The Charlottesville-Albemarle Airportreceived a $3 million grant through the Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration, U.S. Congressman Virgil Goode and U.S. Senator George Allen announced Thursday.
The money is expected to go to the fourth phase of construction of a runway safety area and the necessary road relocations. The project is being undertaken to help the airport meet design standards and improve safety.
"I'm really excited about this grant," Charlottesville Mayor David E. Brown said. "Charlottesville was voted the No. 1 place to live and one of the things that makes it such a desirable community is the easy national access through our airport, which is constantly continuing to grow and develop."
The grant is a part of the Airport Improvement Program. The program is a federal grant-in-aid program that assists in funding airport development and planning.
"The Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport is vital to the economies of Albemarle County and the City of Charlottesville," Allen said in a press release. "When we make improvements to the airport, we are promoting this part of Central Virginia as an attractive and successful place for economic investment."
First-year College student Jackie Ross, an out-of-state student from Florida who usually flies from Charlottesville-Albemarle airport, said she hopes to see the improvement this grant should provide.
"Anyone can use money," Ross said. "It might help if they can allow for bigger planes, too."
The Airport Improvement Program apportioned $5,239,446 to Virginia for 2005.
The Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport has 60 daily non-stop flights between Charlotte, New York/LaGuardia, Washington/Dulles, Atlanta and recently also added service to Detroit.
"I am very pleased that the Charlottesville-Albemarle airport has gotten a grant of $3,040,000," Goode said in a press release. "This grant will enable it to even better serve the citizens of Central Virginia."
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