Construct/modify/improve/rehabilitate hangar; construct taxilane

The Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Central Region awarded the City of Lyons $114,736.84 on August 3, 2026, under the Airport Infrastructure Grants program (CFDA 20.117) to construct a new 12,000 square-foot hangar for aircraft storage and a 320-foot taxilane to provide airfield access to a non-exclusive hangar development area. The project funds the final construction phase of work at Lyons Municipal Airport in Lyons, Kansas, with an ultimate completion date of September 9, 2028. The hangar construction will assist the airport in becoming self-sustaining by generating revenue, while the taxilane development brings the airport into conformity with current standards. This award is part of a larger airport development initiative; an associated Airport Improvement Program grant and an additional Airport Infrastructure Grant fund the remaining eligible portion of the overall project. The award is allowable under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act's expanded eligibility provisions.

Activities and expected outcomes

This project constructs a new 12,000 square foot 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 project constructs a new 320 foot taxilane to provide airfield access to a non-exclusive hangar development area to bring the airport into conformity with current standards. This grant funds a portion of the final phase, which consists of construction. This grant is associated with an airport improvement program grant and an airport infrastructure grant that funds the remaining eligible portion of the project. This grant is associated with an airport improvement program grant and an airport infrastructure grant that funds the remaining eligible portion of the project. Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide federal funding for airports associated with lyons, kansas.