Construct/expand hangar; construct taxilane

The Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Southern Region awarded the County of Tishomingo (Tishomingo County Board of Supervisors) $782,394.74 on July 6, 2026, under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.116) to construct a new 254-foot taxilane and a 6,325-square-foot sponsor-owned hangar for aircraft storage at Belmont airport in Iuka, Mississippi.

The taxilane provides airfield access to a non-exclusive hangar development area and brings the airport into conformity with current standards. The hangar will generate revenue to help the airport achieve financial self-sustainability. This award funds a portion of the total project; an associated Airport Infrastructure Grant funds the remaining eligible portion.

Performance runs through July 5, 2030, with work performed in Iuka, MS 38852. The recipient is a local government entity in Tishomingo County that has received multiple FAA AIP project grants for airport infrastructure improvements, including runway rehabilitation design, runway reconstruction design phases, and prior hangar reconstruction funding.

Activities and expected outcomes

This project constructs a new 254 foot taxilane to provide airfield access to a non-exclusive hangar development area to bring the airport into conformity with current standards. This project constructs a new 6,325 square foot sponsor-owned hangar for aircraft storage to assist the airport to be as self-sustaining as possible by generating revenue. The sponsor has adequately financed the airside needs of the airport. This grant funds a portion of the total project. This grant funds a portion of the total project. . This grant is associated with airport infrastructure grant that funds the remaining eligible portion of the project. This grant is associated with a airport infrastructure grant that funds the remaining eligible portion of the project. Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide federal funding for airports associated with belmont, mississippi.