Central West Virginia Regional Airport Authority

Central West Virginia Regional Airport Authority, doing business as Yeager Airport, is a U.S. local government airport authority based in Charleston, West Virginia that receives federal grant funding to execute airport infrastructure projects, environmental assessments, and equipment acquisitions as a prime grant recipient under the Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration. Yeager Airport operates as a standalone recipient entity, not as a subcontractor or consortia member, and does not hold federal contracts or sit on contract vehicles.

Yeager Airport's federal footprint is dominated by Federal Aviation Administration Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106) and related infrastructure grants. Recent awards include a $5.8 million project grant (August 2026) for construction of a 22,500 square-foot snow removal equipment building; a $2.8 million formula grant (July 2025) for Phase 4 construction of a 37,000 square-yard general aviation apron expansion; a $1.6 million project grant (July 2025) for Phase 3 construction of 125 linear feet of retaining wall for airport drainage and erosion control; and a $1.1 million formula grant (July 2025) for design of terminal reconstruction affecting 21,000 square feet of lobby, ticketing, and baggage claim infrastructure. Additional work includes terminal reconstruction across multiple phases (design and construction of 80,000 square feet of pre-security and public areas and holding rooms for Concourses A through C), runway rehabilitation projects, HVAC and roof rehabilitation, and equipment acquisition including friction measuring devices, snow removal vehicles, and deicing equipment. A $600,000 project grant from the Department of Transportation's Immediate Office of the Secretary (September 2022) under the Small Community Air Service Development program (CFDA 20.930) supported minimum revenue guarantees and recruitment costs to establish new air service from Charleston to Dallas/Fort Worth or Houston. The airport authority has also received American Rescue Plan Act economic relief grants totaling over $3 million (November 2021 and December 2021) to cover pandemic-related operational, personnel, cleaning, and debt service costs.

Customer concentration is narrow: the Federal Aviation Administration Eastern Region anchors the portfolio with 41 awards totaling $9.6 million in combined potential value. The General Services Administration Public Buildings Service Central Office Office of Leasing placed 15 awards worth $16.2 million combined potential value, the Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration contributed 5 awards for $1.8 million, and the Department of Transportation's Immediate Office of the Secretary placed 3 awards. Together, the top five agencies account for 48% of award count and 46% of combined potential value. Activity has been modest and steady — three awards in 2022, five in 2023, five in 2024, seven in 2025, and four through August 2026. Four awards reach ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months, creating limited recompete exposure. Yeager Airport also acts as sub-recipient on two federal grant programs: a 2026 sub-award from the West Virginia Office of Energy for HVAC replacement at the airport's administrative building, and a 2024 sub-award from Coalfield Development Corporation for eVTOL aircraft charging station installation and aviation workforce development.