Senators Murray, Cantwell Announce Major Infrastructure Funding for Washington State Airports

Funding comes via the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that Senators Murray and Cantwell helped pass

Funding totals $71 million for infrastructure upgrades at airports across Washington state, including $45 million for Sea-Tac International Airport

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) announced $71,089,273 in infrastructure funding for Washington state airports from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The funding is distributed on a formula basis by the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Airport Improvement Program (AIP), and can be used to enhance airport safety, capacity, and security, and to address environmental concerns.

“As Washington state families are flying again in greater and greater numbers, it’s critical that our airports can keep people and goods going where they need to,” Senator Murray said. “Washington state’s airports are absolutely vital to our regional economies and this long overdue infrastructure investment will help keep passengers on planes and shipments in the skies, while also cutting harmful emissions. As Washington state continues to lead and grow as a hub for travel and commerce, I’m going to keep working to make sure our airports have the resources they need to deliver world class service for our communities.”

“Washington airports are continuing to grow, and getting much-needed infrastructure dollars to help secure future capacity is important,” said Senator Cantwell.

“We are deeply grateful to President Biden, Senators Murray and Cantwell, and the rest of the Washington Congressional delegation for their leadership in ensuring the passage of this historic legislation that will help move people and goods more efficiently and sustainably,” said Port of Seattle Commission President Fred Felleman. “For Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, this generational investment in infrastructure will support SEA’s work to reduce wait times, improve the customer experience, help meet the growth that is coming as we fully recover from the pandemic, and strive to become the greenest port in North America.”

Senators Murray and Cantwell worked to include $25 billion nationwide for airports in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address repair and maintenance backlogs, reduce congestion and emissions near ports and airports, and drive electrification and other low-carbon technologies.

AIP funds can be used to improve airports’ safety, capacity, security and environmental concerns. This can include airfield improvements such as runways and taxiways, airfield lighting, and other safety improvements. Under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, this funding can also be used for terminal improvements.

A full list of Washington state airports receiving relief is below.

State	LOCID	Airport Name	City	Funding Total
WA	SEA	Seattle-Tacoma International	Seattle	$45,370,622
WA	GEG	Spokane International	Spokane	$6,427,744
WA	PSC	Tri-Cities	Pasco	$3,341,702
WA	PAE	Snohomish County (Paine Field)	Everett	$3,142,055
WA	BLI	Bellingham International	Bellingham	$2,912,192
WA	BFI	Boeing Field/King County International	Seattle	$1,316,359
WA	PUW	Pullman/Moscow Regional	Pullman/Moscow	$1,045,754
WA	YKM	Yakima Air Terminal/McAllister Field	Yakima	$1,044,999
WA	EAT	Pangborn Memorial	Wenatchee	$1,041,901
WA	ALW	Walla Walla Regional	Walla Walla	$1,031,916
WA	FHR	Friday Harbor	Friday Harbor	$1,008,804
WA	ORS	Orcas Island	Eastsound	$1,005,969
WA	AWO	Arlington Municipal	Arlington	$295,000
WA	S50	Auburn Municipal	Auburn	$295,000
WA	PWT	Bremerton Ntl	Bremerton	$295,000
WA	BVS	Skagit Regional	Burlington/Mount Vernon	$295,000
WA	CLS	Chehalis-Centralia	Chehalis	$295,000
WA	ELN	Bowers Field	Ellensburg	$295,000
WA	HQM	Bowerman	Hoquiam	$295,000
WA	OLM	Olympia Regional	Olympia	$295,000
WA	CLM	William R Fairchild International	Port Angeles	$295,000
WA	PLU	Pierce County – Thun Field	Puyallup	$295,000
WA	RNT	Renton Municipal	Renton	$295,000
WA	RLD	Richland	Richland	$295,000
WA	S43	Harvey Field	Snohomish	$295,000
WA	SFF	Felts Field	Spokane	$295,000
WA	TIW	Tacoma Narrows	Tacoma	$295,000
WA	74S	Anacortes	Anacortes	$159,000
WA	S97	Anderson Field	Brewster	$159,000
WA	1W1	Grove Field	Camas	$159,000
WA	S10	Lake Chelan	Chelan	$159,000
WA	63S	Colville Municipal	Colville	$159,000
WA	DEW	Deer Park	Deer Park	$159,000
WA	EPH	Ephrata Municipal	Ephrata	$159,000
WA	KLS	Southwest Washington Regional	Kelso	$159,000
WA	S31	Lopez Island	Lopez	$159,000
WA	MWH	Grant County International	Moses Lake	$159,000
WA	S70	Othello Municipal	Othello	$159,000
WA	0S9	Jefferson County International	Port Townsend	$159,000
WA	S40	Prosser	Prosser	$159,000
WA	SHN	Sanderson Field	Shelton	$159,000
WA	TDO	Ed Carlson Memorial Field – South Lewis County	Toledo	$159,000
WA	VUO	Pearson Field	Vancouver	$159,000
WA	2S1	Vashon Municipal	Vashon	$159,000
WA	2S8	Wilbur	Wilbur	$159,000
WA	8S2	Cashmere-Dryden	Cashmere	$110,000
WA	S94	Port of Whitman Business Air Center	Colfax	$110,000
WA	68S	Davenport	Davenport	$110,000
WA	3W7	Grand Coulee Dam	Electric City	$110,000
WA	W33	Friday Harbor	Friday Harbor	$110,000
WA	S23	Ione Municipal	Ione	$110,000
WA	W04	Ocean Shores Municipal	Ocean Shores	$110,000
WA	43D	Odessa Municipal	Odessa	$110,000
WA	OMK	Omak	Omak	$110,000
WA	0S7	Dorothy Scott	Oroville	$110,000
WA	55S	Packwood	Packwood	$110,000
WA	UIL	Quillayute	Quillayute	$110,000
WA	1S5	Sunnyside Municipal	Sunnyside	$110,000
WA	S52	Methow Valley State	Winthrop	$110,000

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