The Federal Aviation Administration recently announced that it will give $495 million for airport infrastructure throughout Alabama, one of which is Craig Field in Selma.

The grant is part of an allotment of $3.18 billion in the Airport Improvement Program. Craig Field is one of 19 airports to be given funding by the program.

The grant will be used to rehabilitate Craig Field’s runway.

“This significant investment in airport improvements in Alabama will fund construction and rehabilitation projects that will help maintain high levels of safety in U.S. aviation,” commented U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao in the announcement.

Other airports in Alabama to receive funding are:

South Alabama Regional at Bill Benton Field in Andalusia

Auburn University Regional Airport in Auburn

Dothan Regional Airport in Dothan

Foley Municipal Airport in Foley

Greensboro Municipal Airport in Greensboro

Guntersville Municipal – Joe Starnes Field in Guntersville

Posey Field in Haleyville

Marion County-Rankin Fite in Hamilton

Jackson Municipal Airport in Jackson

Vaiden Field in Marion

Mobile Downtown Airport in Mobile

Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) Airport in Montgomery

Northwest Alabama Regional Airport in Muscle Shoals

Ozark-Blackwell Field in Ozark

St. Clair County Airport in Pell City

Prattville-Grouby Field in Prattville

Scottsboro Municipal-Word Field in Scottsboro

Troy Municipal at N Kenneth Campbell Field in Troy

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