Cumberland Airport Commision

Cumberland Airport Commission, doing business as Lonesome Pine Airport, is a state government airport authority located in Wise, Virginia, that receives federal grants from the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to fund airport infrastructure improvements and operational support. The entity operates as a grant recipient (100% of recent awards as prime recipient; no subcontracting activity) and does not hold federal contracts or contract vehicles. All fifteen awards in the source data come from the FAA Eastern Region.

Lonesome Pine Airport's grant work centers on runway rehabilitation, airfield lighting systems, drainage infrastructure, snow removal equipment facilities, and obstruction removal — foundational aviation safety and maintenance projects typical of regional airport capital improvement programs. Recent representative work includes a $5.1 million project grant awarded August 24, 2022 (ultimate completion August 23, 2026) under the Airport Improvement Program to rehabilitate 5,280 feet of Runway 6/24 and replace the existing runway lighting system. Two companion grants awarded July 28, 2026 fund construction of a new 1,600 square foot snow removal equipment building: one $154,096.84 award under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.116) and one $526,315.79 award under the Airport Infrastructure Grants program (CFDA 20.117), both with ultimate completion July 27, 2030. An August 11, 2025 formula grant supports Phase 1 environmental analysis for tree-obstruction removal to bring the airport into FAA conformity standards. A December 21, 2021 project grant provided American Rescue Plan Act economic relief funding for airport operations, personnel, cleaning, sanitization, and debt service during the COVID-19 pandemic (ultimate completion December 20, 2025).

Customer concentration is complete: the FAA Eastern Region accounts for twelve awards and the FAA as a broader agency accounts for three awards, representing 100% of the recorded footprint. Combined dollars obligated total $13.9 million across all fifteen awards spanning 2008 to July 2026. Award activity has been episodic — two awards in 2020, three in 2021, one in 2022, then a two-year gap, followed by two awards in 2025 and two in 2026 — reflecting project-based grant cycles rather than sustained contracting volume. The entity does not compete in federal contract procurement and does not serve as a subrecipient on other agencies' grants; all activity is direct recipient status from the FAA.