Reseal/resurface runway; reseal/resurface taxiway; rehabilitate taxiway; reconstruct airfield drainage/erosion control

The Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Great Lakes Region awarded $2.285 million to Devils Lake Municipal Airport Authority on June 15, 2026, under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.116) to fund the final construction phase of airfield infrastructure rehabilitation at Devils Lake Regional Airport in North Dakota.

The grant funds construction to reconstruct seven existing storm sewer inlet structures to improve airfield drainage, rehabilitate 5,600 feet of existing paved taxiway A to maintain structural integrity and minimize foreign object debris, reseal 1,650 feet of existing taxiways A1, A2, A3, A4, and A5, reseal 4,314 feet of runway 3/21 pavement and joints, and reseal 6,401 feet of runway 13/31 pavement and joints. Performance is scheduled for completion by June 14, 2030. This award represents the final construction phase of a multi-phase airfield rehabilitation project; a prior $295,789 phase 1 design grant was awarded May 13, 2025, with completion scheduled for May 12, 2029.

Activities and expected outcomes

This project reconstructs seven existing storm sewer inlet structures to improve drainage of the airfield that have reached the end of their useful lives. This project rehabilitates 5,600 feet of existing paved taxiway a to maintain the structural integrity of the pavement and to minimize foreign object debris to extend its useful life. This project reseals 1,650 feet of existing taxiways A1, A2, A3, A4 and A5 pavements and joints at a nonprimary airport to extend their useful lives. This project reseals 4,314 feet of existing runway 3/21 pavement and joints at a nonprimary airport to extend its useful life. This project reseals 6,401 feet of existing runway 13/31 pavement and joints at a nonprimary airport to extend its useful life. This grant funds the final phase, which consists of the construction to rehabilitate taxiway a. This grant funds the final phase, which consists of the construction to reseal the runway. This grant funds the final phase, which consists of the construction to reseal the taxiway connectors. This grant funds the final phase, which consists of the reconstruction of the inlet structures. Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide federal funding for airports associated with devils lake, north dakota.