$63M in federal funding upgrade airports across N.Y.

Significant federal funding is being poured into airports across upstate New York.

Sen. Chuck Schumer and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand announced more than $63 million in federal dollars will be used for things like rehabilitating airport taxiways, installing new runway lighting, updating signage and upgrading terminals at more than 30 airports.

“Keeping our airports in top-notch shape is crucial to attracting business and tourism to Upstate New York,” Schumer said in a statement. “The Bipartisan Infrastructure and Jobs Law is continuing to help improvements at New York’s airports take off.”

The funding is part of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Improvement Program and Airport Infrastructure Grant Program.

A full list of all the airports, along with a breakdown of the total funding and upgrades that each is receiving, can be found here.