Install runway visual guidance system; reconstruct airport rotating beacon

The Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Central Region awarded Cheyenne County, Kansas (acting through its Cheyenne County Airport Division) $183,105.26 on May 21, 2026, under the Airport Infrastructure Grants program (CFDA 20.117) to install runway visual guidance systems at Cheyenne County Airport in St. Francis, Kansas.

The project installs the Runway End Identifier Lights System and Precision Approach Path Indicator System for Runway 14/32 at both runway thresholds to bring the airport into conformity with current standards. The project also replaces one existing airport rotating beacon that has reached the end of its useful life. This grant funds a portion of the total project; an associated Airport Improvement Program grant funds the remaining eligible portion.

The award obligates $183,105.26 with a period of performance through May 20, 2030. Work is performed in St. Francis, KS 67756. The Airport Infrastructure Grants program, authorized under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, provides funding for runway, taxiway, safety and sustainability projects at eligible airports included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Periods of performance are a maximum of four years from grant award execution.

Activities and expected outcomes

This project installs the runway end identifier lights system and precision approach path indicator system for runway 14/32, at both runway thresholds to bring the airport into conformity with current standards. 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 is associated with an airport improvement program grant that funds the remaining eligible portion of the project. This grant is associated with an airport improvement program grant that funds the remaining eligible portion of the project. . Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide federal funding for airports associated with ST. Francis, kansas.