Small community air service development grant for a minimum revenue guarantee (MRG) and associated marketing program to recruite, initiate and support new air service to dallas/FT

The Department of Transportation awarded the City of Rochester, Minnesota a $850,000 Small Community Air Service Development Project Grant to implement a minimum revenue guarantee and marketing program to recruit new air service connecting Rochester to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. The grant will support initiating and sustaining this new air route from September 2022 through January 2028 to improve Rochester's access to the national air transportation system under the Payments for Small Community Air Service Development federal grant program (CFDA #20.930). This program aims to help small communities enhance their air service. The funding will cover guaranteeing a minimum revenue level for the new route and associated marketing efforts over the five-year period to establish sustainable air service between Rochester and one of the largest U.S. aviation hubs.

Worth international airport (DFW), to facilitate better connections to the national air transportation system.