Reconstruct runway lighting; reconstruct taxiway lighting; rehabilitate taxiway; rehabilitate apron; reconstruct airport beacon; construct/extend/improve safety area; rehabilitate runway; expand…

The Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Alaska Region awarded a $43,036,389.33 Project Grant to the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities under the Airport Improvement Program, COVID-19 Airports Programs, and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs (CFDA 20.106). The grant funds reconstruction and rehabilitation projects at the Kongiganak Airport in Alaska to enhance safety and bring facilities up to Federal Aviation Administration standards. Specifically, the grant will fund reconstructing the runway and taxiway lighting systems that have reached the end of their useful lives, rehabilitating 2,400 feet of runway and 250 feet of taxiway gravel surfaces, reconstructing the airport beacon, expanding the apron by 1,350 square yards, constructing a runway safety area for Runway 1/19, and rehabilitating 3,184 square yards of the main apron. The completion date for the projects is September 21, 2026.

Activities and expected outcomes

This project constructs the runway 1/19 safety area to meet standards and enhance the safety of operations at the airport. . This project expands the existing general aviation apron an additional 1,350 square yards to meet federal aviation administration design standards. This project reconstructs the taxiway a lighting system that has reached the end of its useful life and requires reconstruction to meet federal aviation administration standards. . This project reconstructs the existing runway 1/19 lighting system that has reached the end of its useful life and requires reconstruction to meet federal aviation administration standards. This project reconstructs the existing airport rotating beacon that has reached the end of its useful life. . This project rehabilitates 2,400 feet of runway 1/19 to maintain the structural integrity of the gravel surface. This project rehabilitates 250 feet of the existing taxiway a gravel surface that requires rehabilitation to ensure safe airfield operations. This project rehabilitates 3,184 square yards of the existing main apron gravel surface to maintain the structural integrity of the apron and to minimize foreign object debris. . Non-14 CFR part 139 certificated airports were not subject to the runway safety area deadline of december 31, 2015 and some airports, including this one, continue to pursue further improvements as they become feasible. Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide federal funding for airports associated with kongiganak, alaska.