Construct/expand hangar; construct taxilane

The City of New Philadelphia received a $180,000 project grant awarded July 23, 2025, under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106), administered by the Federal Aviation Administration's Great Lakes Region office. This grant funds Phase 1 (design) of a two-component airport infrastructure project at New Philadelphia Airport in Ohio. The project encompasses design and construction of a new 12-bay sponsor-owned T-hangar facility for aircraft storage and the construction of a taxilane to provide airfield access to a non-exclusive hangar development area. The infrastructure improvements are intended to enhance the airport's self-sustainability by generating additional revenue while ensuring compliance with current aviation standards.

The project maintains a completion timeline extending through July 22, 2029, allowing adequate time for design completion and subsequent construction phases beyond the current grant period. As a civilian public-use airport project, the work aligns with the Federal Aviation Administration's strategic objectives of maintaining a comprehensive nationwide system of public-use airports and supporting long-term economic benefits through transportation infrastructure investment. The City of New Philadelphia, designated as the project sponsor and awardee, will be responsible for managing grant funds, maintaining required documentation, and submitting periodic progress reports to the Federal Aviation Administration throughout the project period.

Activities and expected outcomes

This project constructs a new 12-BAY sponsor-owned t-hangar for aircraft storage to assist the airport to be as self-sustaining as possible by generating revenue. This project constructs a new taxilane to provide airfield access to a non-exclusive hangar development area in conformity with current standards. This grant funds phase 1, which consists of design. Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide federal funding for airports associated with new philadelphia, ohio.