Winchester Regional Airport Authority

Winchester Regional Airport Authority, doing business as Winchester Aviation, is a U.S. local government airport authority based in Winchester, Virginia that receives federal grants from the Federal Aviation Administration to fund airport infrastructure improvements and operational support. The entity operates exclusively as a grant recipient; it has no federal contract prime or subcontractor footprint and does not bid on contract vehicles.

Winchester Aviation's federal activity centers on two Federal Aviation Administration grant programs administered through the Eastern Region: the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106) and the Airport Infrastructure Grants program (CFDA 20.117). The combined award portfolio spans thirty-one grants totaling $42.7 million obligated across the past several years, with all funding flowing directly from FAA's Eastern Region office to support Winchester Regional Airport's capital improvements and operations in Winchester, Virginia.

The vendor's recent grant work clusters around a multi-phase taxiway realignment project that dominates the current pipeline. Phase 9 ($5.657 million, awarded September 11, 2024, ultimate completion September 10, 2028) funds construction of the northern 1,200 feet of Taxiway A and design of the southern 4,300 feet, shifting the taxiway 100 feet west to meet FAA standards. Phase 10 ($7.51 million, awarded September 2, 2025, ultimate completion September 1, 2029) covers construction of the middle 2,600 feet and design of the southern 1,700 feet of the same taxiway realignment. Phase 8 (awarded September 11, 2024, ultimate completion September 10, 2028) funded land acquisition of 0.5 acres. The vendor also received a $1.144 million Airport Infrastructure Grants award on March 17, 2026 for terminal reconstruction of 14,800 square feet (project completed in January 2025, with reimbursement extending through March 16, 2030). Additional recent work includes a $108,041 grant (awarded September 2, 2025) for taxiway lighting installation on the North Connector and rotating beacon replacement.

Earlier grant funding supported apron reconstruction in two phases (final phase awarded September 15, 2023 for $11,500 square yards of pavement reconstruction), environmental assessment for North Side Development ($287,000, awarded August 31, 2023), and pandemic-era American Rescue Plan Act relief for operations, personnel, and facility sanitation (awarded December 11, 2021). The taxiway realignment initiative represents a long-term capital program extending across multiple design and construction phases running through 2029.

Only two awards carry ultimate completion dates inside the next twenty-four months, both near or past their expiration windows. Winchester Aviation's federal footprint is singular and non-competitive: a public airport authority receiving reimbursement and capital-improvement grants from FAA for facility modernization, with no exposure to contract vehicles, set-asides, or teaming arrangements.