WASHINGTON, D.C. (NEWS10) – U.S. Senators announced more than $136,977,897 in federal funds will be going to 59 airports across New York State. Local airports include Albany International Airport and several regional airports. The 2022 Fiscal Year funding can be used for improvements related to runways, taxiways, safety and sustainability projects, as well as terminal, airport-transit connections, and roadway projects.
Local airports receiving funds:
| Airport | City | Amount |
| Albany International | Albany | $5,568,244 |
| Floyd Bennett Memorial | Glens Falls | $295,000 |
| Columbia County | Hudson | $295,000 |
| Adirondack Regional | Saranac Lake | $295,000 |
| Saratoga County | Saratoga Springs | $295,000 |
| Schenectady County | Schenectady | $295,000 |
| Joseph Y Resnick | Ellenville | $159,000 |
| Fulton County | Johnstown | $159,000 |
| Hudson Valley Regional | Poughkeepsie | $159,000 |
| Lake Placid | Lake Placid | $110,000 |
| Ticonderoga Municipal | Ticonderoga | $110,000 |
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says upstate airports connect businesses and residents and allow economic opportunities. The funding will allow airports to recover from the toll of the pandemic and meet the ever-increasing demand for air travel.
Other New York airports:
| Recipient | City | Amount |
| John F. Kennedy International | New York | 55,615,724 |
| LaGuardia | New York | 28,405,348 |
| Buffalo Niagara International | Buffalo | 7,277,246 |
| Syracuse Hancock International | Syracuse | 5,301,945 |
| Greater Rochester International | Rochester | 5,268,698 |
| Westchester County | White Plains | 4,429,080 |
| Long Island MacArthur | New York | 4,287,127 |
| New York Stewart International | New York | 2,915,986 |
| Elmira/Corning Regional | Elmira/Corning | 1,694,929 |
| Plattsburgh International | Plattsburgh | 1,513,973 |
| Niagara Falls International | Niagara Falls | 1,493,889 |
| Ithaca Tompkins Regional | Ithaca | 1,418,953 |
| Greater Binghamton/Edwin A Link Field | Binghamton | 1,024,700 |
| Ogdensburg International | Ogdensburg | 1,017,457 |
| Watertown International | Watertown | 1,014,598 |
| Republic | Farmingdale | 763,000 |
| East Hampton | East Hampton | 295,000 |
| Massena International-Richards Field | Massena | 295,000 |
| Penn Yan | Penn Yan | 295,000 |
| Potsdam Municipal/Damon Field | Potsdam | 295,000 |
| Griffiss International | Rome | 295,000 |
| Brookhaven | Shirley | 295,000 |
| Francis S Gabreski | Westhampton Beach | 295,000 |
| Genesee County | Batavia | 159,000 |
| Canandaigua | Canandaigua | 159,000 |
| Corning-Painted Post | Corning | 159,000 |
| Cortland County-Chase Field | Cortland | 159,000 |
| Dansville Municipal | Dansville | 159,000 |
| Chautauqua County/Dunkirk | Dunkirk | 159,000 |
| Tri-Cities | Endicott | 159,000 |
| Oswego County | Fulton | 159,000 |
| Hamilton Municipal | Hamilton | 159,000 |
| Chautauqua County/Jamestown | Jamestown | 159,000 |
| Orange County | Montgomery | 159,000 |
| Sullivan County International | Monticello | 159,000 |
| Lt Warren Eaton | Norwich | 159,000 |
| Cattaraugus County-Olean | Olean | 159,000 |
| Albert S. Nader Regional | Oneonta | 159,000 |
| Perry-Warsaw | Perry | 159,000 |
| Finger Lakes Regional | Seneca Falls | 159,000 |
| Sidney Municipal | Sidney | 159,000 |
| Warwick Municipal | Warwick | 159,000 |
| Wellsville Municipal Airport, Tarantine Field | Wellsville | 159,000 |
| Bayport Aerodrome | Bayport | 110,000 |
| Elizabeth Field | Fishers Island | 110,000 |
| Hornell Municipal | Hornell | 110,000 |
| Malone-Dufort | Malone | 110,000 |
| Piseco | Piseco | 110,000 |
The funding comes from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act. It will help New York’s airports create economic opportunity, facilitate tourism, and provide a safe and efficient travel experience said, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand.
