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Pitkin County to accept $9.64 million FAA grant for Aspen runway design

Board of County Commissioners, Pitkin County · March 25, 2026
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Summary

The Board of County Commissioners authorized staff to move forward with an FAA/IIJA grant of $9,638,173 to fund runway design at the Aspen Pitkin County Airport; the grant covers most of initial design costs and will be followed by additional FAA entitlement funds and state/local match for remaining expenses.

The Pitkin County Board of County Commissioners moved March 25 to accept a Federal Aviation Administration grant of $9,638,173 toward runway design at the Aspen Pitkin County Airport.

Dan Bartholomew, an airport consultant filling in for staff, told commissioners the award combines FAA discretionary and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) funds and is largely intended as a "use it or lose it" pot of COVID-era infrastructure money…

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