CORNING, Iowa – Aug. 12, 2025 – The Iowa Transportation Commission today (Tuesday), approved $9.6 million for the Fiscal Year 2026 State Aviation Program, which includes several subprograms. The sub-programs include:

The Airport Improvement Program (AIP), which will fund $6.7 million for a variety of aviation safety initiatives, system planning, and air service development activities. It will also provide funding for airport development projects at 25 airports in Iowa. And, Aviation vertical infrastructure programs will provide $2.9 million for projects at four general aviation airports and eight commercial service airports throughout Iowa. These programs provide funding for the maintenance and development of airport facilities such as terminal buildings, maintenance facilities, and aircraft hangars.

In southwest Iowa, the following Airport Development Projects were approved:

• Atlantic Municipal Airport: $91,000 toward the $130,000 total cost of the East Taxilane Extension.
• Council Bluffs Municipal Airport: $82,500 toward the $130,00o total cost of Hangar Apron construction/
• Creston Municipal Airport, $158, 100 toward the $186,000 total cost of new General Aviation (GA) Terminal site improvements.

General Aviation Vertical Infrastructure project funding includes:

• Council Bluffs Municipal Airport, $300,000 toward the $1-million total cost to construct a Box Hangar.
• Creston Municipal Airport, $135,720 toward the $226,200 total cost of the new GA Terminal Bldg.

Additional information can be found HERE.