Reconstruct taxiway

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded Kansas City Downtown Airport - Wheeler Field a Project Grant totaling $9.58 million on August 26, 2025, under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106), which encompasses traditional Airport Improvement Program funding, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) appropriations, and COVID-19 relief grants. This award funds the final construction phase of a taxiway reconstruction project that will rehabilitate 4,000 linear feet of Taxiway A pavement that has reached the end of its useful life. The project is part of a larger, multi-funded initiative, with this grant covering eligible federal costs for construction while an Airport Improvement Program grant and an Airport Infrastructure Grant fund the remaining eligible project expenses.

The award, with a completion deadline of August 25, 2029, provides federal infrastructure investment to the Kansas City, Missouri region through the awardee—a municipal airport owned and operated by the City of Kansas City. As a public-use airport within the National Plan of Integrated Airports Systems, Kansas City Downtown Airport will utilize these federal funds to maintain critical aviation infrastructure and ensure the safe and efficient operation of airport facilities serving the Kansas City metropolitan area.

Activities and expected outcomes

This project reconstructs 4,000 feet of the existing paved taxiway a pavement that has reached the end of its useful life. . This grant funds a portion of the final phase, which consists of construction. . This project is associated with an airport improvement program grant and an airport infrastructure grant that fund the remaining eligible portion of the project. . Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide federal funding for airports associated with kansas city, missouri.