Construct/expand hangar

The Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Southern Region awarded Carthage-Leake County Airport $144,210.53 under the Airport Infrastructure Grants program (CFDA 20.117) on February 17, 2026, to fund construction of a portion of a new aircraft storage hangar at the Carthage-Leake County Airport.

The project constructs a new 8,950 square-foot sponsor-owned hangar for aircraft storage designed to generate revenue and improve the airport's financial sustainability. This grant funds the remaining eligible portion of Phase 2, consisting of 1,680 square feet. The total hangar project is also funded in part by a $425,809.47 Formula Grant (CFDA 20.106) awarded July 8, 2025, which covers the remaining eligible portion of Phase 2, and a $564,210.53 Project Grant under the Airport Improvement Program, also awarded July 8, 2025, which funds Phase 1 construction of the full 8,950 square-foot scope.

Work is performed at Carthage, Mississippi. The period of performance runs from February 17, 2026, through February 16, 2030. The assistance type is a Project Grant. The Airport Infrastructure Grants program provides federal funding for runway, taxiway, safety, sustainability, terminal, and airport access projects at eligible airports listed in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems, with periods of performance not to exceed four years from grant award execution.

Activities and expected outcomes

This project constructs a new 8,950 square foot sponsor-owned hangar for aircraft storage to assist the airport to be as self-sustaining as possible by generating revenue. This grant funds a portion of phase 2, which consists of 1,680 square feet. This grant is associated with an airport improvement program grant that funds the remaining eligible portion of phase 2. Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide federal funding for airports associated with carthage, mississippi.