Construct/expand hangar

The Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Central Region awarded $114,736.84 to Valley County Airport Authority on March 9, 2026, under the Airport Infrastructure Grants program (CFDA 20.117) to construct a new 6,400-square-foot sponsor-owned hangar for aircraft storage at Ord Airport in Nebraska. The hangar will generate revenue and enhance the airport's financial self-sustainability. This award funds a portion of the total project; an associated Airport Infrastructure Grants award and an Airport Improvement Program grant fund the remaining eligible portion. Performance will occur in Ord, Nebraska, with an ultimate completion date of July 9, 2029. Valley County Airport Authority, doing business as ORD Airport & Weather, is the recipient. The Airport Infrastructure Grants program provides funding under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act for airport capital projects including runways, taxiways, safety, sustainability, terminal, and transit connection work at airports listed in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems.

Activities and expected outcomes

This project constructs a new 6,400 square foot sponsor-owned hangar for aircraft storage to assist the airport to be as self-sustaining as possible by generating revenue. This project is allowable under the infrastructure investment and jobs act's expanded eligibility. This grant funds a portion of the total project. . This grant is associated with an airport infrastructure grant and an airport improvement program grant that funds the remaining eligible portion of the project. . Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide federal funding for airports associated with ORD, nebraska.