Shift taxiway; reconstruct apron

The Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Great Lakes Region awarded Fulton County Airport Authority $269,180 on July 27, 2026, under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.116) to fund Phase 1 design activities for taxiway relocation and apron reconstruction at Rochester Municipal Airport in Rochester, Indiana.

The project will shift existing taxiway A1 by 135 feet and taxiway A2 by 300 feet to conform to current standards and reconstruct 10,600 square yards of terminal building apron pavement that has reached the end of its useful life. The award funds the design phase only. Performance runs through July 26, 2030.

Fulton County Airport Authority, a county-level airport authority, serves as the grant recipient. The authority operates exclusively as a federal grant recipient with no subcontract activity and maintains an active federal grant portfolio concentrated entirely with the FAA's Great Lakes Region, which has obligated $6.4 million across twenty awards to the authority over the past five years.

Activities and expected outcomes

This project reconstructs 10,600 square yards of the existing terminal building apron pavement that has reached the end of its useful life. This project shifts existing paved taxiway A1 by 135 feet and TW A2 by 300 feet to bring the airport into conformity with current standards. This grant funds phase 1, which consist of design. Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide federal funding for airports associated with rochester, indiana.