Small community air service development grant for a minimum revenue guarantee (MRG) and associated marketing program to recruite, initiate and support air service to philadelphia international airport…

The Department of Transportation awarded a $776,000 Small Community Air Service Development Project Grant to the Coastal Carolina Regional Airport in New Bern, NC on September 15, 2022. The grant will support a minimum revenue guarantee and associated marketing program to recruit and establish air service connecting Philadelphia International Airport to better access the national air transportation system.

The funding will be used to enhance air service and increase access to the national transportation system, in line with the Payments for Small Community Air Service Development federal grant program objectives. The grant has a completion date of January 7, 2028 and will facilitate new route development and passenger demand stimulation through the minimum revenue guarantee and complementary marketing efforts.

Small community air service development grant for a minimum revenue guarantee (MRG) and associated marketing program to recruite, initiate and support air service to philadelphia international airport (PHL), to facilitate better connections to the national air transportation system.