Reconstruct runway lighting; obstruction marking/lighting/removal; reconstruct runway visual guidance system

The Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Central Region awarded the City of Hill City $428,063.15 on July 6, 2026, under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.116) to reconstruct runway lighting and the runway end identifier lights system for Runway 18/36 at Hill City Municipal Airport, remove a ground penetration obstruction identified by the Federal Aviation Administration to bring the airport into conformity with current standards, and reconstruct the runway visual guidance system. The work will be performed in Hill City, Kansas, with an ultimate completion date of July 5, 2030. This grant funds a portion of the project; a separate Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act grant funds the remaining eligible portion.

Activities and expected outcomes

This project reconstructs existing runway 18/36 lighting that has reached the end of its useful life. This project reconstructs the runway end identifier lights system for runway 18/36 that has reached the end of its useful life. This project removes ground penetration identified as an obstruction by the federal aviation administration to bring the airport into conformity with current standards. This grant funds a portion of the project. This grant is associated with infrastructure investment and jobs act grant that funds the remaining eligible portion of this project. Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide federal funding for airports associated with hill city, kansas.