Reseal/resurface runway; reseal/resurface taxiway; rehabilitate runway markings; rehabilitate taxiway markings; construct taxilane

The Federal Aviation Administration's Great Lakes Region awarded $1,054,766.32 to Houghton County (doing business as Houghton County Memorial Airport) on July 21, 2026, under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.116) to rehabilitate and resurface airport pavement and markings and construct new taxiway infrastructure.

The project delivers pavement reseal work on runway 07/25 (5,201 feet) and runway 14/32 (6,501 feet), taxiway reseal work on taxiway A (525 feet), taxiway B (500 feet), and taxiway C (6,700 feet), rehabilitation of pavement markings on runways 14/32 and 07/25, and rehabilitation of taxiway A, B, and C markings. The project also constructs a new 500-foot taxilane to provide airfield access to a non-exclusive hangar development area and bring the airport into conformity with current standards.

Work is performed at Houghton County Memorial Airport in Calumet, Michigan, with performance scheduled through July 20, 2030. The award is structured as a project grant, a standard assistance type under AIP funding for airport infrastructure development.

Activities and expected outcomes

This project constructs a new 500 foot taxilane to provide airfield access to a non-exclusive hangar development area to bring the airport into conformity with current standards. This project rehabilitates existing runway 14/32 pavement markings a nonprimary airport to extend their useful lives. This project rehabilitates existing runway 7/25 pavement markings a nonprimary airport to extend their useful lives. This project rehabilitates existing taxiway a, B, and C markings at a nonprimary airport to extend their useful lives. This project reseals 5,201 feet of existing runway 07/25 pavement at a nonhub primary airport to extend its useful life. This project reseals 500 feet of existing taxiway B pavement at a nonhub primary airport to extend its useful life. This project reseals 525 feet of existing taxiway a pavement at a nonhub primary airport to extend its useful life. This project reseals 6,501 feet of existing runway 14/32 pavement at a nonhub primary airport to extend its useful life. This project reseals 6,700 feet of existing taxiway C pavement at a nonhub primary airport to extend its useful life. Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide federal funding for airports associated with hancock, michigan.