Extend/expand runway; construct perimeter fencing; reconstruct runway signage; install runway visual guidance system; install runway lighting; reconstruct airport lighting vault equipment;…

The Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Northwest Mountain Region awarded Boundary County, Idaho, $5,111,932.63 in project grant funding on August 21, 2026, under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.116) to construct airport infrastructure improvements at Bonners Ferry Airport.

The award funds Phase 2 construction of multiple runway and taxiway enhancements. The project extends Runway 02/20 by 1,200 feet and Taxiway A by 1,200 feet to bring the airport into conformity with current standards. It constructs approximately 3,930 feet of perimeter fencing not required by 49 CFR 1542, installs new lighting on Runway 02/20, rehabilitates 1,000 feet of existing paved runway to maintain structural integrity and minimize foreign object debris, and rehabilitates existing runway lighting to extend its useful life. The project also installs Precision Approach Path Indicator Systems at both thresholds of Runway 02/20, reconstructs runway signage that has reached the end of its useful life, replaces existing airport lighting vault equipment, and removes trees identified as obstructions by the Federal Aviation Administration.

The place of performance is Bonners Ferry, Idaho. The period of performance runs from August 21, 2026, through August 20, 2030. The assistance type is a Project Grant.

Activities and expected outcomes

This project constructs approximately 3,930 feet of perimeter fencing not required by 49 CFR 1542 to bring the airport into conformity with current standards. This project extends runway 02/20 an additional 1,200 feet in length to bring the airport into conformity with current standards. This project extends existing taxiway a by an additional 1,200 feet in length to bring the airport into conformity with current standards. This project installs new lighting on runway 02/20 to bring the airport into conformity with current standards. This project installs the precision approach path indicator systems for runway 02/20, at both runway thresholds to bring the airport into conformity with current standards. This project reconstructs existing runway 02/20 signage that has reached the end of its useful life. This project rehabilitates 1,000 feet of the existing paved runway 02/20 to maintain the structural integrity and minimize foreign object debris to extend its useful life. This project rehabilitates existing runway 02/20 lighting to extend its useful life. This project removes trees identified as obstructions by the federal aviation administration to bring the airport into conformity with current standards. This project replaces the existing airport lighting vault equipment that has reached the end of its useful life. This grant funds phase 2, which consists of construction. This grant funds phase 2, which consists of construction. Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide federal funding for airports associated with bonners ferry, idaho.