Airport Improvement Program

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Airport Improvement Program is a federal grant program in the United States that provides grants to airports to improve their safety and performance. Projects are funded in connection with the improvement of runways , taxiways , ramps , lighting, weather stations , navigation aids, land acquisition and some areas of planning. The program is funded through a tax on airline tickets and fuel.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Thomas Frank: Feds keep little-used airports in business . In: USA Today . September 17, 2009 (in English, online [accessed September 17, 2009]).