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Airport leaders tell House subcommittee federal airport funding and PFC cap leave major projects short
Summary
Airport executives told a House subcommittee that recent increases to the federal airport program help but do not close a large funding gap, and that the $4.50 passenger facility charge cap—unchanged for about 25 years—has limited local airports' ability to finance critical projects.
Airport executives told a House Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittee hearing that while Congress boosted formula funding in the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024, federal grants alone cannot cover the nation’s airport capital needs and the decade‑old $4.50 passenger facility charge cap has lost purchasing power.
Michael Langeth, president and CEO of the Raleigh‑Durham Airport Authority, and Larry Crowder, CEO of Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG), urged Congress to consider supplemental appropriations and changes to local funding tools so airports can complete runway, terminal and baggage projects without multi‑year phasing that raises costs and disrupts operations.
Why it matters: Airports testified that the programmatic increase to AIP to $4 billion annually helps but falls far short of industry…
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