Rehabilitate taxiway lighting; rehabilitate runway lighting; reconstruct runway visual guidance system; reconstruct airfield signage/markings

The City of Bellefontaine, Ohio received a $266,809.47 Project Grant award from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Office of Airports under the Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs (CFDA 20.106), with an award date of September 5, 2025, and completion deadline of September 4, 2029. The grant funds the design and reconstruction of critical airfield infrastructure at Bellefontaine Airport, including Phase 1 design of the Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI) system and Phase 2 design of the Runway End Identifier Lights (REIL) system for Runway 7/25 at both runway thresholds.

The project also encompasses rehabilitation of existing runway and taxiway lighting systems to extend their useful lives, specifically addressing Runway 7/25 lighting and Taxiway A lighting along with connectors A1 through A5. Additionally, the grant funds the reconstruction of airfield signage and markings that have reached the end of their operational life. These improvements support the FAA's strategic objectives of ensuring airport safety and operational excellence while maintaining an adequate nationwide system of public-use airports.

Activities and expected outcomes

This project reconstructs existing airfield signage that has reached the end of its useful life. This project reconstructs the precision approach path indicator and runway end identifier lights systems for runway 7/25, at both runway thresholds, that have reached the end of their useful lives. This project rehabilitates existing runway 7/25 lighting to extend its useful life. This project rehabilitates existing taxiway a and existing taxiway connectors A1, A2, A3, A4, and A5 lighting to extend their useful lives. This grant funds phase 1, which consists of design of the precision approach path indicator system. This grant funds phase 1, which consists of design. This grant funds phase 2, which consists of design of the runway end identifier lights system. Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide federal funding for airports associated with bellefontaine, ohio.