Clinton Municipal Airport

Clinton Municipal Airport, a local government-owned airport authority in Clinton, Arkansas, is a federal grant recipient operating exclusively under the Federal Aviation Administration's airport infrastructure programs. The airport does not hold federal contracts or contract vehicles and operates as a prime recipient only — it does not subcontract federal work nor serve as a subcontractor.

Clinton Municipal Airport's federal footprint is entirely concentrated within a single customer: the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Southwestern Region, which has awarded the airport 12 federal grants across three FAA programs since 2018. The airport's recent activity spans the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.116 and 20.106) and the Airport Infrastructure Grants program (CFDA 20.117), with combined obligated dollars of approximately $2 million. All twelve awards are formula or project grants issued directly to the airport as the recipient; there is no sub-award activity and no prime contractor posture.

The airport's current infrastructure agenda centers on two capital projects funded through multiple grant phases. The first is a multi-phase hangar construction initiative totaling 13,200 square feet of sponsor-owned aircraft storage. Phase 1 earthwork, awarded September 1, 2025 under the Airport Improvement Program, carried $183,900 in funding with an ultimate completion date of August 31, 2029. Phase 2 construction, awarded June 15, 2026 under the same program, is funded at $192,506.32 with completion scheduled for June 14, 2030. Phase 3 construction, awarded June 13, 2026 under the Airport Infrastructure Grants program (CFDA 20.117), carries $576,100 in funding and completion dated June 12, 2030. The second project is taxilane construction — a 550-foot taxilane to provide airfield access to a non-exclusive hangar development area. The design phase was funded through a grant awarded June 21, 2022, and Phase 2 construction, awarded September 17, 2024, carries $357,463.33 with an ultimate completion date of September 16, 2028.

The airport has also received pandemic-relief and pavement-maintenance funding. An American Rescue Plan Act grant awarded December 9, 2021 provided operational and personnel support, with ultimate completion dated December 8, 2025. A Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act grant awarded August 9, 2022 funds removal of expired fuel tanks, with completion dated August 8, 2026. A runway sealing and joint-repair project, awarded August 18, 2021 under the Airport Improvement Program with 100 percent federal share through American Rescue Plan Act enhancement, sealed 4,007 feet of runway 13/31; completion was dated August 17, 2025. These infrastructure investments reflect the FAA's support for airport financial sustainability through revenue-generating facilities and long-term asset preservation in the Clinton, Arkansas region.