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Pitkin County authorizes FAA grant application for new airport terminal; commissioners vote 4–0

Pitkin County Board of County Commissioners · January 7, 2026
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Summary

Pitkin County commissioners on Jan. 6 approved a resolution (4–0) authorizing submission of an FAA Airport Terminal Program grant application seeking about $14.75 million toward a $190 million terminal project, with a county cost-share of roughly $775,000; staff said the request aims to be competitive in the nonhub/nonprimary category.

Pitkin County commissioners unanimously authorized staff on Jan. 6 to submit a Federal Aviation Administration Airport Terminal Program grant application for a new passenger terminal at Aspen Pitkin County Airport.

Deputy County Manager Ryan Mahoney and airport director Diane Jackson summarized the notice of funding opportunity (NOFO), which stems from the Infrastructure and Jobs Act. Staff described a $190 million estimated terminal cost and said they plan to request $14,750,000 (rounded to $15 million in presentation remarks) from the FAA’s nonhub/nonprimary airport category, with an expected county cost share of about $775,000.

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