Reconstruct terminal

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded the City of Killeen Aviation Department a $1.0 million Project Grant on August 26, 2025, under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106) to fund Phase 1 design activities for terminal reconstruction at Killeen Regional Airport in Killeen, Texas. This grant supports the design phase of a comprehensive terminal modernization project intended to rehabilitate elevators and escalators, renovate public restrooms, upgrade curbside walkways, and replace aging fire control, alarm, and public address systems. The project is scheduled for completion by August 25, 2029.

The grant funding will enable critical infrastructure improvements to enhance passenger and baggage movement through the terminal while addressing life-safety systems that have reached the end of their useful lives. As a civilian public-use airport facility included in the National Plan of Integrated Airports Systems, Killeen Regional Airport qualifies for AIP funding, which supports the FAA's strategic objectives of safety, operational excellence, and long-term economic benefits through transportation infrastructure investment. The City of Killeen has demonstrated substantial experience managing federal airport improvement grants, having received over $35 million in FAA funding since 2019 for various terminal and infrastructure projects.

Activities and expected outcomes

This project reconstructs the existing terminal by rehabilitating the elevators and escalators, public use restrooms, and curbside walkway to improve the movement of passengers and baggage and replaces the fire control panel and alarm system and public address system that have reached the end of their useful lives. This grant funds phase 1, which consists of design. Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide federal funding for airports associated with killeen, texas.