regional
PMH
Reconstruct Runway Visual Guidance System
$201,974
Willoughby
Lake County Executive
LNN
Rehabilitate Runway, Rehabilitate Taxiway
$2,897,485
Akron
Akron-Canton Regional
CAK
Reconstruct Runway Lighting
$2,703,150
Bowling Green
Wood County
1G0
Extend/Expand Runway
$470,821
$4,309,953
$4,780,774
Bucyrus
Port Bucyrus/Crawford County
17G
$274,180
Cleveland
Cleveland-Hopkins International
CLE
Reconstruct Wildlife Perimeter Fencing
$2,625,000
Middletown
Middletown Regional/Hook Field
MWO
Shift Taxiway
$354,374
Mount Gilead
Morrow County
4I9
Reconstruct Airfield Equipment
$113,805
Newark
Newark-Heath
VTA
Construct/Expand Terminal Parking Lot
$80,320
Norwalk
Norwalk-Huron County
5A1
Reconstruct Airfield Equipment, Reconstruct Airport Lighting Vault Equipment, Reconstruct Airport Rotating Beacon, Reconstruct Runway Lighting, Reconstruct Taxiway Lighting
$114,853
$144,853
Versailles
Darke County
VES
Reconstruct Terminal
$83,142
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Municipal/Lunken Field
LUK
Airfield Safety Mitigation Measures, Install Taxiway Signage/Markings
$1,372,755
Cuyahoga County
CGF
Reconstruct Taxiway, Shift Taxiway
$726,579
$726,570
Columbus
Bolton Field
TZR
Construct Taxilane
$233,567
Coshocton
Richard Downing
I40
Reconstruct Runway Lighting, Reconstruct Visual Guidance System, Rehabilitate Runway Markings
$384,475
Fostoria
Fostoria Metro
FZI
$600,000
Hillsboro
Highland County
HOC
$42,570
Millersburg
Holmes County
10G
$441,870
New Lexington
Perry County
I86
Realign Taxiway, Rehabilitate Apron
$471,530
Oxford
Miami University
OXD
Obstruction marking/Lighting/Removal
$180,000
Wadsworth
Wadsworth Municipal
3G3
Acquire Snow Removal Equipment, Reconstruct Runway Visual Guidance System
$590,029
Waverly
Pike County
EOP
$27,000
Wilmington
Clinton Field
I66
$390,463
$15,841,702
$20,151,655
On August 27, 2024, the Ohio Department of Transportation Office of Aviation released the FY2025 the project list for direct grants to general aviation airports. The funding comes from the Ohio Airport Improvement Program.
ODOT selected 21 general aviation airport projects. These projects account for $7,015,031 in airport infrastructure grants over the next year.
OAA will be developing its 2025-2026 Public Policy Agenda through the end of the year. The new agenda will take into consideration all of the airport infrastructure project requests over the next biennium.
On Wednesday, August 28, the Ohio Aviation Association (OAA), the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) and the Ohio Regional Business Aviation Association (ORBAA) jointly sponsored another regional airport event at the Clermont County Airport (I69). Thank you to Sporty's, Eastern Cincinnati Aviation and Clermont County for hosting this event.
We also want to thank the state and local elected officials who joined us for the legislative briefing.
The airports in this region outlined several priority projects in their 5 to 10 year plans. All projects relate to maintaining or expanding the airport under two central themes for each area - economic and workforce development. These projects include: T-hanger expansion, terminal modernization or building replacement, AMT classroom hanger, expanding runway to 5,000 feet for corporate aircraft, additional apron space for itinerant aircraft, full-length parallel taxiway for increased safety, baggage claim enhancements, capacity building at security checkpoints, curbside enhancements, drainage study and management, control tower maintenance and updates, pavement maintenance, obstruction removal, as well as electric capacity expansion and EV charging.
Similar events are planned around the state in each of the JobsOhio network partner regions.
We are working on confirming dates for the following regions:
On Wednesday, July 31, 2024, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted announced today that Ohioans can now add their Ohio-issued driver’s license or state identification card to Apple Wallet for use in person at select businesses, in select apps, and at Transportation Security Administration (TSA) security checkpoints, including at John Glenn Columbus International Airport and the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport.
Ohio is the 5th state in the nation to offer this option.
WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU:
Ohio Mobile ID can be presented in person at businesses and organizations with standard compliant mobile ID readers.
Businesses are permitted to accept the Ohio Mobile ID for purchases that require age verification if they choose to do so. This is a new option, not a mandate. It's easy, secure, and private.
To assist businesses, Ohio now offers a free age verification app to show a customer is over 21 years old for businesses, enabling them to securely and privately accept customers’ mobile driver’s licenses in person using an iPhone with no additional hardware needed.
Ohio has provided this option at no cost to businesses to validate a customer is 21 years of age or older using their Ohio Mobile ID.
The Ohio Mobile ID Check is available in the Apple App Store and works on iPhoneXS and newer that run on iOS17 or newer.
There are other hardware and software reader solutions that Ohio businesses can take advantage of with different functionality to accept ISO 18013-5 compliant driver's licenses and IDs.
There is no cost associated with adding or using your Ohio Mobile ID in Apple Wallet on iPhone or Apple Watch.
Information about usage, including where, when, and what personal information you share, is encrypted and stored only on your device.
Neither Ohio nor Apple can see when or where you present your Ohio Mobile ID on iPhone and Apple Watch.
GET STARTED:
Frequently asked questions and other information can be found: HERE
You can add your Ohio Mobile ID to apple wallet: HERE
Your business associations can begin accepting Ohio Mobile IDs using the state’s free verification app found: HERE
It’s that time of year again when we dust off the golf clubs and hit the driving range in preparation for the 2024 Ohio Aviation Foundation Golf Classic. Show your support of future leaders in the aviation industry by joining us on September 27, 2024. Your donation or sponsorship will go directly toward the Norman J. Crabtree Scholarship. Last year OAA awarded 4 scholarships totaling $7,000. This year, with your support, we will be able to provide even more scholarship dollars to future aviation leaders!
2024 Ohio Aviation Golf Outing participants will be immersed in the only true-links golf experience in the Midwest at the Golf Club of Dublin. All attendees will have the opportunity to network with fellow aviation industry professionals, enjoy a fun day of golf, and have a shot to win some big prizes all while supporting a great cause – aviation scholarships. Click here for a video flyover of the golf course.
Event Details
Download Event PDF with sponsorship and registration details If you are paying by check, please download and complete the form by Friday, September 20, 2024.
The 2025 OAA Annual Conference will be held May 6-8, 2025. This is a week later than earlier reported to avoid any other conference conflicts next year. We will be returning to the Renaissance Downtown Columbus for another fun filled week of aviation education, presentation and networking.
Please take a few minutes to fill out the conference survey. https://s.surveyplanet.com/tyiyz230
Your feedback about the 2024 conference or any items we can focus on for 2025 is greatly appreciated!
If you are thinking this OAA newsletter looks similar, but something is different…you are correct.
they will have a much better experience. A significant amount of work has gone into the membership database to update outdated records, but there is still much work to be done. In addition, we are only as good as the information our members keep updated in their profile. Whether its changes to personnel, updates to contact information or an event happening at your airport please let us know. We want to make sure you have a great experience interacting with the Ohio Aviation Association now and into the future!
Note: As mentioned in previous newsletters all OAA contacts will continue to receive our newsletters in the future. But any member only content will require logging into your account to access more details about the topics we cover
OAA is trying to schedule at least one regional event in each of the JobsOhio Network Partner areas before the end of 2024. Please contact OAA Executive Director, Tony Fiore, at tony@ohioaviation.org if you are interested in hosting a future event (members only).
Please send me the events happening at your airports!
Ohio Airport Events
August 17, 2024 - Mid-Eastern Regional Fly-In (MERFI Wings & Wheels) - Grimes Field - Click here for more info.
On April 30 - May 2, 2024, the Ohio Aviation Association (OAA) held its Annual Conference at the Renaissance Downtown Hotel in Columbus, Ohio. The event brought together aviation professionals, legislators, and other stakeholders to discuss the current state of aviation in Ohio and explore future opportunities for the industry.
The event began with the monthly OAA Board meeting. Here the OAA Board of Directors welcomed new board members a welcome message from outgoing OAA President Lisa Dalpiaz and an introduction of incoming OAA President Amanda McGee. In his second year as the OAA Executive Director, Tony Fiore, also addressed attendees.
The opening general session was led by Shannetta R. Griffin, P.E., Associate Administrator of Airports for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Later that evening, the OAA hosted a legislative reception welcoming lively conversation amongst conference attendees and members of the 135th Ohio General Assembly.
The next morning, attendees were engaged in a Legislator Aviation Panel. The panel featured Ohio legislators including The Honorable Adam Holmes, Chair of the House Aviation & Aerospace Committee, The Honorable Bill DeMora, Member of the Senate Transportation Committee, and The Honorable Bill Reineke, Vice Chair of the Senate Transportation Committee.
Next up attendees heard important updates from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Great Lakes Region and DET-ADO. Speakers during this session included Dominika Drozdzal, Senior Advisor, Great Lakes Region; Richard Kula, Manager, Planning and Programming Branch, Airports Division, Great Lakes Region; and John L. Mayfield Jr., Manager, Detroit Airports District Office.
Attendees then made their way to breakout sessions. This year’s conference introduced two separate tracks for attendees to choose from – general aviation or commercial service. They heard about important topics surrounding risk stacking; stormwater master plans; hanger; upgrading an ATCT; airport zoning; design to construction; runway rehabilitation; and minimum viable infrastructure for enabling advanced air mobility.
Another new panel discussion this year was regarding creative airport funding. During this panel Terry Slaybaugh with JobsOhio gave an aviation growth overview. Sarah Spees with the Dayton Development Coalition discussed the Sierra Nevada MRO at Dayton International Airport. Ryan Blackburn with JobsOhio discussed military and federal sector projects. And Susan Restrepo with the Ohio Department of Development discussed other airport property opportunities.
Attendees ended the evening enjoying a jazz band trio and trying their luck on a few various casino games.
The final day of the conference started off with an education panel discussion titled "From Classroom to Aviation Career – Connecting Aviation Education Programs to Today’s Workforce. The panelists included Dr. I. Richmond Nettey, Professor, Aviation Management, Kent State University and two students discussing their capstone project; Dr. D. Blake Stringer, Director, Center for Aviation Studies, The Ohio State University College of Engineering; Dr. David J Miller, A&P Mechanic, Associate Professor, Aviation Technology, Sinclair Community College; and Catherine E. Smith, Teaching Professor, FAA Chief Instructor, Bowling Green State University Flight Center.
Next up ODOT’s Office of Aviation, Director, Jim Bryant, and Matthew Preisler, Aviation Planner/Project Manager, Consultant, ODOT Office of Aviation, provided an update on the Ohio Airport System Plan to Ohio airport stakeholders.
Attendees then went to a series of breakout sessions, including streamlining procurement services for airport grant projects; coordinating logistics; airport pavement maintenance; generating revenue through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and renewable energy.
During lunch attendees heard from our keynote speaker, Ohio’s 66th Lieutenant Governor, Jon Husted. The Lt. Governor spoke about economic and workforce development as well as the investments in infrastructure around the state.
The annual scholarship presentation and awards ceremony marked a milestone for the association. Due to the efforts of volunteers and generosity of donors the newly created Ohio Aviation Foundation was able to double the number of recipients and amounts granted out to aviation students. Connor Pessler from Miami University and Brendan Kleman from Kent State University were awarded $2,500 each for their respective aviation studies. In addition, Monica Chakerian and Hafid Yabarow both from Columbus State Community College were awarded $1,000 each.
The program then moved on to recognize three aviation professionals that stood out among the rest over the past year. Candace McGraw, President & CEO of CVG Airport was recognized with the Aviator of the Year Award recognizing her decades of contributions to the aviation industry. Josh Tattrie, Airport Manager of Lima-Allen County Regional Airport, was recognized as the Airport Manager of the Year. Finally, Aviation Student of the Year award went to Erin Walling. She recently completed two separate Associates of Applied Science degrees in Aviation Maintenance Technology and is currently studying for the FAA testing so she can complete her A&P certifications.
The conference ended after roundtable discussions for both general aviation and commercial service airports.
The dates are set for the 2025 OAA Annual Conference. They are April 29-May 1, 2025. The event will once again be held at the Renaissance Downtown Columbus. Save the dates! We look forward to seeing you at the conference next year!
On Monday, March 18, 2024, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine launched a first-of-its-kind initiative to destroy hazardous per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in firefighting foam.
During an event at Wright State University's Calamityville training facility in Fairborn today, Governor DeWine announced details of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency's new Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AFFF) Takeback Program. AFFF is primarily used by fire departments to smother flammable liquid fires, but its high concentrations of PFAS compounds - often called "forever" chemicals - resist typical environmental degradation processes and cause long-term contamination of water, soil, and air.
Using PFAS Annihilator® technology developed by Battelle, which is headquartered in Columbus, the AFFF Takeback Program will destroy PFAS in firefighting foam to non-detectable levels through the process of supercritical water oxidation.
"The development of this technology is just another example of how Ohio continues to lead the nation in innovation," said Governor DeWine. "Through this new program, we're destroying PFAS, which was once believed to be indestructible, to protect our first responders and safeguard the environment."
Ohio airports needing assistance with PFAS can follow these steps:
65 E. State Street, Suite 1800
Columbus, OH 43215-0257
