DES MOINES – Iowa is receiving more than $24.5-million ($24,547,901) in new federal funding for its airports from a bipartisan infrastructure law signed earlier this year. The funding administered by the Federal Aviation Administration is part of more than $5 billion that is projected to reach Iowa over the next five years.

In our area, the following airports will received $159,000 each: Atlantic; Clarinda; Council Bluffs; Creston; Red Oak, and Winterset. The Greenfield and Guthrie Center airports are receiving $110,000 each.

Iowa 3rd District Representative Cindy Axne says “Iowa relies on its airports – both big and small – to transport our goods to market and our people to where they need to be. This investment will help our airports develop vital infrastructure to keep them safe. I’m proud to have voted to ensure our airports received this much-needed funding so they can meet our needs for years to come.”

Rep. Axne previously announced the state will receive over $650 million in the first round of new funding for Iowa’s roads and bridges and $110 million to upgrade Iowa’s aging water infrastructure from the bipartisan infrastructure law.