Construct/expand hangar

The Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Central Region awarded $463,625.26 to the City of Meade on August 5, 2026, under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.116) to construct and expand airport infrastructure.

The award funds a portion of a project to construct a new 10,500 square foot sponsor-owned hangar for aircraft storage at Meade Municipal Airport. The hangar will generate revenue to assist the airport in becoming self-sustaining. The City of Meade has adequately financed the airside needs of the airport; this grant covers eligible costs for the hangar construction, with an associated Airport Infrastructure Grant funding the remaining eligible project costs. Place of performance is Meade, Kansas. The period of performance runs through August 4, 2030. The assistance type is a formula grant. The City of Meade is the recipient and ultimate beneficiary of the funding for airport infrastructure improvements in Meade, Kansas.

Activities and expected outcomes

This project constructs a new 10,500 square foot sponsor-owned hangar for aircraft storage to assist the airport to be as self-sustaining as possible by generating revenue. The sponsor has adequately financed the airside needs of the airport. This grant funds a portion of the total project. This grant is associated with airport infrastructure grant that funds the remaining eligible portion of this project. Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide federal funding for airports associated with meade, kansas.