MARQUETTE, MI— Five Upper Peninsula airports have been awarded infrastructure grants from the U.S. Department of Transportation.
The money comes from the Federal Aviation Administration.
- Houghton County Memorial Airport is getting $2,157,632 to install a new runway guidance system, repair runways and taxiways, and reconstruct runway and taxiway lighting systems.
- Sawyer International Airport will receive $466,950 to repair taxiways.
- Ford Airport has been awarded $1,029,376 to purchase snow removal equipment and repair runways and taxiways.
- Chippewa County International Airport is getting $982,548 to purchase aircraft rescue and firefighting safety equipment, repair runways and taxiways, and improve runway lighting systems.
- Delta County Airport will receive $982,548 to purchase snow removal equipment and rehabilitate the snow removal equipment building.