Rehabilitate taxiway lighting; rehabilitate airport beacon; reconstruct airfield guidance signs; install runway vertical/visual guidance system; rehabilitate runway lighting; install miscellaneous…

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded a $409,662 Project Grant to the City of Faribault, Minnesota under the Airport Improvement Program, COVID-19 Airports Programs, and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs (CFDA 20.106). The grant will fund airfield lighting and navigational aid rehabilitation projects at the Faribault Municipal Airport. Specifically, the funding will support replacing runway and taxiway lighting systems that have reached the end of their useful lives to enhance safety during low visibility conditions. It will also fund replacing visual approach aids including runway end identifier lights and precision approach path indicators to improve approaches. Guidance sign fixtures and the airport rotating beacon will be reconstructed to meet FAA design standards. A new wind cone to replace an outdated one is also included. The grant is split into two phases, with the first focusing on lighting installations and the second on vault improvements. The projects funded under this award will improve airfield accessibility and operations at the general aviation airport in Faribault, Minnesota.

Activities and expected outcomes

This project installs replacement runway 12/30 end identifier lights to make the airport more accessible by improving approaches to the runway ends. This project installs replacement runway 12/30 precision approach path indicators to make the airport more accessible by improving approaches to the runway ends. This project reconstructs 11 of the existing airfield guidance sign fixtures to meet federal aviation administration standards. This project rehabilitates the airport's existing rotating beacon to meet federal aviation administration design standards. . This project rehabilitates the existing runway 12/30 lighting system that has reached the end of its useful life and requires rehabilitation to enhance safe airfield operations during low visibility conditions. This project rehabilitates the existing taxiway b lighting system to extend its useful life and enhance safe airfield operations during low visibility conditions. This project rehabilitates the existing taxiway c lighting system to extend its useful life and enhance safe airfield operations during low visibility conditions. This project rehabilitates the existing taxiway d lighting system to extend its useful life and enhance safe airfield operations during low visibility conditions. This project replaces the airport's wind cone that has reached the end of its useful life and no longer meets federal aviation administration design standards. . This grant funds the first phase, which consists of lighting installation. This grant funds the second phase, which consists of vault improvements. Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide federal funding for airports associated with faribault, minnesota.