Reconstruct runway lighting; install wind cone/segmented circle; reconstruct runway visual guidance system

The Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Northwest Mountain Region awarded the City of Steamboat Springs $457,894.74 on August 13, 2026, under the Airport Infrastructure Grants program (CFDA 20.117) to reconstruct runway lighting, install a wind cone and segmented circle navigational aids, and reconstruct the runway visual guidance system at Steamboat Springs Airport in Colorado.

The project acquires and installs new wind cone and segmented circle navigational aids to provide pilots with critical airfield information. The award funds reconstruction of existing Runway 14/32 lighting that has reached the end of its useful life and reconstruction of the runway end identifier lights for Runway 32 at the threshold, which has also reached the end of its useful life. This grant funds a portion of the total project cost; an associated Airport Infrastructure Grants award funds the remaining eligible portion.

Period of performance runs through August 12, 2030. Work is performed at Steamboat Springs, CO 80477. The assistance type is a project grant, and funding is obligated as a lump sum, released upon application for reimbursement of expenses.

Activities and expected outcomes

This project acquires and installs a new wind cone and segmented circle navigational aids to provide pilots with critical airfield information. This project reconstructs existing runway 14/32 lighting that has reached the end of its useful life. This project reconstructs the runway end identifier lights for runway 32, at the threshold for runway 32, that has reached the end of its useful life. This grant funds a portion of the total project. This grant is associated with an airport improvement program grant that funds the remaining eligible portion of the project. Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide federal funding for airports associated with steamboat springs, colorado.