Install runway lighting; install taxiway lighting

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded a $2,048,000 Project Grant on September 11, 2025, under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106) to the Owensboro Daviess County Regional Airport to fund Phase 2 construction activities for runway and taxiway lighting infrastructure improvements. The project will install new lighting systems on Runway 18/36, Taxiway B, Taxiway E, Taxiways C, C1, C2, C3, and G, and Taxiways D and D1 to bring the airport into conformity with current Federal Aviation Administration standards. The award is scheduled for completion by September 10, 2029, and provides federal funding support for critical aviation infrastructure modernization at the Owensboro, Kentucky regional airport facility.

The Airport Improvement Program, which encompasses Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act appropriations and legacy COVID-19 relief funding, supports the development and modernization of public-use airport infrastructure across the nation. This award advances the FAA's strategic objectives of safety and operational excellence by ensuring the Owensboro Daviess County Regional Airport maintains adequate lighting systems necessary for safe aircraft operations and regulatory compliance.

Activities and expected outcomes

This project installs new lighting on runway 18/36 to bring the airport into conformity with current standards. This project installs new lighting on taxiway B to bring the airport into conformity with current standards. This project installs new lighting on taxiway E to bring the airport into conformity with current standards. This project installs new lighting on taxiways C, C1, C2, C3, and G to bring the airport into conformity with current standards. This project installs new lighting on taxiways D and D1 to bring the airport into conformity with current standards. This grant funds phase 2, which consists of construction. This grant includes funding for owensboro/daviess county regional (OWB), located in the 02 congressional district in kentucky, in the total amount of $1,945,600. Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide federal funding for airports associated with owensboro, kentucky.