Rehabilitate taxiway

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded $4.44 million to the Greater Asheville Regional Airport Authority under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106) on September 18, 2025, to rehabilitate taxiway infrastructure at Asheville Regional Airport in Fletcher, North Carolina. This Project Grant funds the second phase of a comprehensive taxiway rehabilitation project, specifically the rehabilitation of 3,400 feet of the existing Paved Taxiway A. The rehabilitation work is designed to maintain structural pavement integrity, minimize foreign object debris accumulation, and extend the taxiway's operational useful life as part of a broader 6,800-foot taxiway improvement initiative.

The project will be completed by September 17, 2029, supporting the FAA's strategic objectives of safety and operational excellence through critical airport infrastructure modernization. As a civilian airport authority, the awardee will implement pavement rehabilitation activities essential to sustaining safe aircraft operations and regional transportation connectivity. This grant represents continued federal investment in airport infrastructure maintenance under the FAA's Airport Improvement Program, which supports the development and modernization of the nationwide public-use airport system.

Activities and expected outcomes

This project rehabilitates 6,800 feet of the existing paved taxiway a to maintain the structural integrity of the pavement and to minimize foreign object debris to extend its useful life. This grant funds the second phase, which consists of rehabilitation of 3,400 feet. Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide federal funding for airports associated with asheville, north carolina.