Reconstruct runway lighting; reconstruct taxiway lighting; install runway visual guidance system; install wind cone/segmented circle; reconstruct airport rotating beacon

The City of Larned received a $242,500 Project Grant award on August 28, 2025, from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106), with an ultimate completion date of August 27, 2029. This grant funds airport infrastructure improvements at Larned Municipal Airport, specifically supporting the reconstruction of runway and taxiway lighting systems on Runway 17/35 and connecting taxiways that have reached the end of their useful life. The project also includes the installation of a runway end identifier lights system to bring the airport into conformity with current FAA standards, installation of navigational aids including a new wind cone and segmented circle to provide pilots with critical airfield information, and replacement of an existing airport rotating beacon.

This grant represents a portion of the total project cost, with the remaining eligible expenses funded through a complementary Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) grant. These infrastructure improvements will enhance airport safety, operational efficiency, and navigational capability for the Larned area, consistent with the FAA's strategic objectives of safety and operational excellence through long-term transportation infrastructure investment.

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 installs runway end identifier lights system for existing runway 17/35, to bring the airport into conformity with current standards. This project reconstructs the existing lighting on runway 17/35 that has reached the end of its useful life. This project reconstructs the existing lighting on connecting taxiway that has reached the end of its useful life. This project replaces one existing airport rotating beacon that has reached the end of its useful life. This grant funds a portion of the total project. This grant funds a portion of the total project. . This project is associated with an infrastructure investment and jobs act grant that funds the remaining eligible portion of the project. Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide federal funding for airports associated with larned, kansas.