{"id":429423,"date":"2026-09-08T08:58:38","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T08:58:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/429423\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T08:58:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T08:58:38","slug":"el-paso-international-airport-receives-8-7-million-federal-grant-for-apron-upgrades-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/429423\/","title":{"rendered":"El Paso International Airport receives $8.7 million federal grant for apron upgrades"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14\/CBS4) \u2014 El Paso International Airport will receive $8.7 million in federal funding to rehabilitate its aircraft apron, the area where planes are loaded, unloaded, and serviced.<\/p>\n<p>The funding is part of a $481 million Federal Aviation Administration investment announced Thursday by U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy. <\/p>\n<p>The Airport Infrastructure Grants program is distributing 191 grants to airports in 36 states and two U.S. territories ahead of the Labor Day travel weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Airport officials said the grant will support long-term infrastructure improvements at El Paso International Airport.<\/p>\n<p>We are pleased that the El Paso International Airport has been selected for a federal grant to support long-term infrastructure improvements,\u201d the airport said in a statement. \u201cInvesting in upgrading our apron, the area of the airport where we load, unload and service aircrafts, will enhance our airport&#8217;s ability to serve El Paso and the surrounding communities.<\/p>\n<p>FAA officials said the grants are intended to improve safety and operations while helping airports meet current and future travel demands. <\/p>\n<p>RECOMMENDED: <a href=\"https:\/\/cbs4local.com\/news\/local\/city-of-el-paso-opens-adopt-a-street-program-to-public?src=link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">City of El Paso opens Adopt-A-Street program to public<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Funding can be used for projects including terminal improvements, baggage system upgrades, runway and taxiway rehabilitation, airport planning and roadway improvements.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom our regional hubs to some of America\u2019s busiest airports, we are investing in critical infrastructure that will provide American families with a more seamless, efficient travel experience for years to come,\u201d Duffy said in the announcement.<\/p>\n<p>The El Paso grant was among the larger awards announced. <\/p>\n<p>Other projects include $100 million for runway, taxiway and terminal work at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and $30.3 million for terminal construction at San Diego International Airport. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cbs4local.com\/SIGN-UP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sign up<\/a> to receive the top interesting stories from in and around our community once daily in your inbox.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14\/CBS4) \u2014 El Paso International Airport will receive $8.7 million in federal funding to rehabilitate&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":429424,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[138,140,139],"class_list":["post-429423","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-el-paso","tag-el-paso","tag-el-paso-headlines","tag-el-paso-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/429423","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=429423"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/429423\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/429424"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=429423"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=429423"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=429423"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}