Reconstruct passenger boarding bridges

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), through the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106), awarded $1,052,631.58 to the Gulfport Biloxi Regional Airport Authority on July 2, 2025, to reconstruct one existing passenger boarding bridge that has reached the end of its useful life. Phase 1 of this project encompasses both design and construction activities, with an ultimate completion date of July 1, 2029. The project will be performed at Gulfport Biloxi International Airport in Gulfport, Mississippi, providing critical infrastructure improvements to the airport's passenger terminal capabilities.

This grant award supports the FAA's strategic objectives of ensuring safety and operational excellence within the nation's airport system. The reconstruction of the passenger boarding bridge represents a typical infrastructure modernization effort under the Airport Improvement Program, which funds airport development and maintenance projects necessary to maintain a comprehensive, safe, and efficient nationwide airport system. The four-year project timeline aligns with standard AIP project periods and reflects the scope required for design, procurement, and full construction of airport equipment infrastructure.

Activities and expected outcomes

This project reconstructs one existing passenger boarding bridge that has reached the end of its useful life. This grant funds phase 1, which consists of design and construction. Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide federal funding for airports associated with gulfport, mississippi.