Seal apron pavement surface/pavement joints; seal taxiway pavement surface/pavement joints; construct/modify/improve/rehabilitate hangar; seal runway pavement surface/pavement joints

The Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Northwest Mountain Region awarded a $1.5 million Project Grant to Wheatland County, Montana under the Airport Improvement Program, COVID-19 Airports Programs, and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs (CFDA 20.106).

The grant will fund construction of a new 7,096 square foot T-hangar for aircraft storage, maintenance, and service at Harlowton Airport to generate revenue and increase airport self-sustainability. It will also fund sealing, crack filling, and remarking of the existing 4,200 foot Runway 9/27, 475 feet of Taxiway A, and 5,395 square yards of Apron A surfaces to extend the useful life of airfield pavements. The grant aims to provide federal funding to support airport infrastructure and operations in Harlowton, Montana through July 2025.

Activities and expected outcomes

This project constructs a new 7,096 square foot t-hangar for aircraft storage, maintenance, or service 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 project performs sealing, crack filling and remarking to 4,200 feet of the existing runway 9/27 surface to extend the pavement's useful life. This project performs sealing, crack filling and remarking to 475 feet of the existing taxiway a surface to extend the pavement's useful life. . This project performs sealing, crack filling and remarking to 5,395 square yards of the existing apron a surface to extend the pavement's useful life. Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide federal funding for airports associated with harlowton, montana.