Construct/expand hangar

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded $280,405.26 to the City of Clay Center, Kansas, on July 30, 2025, under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106) to construct an 8,000 square foot sponsor-owned aircraft hangar at Clay Center Airport. This Project Grant funds Phase 2 (construction) of the hangar project, which is designed to generate airport revenue and enhance the airport's financial self-sustainability. The project completion is scheduled for July 29, 2029, and represents one component of a larger, multi-funded initiative that includes additional support from an Airport Improvement Program grant and an Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) grant funding the remaining eligible project costs.

The hangar construction project qualifies for federal funding under the IIJA's expanded eligibility criteria, which authorizes once-in-a-generation infrastructure investments at airports nationwide. As a civilian airport infrastructure project, this award aligns with the FAA's strategic objectives of supporting the development of a nationwide system of public-use airports adequate to meet civil aeronautics needs while generating long-term economic benefits through improved airport facilities and operations.

Activities and expected outcomes

This project constructs a new 8,000 square foot sponsor-owned hangar for aircraft storage to assist the airport to be as self-sustaining as possible by generating revenue. This project is allowable under the infrastructure investment and jobs act's expanded eligibility. This grant funds a portion of phase 2, which consists of construction. This project is associated with an airport improvement program grant and infrastructure investment and jobs act grant that fund the remaining eligible portion of the project. Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide federal funding for airports associated with clay center, kansas.