Construct/expand hangar

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Great Lakes Region, awarded Houghton County Memorial Airport a $2.45 million project grant on August 5, 2025, under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106) to construct a new 8,316 square-foot sponsor-owned aircraft hangar at Calumet Municipal Airport in Michigan. This final-phase construction project is funded under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act's expanded eligibility provisions and represents the culmination of a comprehensive multi-year airport infrastructure development initiative at the facility. The hangar will support aircraft storage operations and enhance the airport's financial self-sustainability by generating additional revenue.

The project is scheduled for completion by August 4, 2029, and will directly benefit aviation infrastructure in the Hancock, Michigan region. As a civilian airport infrastructure project, the hangar construction aligns with the FAA's strategic objectives of safety, operational excellence, and long-term economic benefits through transportation infrastructure investment. The award contributes to the FAA's broader effort to maintain and modernize a comprehensive nationwide system of public-use airports adequate to meet civil aeronautics needs.

Activities and expected outcomes

This project constructs a new 8,316 square foot sponsor-owned 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. The grant funds the final phase, which consists of construction. Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide federal funding for airports associated with hancock, michigan.