Install runway vertical/visual guidance system; rehabilitate runway lighting; reconstruct apron; rehabilitate runway

This Project Grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Southern Region, under the Airport Improvement Program, COVID-19 Airports Programs, and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs (CFDA 20.106), provides $1.19 million to fund design work for safety and infrastructure improvements at Tupelo Regional Airport in Tupelo, Mississippi. Specifically, the grant will support installing a replacement Precision Approach Path Indicator for Runway 18, reconstructing 8,400 square yards of apron pavement, rehabilitating 7,150 feet of runway markings, rehabilitating the existing runway lighting system, and installing a new Precision Approach Path Indicator for Runway 36. These activities are intended to enhance safe airfield operations and improve approaches to the runways, making the airport more accessible. The grant was awarded on August 24, 2022 to the Tupelo Airport Authority, with work expected to be completed by August 23, 2026.

Activities and expected outcomes

This project installs a replacement runway 18 precision approach path indicator to make the airport more accessible by improving approaches to the runway end. This project reconstructs 8,400 square yards of the existing apron pavement, located between taxiways j and h, that has reached the end of its useful life. This project rehabilitates 7,150 feet of runway 18/36 pavement markings to enhance safe airfield operations. This project rehabilitates the existing runway 18/36 lighting system that has reached the end of its useful life and requires rehabilitation to enhance safe airfield operations during low visibility conditions. This grant funds the design phase. This project installs a new runway 36 precision approach path indicator to make the airport more accessible by improving approaches to the runway end. Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide federal funding for airports associated with tupelo, mississippi.