Spokane International Airport

Spokane International Airport, operating as County Of Spokane, is a U.S. local government airport authority that receives federal infrastructure grants as a recipient, primarily from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for airport capital improvement and modernization projects, with recent activity centered on terminal expansion, taxiway reconstruction, and transload facility development. The airport has received 253 total federal awards since 2002, with combined potential value of $126.4 million and combined obligated dollars of $378.7 million, operating exclusively as a prime recipient with no subcontractor role in federal programs.

Spokane International Airport's federal grant portfolio is dominated by infrastructure work under the FAA's Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106) and related authorizations. Recent representative grants include a $22.2 million project grant awarded September 2025 for reconstruction of 3,000 feet of Taxiway A pavement and associated lighting systems (Phase 2 of a 4,600-foot taxiway project), a $7.26 million grant for Terminal Concourse C-West and East expansion by 70,600 square feet (Phase 8 of multi-phase terminal modernization), a $2.67 million grant for Terminal Concourse C-East expansion with three new gates (Phase 10 construction), and a June 2026 award of $256,649.47 for 2,000 feet of perimeter fencing construction under the Airport Infrastructure Grants program. The airport is also a recipient of Federal Railroad Administration funding; it received a March 2024 project grant for rail-truck transload facility Phase 3, with installation of heavy-duty crossing panels at the railyard centerpoint, building on Phase 1 (a 1-mile rail spur extension completed in July 2019) and Phase 2 (now operational as of 2023, which included three parallel rail lines and a freight circulation area).

The FAA's Northwest Mountain Region is the dominant customer by award count, with 35 awards, while the General Services Administration's Public Buildings Service Central Office records the largest dollar concentration at $44.9 million across 29 awards (likely reflecting facility leasing arrangements). The Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration accounts for 11 awards with $12.5 million in combined potential value. Two GSA Basic Ordering Agreements anchor the parent-vehicle footprint: BOA GS10B06479 with 97 task orders worth $61.5 million and BOA GS10B06740 with 72 task orders worth $20.9 million, totaling 169 task orders across $82.4 million in potential value. Category concentration reflects the airport's real property role, with 171 awards classified under NAICS 531311 (Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings), though 74 awards carry PSC codes for lease/rental of office buildings, suggesting a significant facility-management and administrative footprint beyond core aviation infrastructure.

Activity has remained modest and variable over the past five years—four awards in 2022, six in 2023, four in 2024, and six in 2025—with one award issued in 2026 year-to-date as of mid-June. Multiple FAA grants for terminal expansion phases carry completion dates through 2029, reflecting a sustained multi-year capital modernization program that positions the airport for continued recompete exposure in commercial passenger and air cargo operations infrastructure.