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St. George officials seek $20 million in state help for $100 million terminal expansion

Transportation and Infrastructure Appropriations Subcommittee · January 21, 2026
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Summary

City and airport officials asked the subcommittee for a $20 million request-for-appropriation toward a roughly $100 million terminal expansion to meet fast passenger growth; the city plans to contribute $25 million and the airport reports substantial passenger increases and regional economic benefits.

Senator Owens introduced a request-for-appropriation from St. George city and airport officials to expand terminal capacity at the St. George Regional Airport.

Sean Guzman, government affairs director for St. George, and Dustin Warren, the airport director, said passenger traffic has surged in recent years (the presentation cited a 318,000 passenger record in a prior year and 431,000 in…

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