Panama City-Bay County Airport & Industrial District

Panama City-Bay County Airport & Industrial District, doing business as Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport, is a U.S. local government entity and airport authority based in Panama City, Florida, that acts as a federal grant recipient funding airport infrastructure expansion, terminal modernization, and operational improvements through the Federal Aviation Administration.

The airport is a civilian public-use facility operating under a federal grant footprint entirely composed of Federal Aviation Administration awards. All 146 awards in the source are prime grants; the airport does not hold federal contracts, contract vehicles, or sub-awards. The grant portfolio centers on three federal programs under CFDA 20.106 and 20.116—the Airport Improvement Program, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Airport Program, and the COVID-19 Airports Program—plus the Airport Infrastructure Grants program (CFDA 20.117). Grant recipients must maintain an up-to-date airport layout plan for the duration of the grant agreement (ordinarily twenty years) and retain accounting records for three years after final expenditure report submission.

Representative grant work includes a $10.3 million FAA Infrastructure Grants award (August 2026) for final-phase construction of a fuel farm expansion and reconstruction of 2,500 feet of North Terminal Access Road; an $8.1 million FAA Airport Improvement Program award (August 2026) for Phase 1 design activities to acquire and install three new passenger boarding bridges and security access control equipment including CCTV systems; a $10.53 million award (July 2025) to expand the North Terminal by 75,800 square feet, including baggage handling, restrooms, and security checkpoint facilities; a $9.79 million award (September 2024) to expand and reconstruct the terminal apron by 17,550 square yards and reconstruct 8,850 square yards of existing apron pavement; and a $3.03 million award (September 2023) to replace three existing passenger boarding bridges that reached end-of-life. The airport also received $6.6 million in American Rescue Plan Act economic relief funding (November 2021) for operations, personnel, cleaning, sanitization, and debt service during the COVID-19 pandemic response period.

Federal Aviation Administration Southern Region dominates the customer base, representing 31 of the top customers by award count. The General Services Administration Public Buildings Service Central Office Office of Leasing carries 18 awards valued at $12.5 million combined potential value—the largest single customer by dollar magnitude—though GSA awards are likely lease-related and distinct from the airport's core FAA infrastructure grant work. The Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration holds 3 awards valued at $1.1 million, focused on security infrastructure.

Activity has been variable: one award in 2022, four in 2023, five in 2024, three in 2025, and two in 2026 (through August). Four awards reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, representing modest recompete exposure in that window. The combined potential value across all awards is $17.4 million, though combined dollars obligated total $156.1 million, reflecting the airport's draw-down pattern on older grants over multi-year construction phases. Work is performed at Panama City, Florida (32409). All recent awards carry performance periods extending through 2028–2030, anchoring the airport's capital investment cycle to multi-year construction and design phases aligned with FAA modernization standards.