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Granby Airport FAA grant application approved; county match estimated at about $3,600
Summary
The board approved submitting an FAA grant application to install precision approach path indicators at Granby Airport; the FAA proposed moving $137,000 from another airport project to accelerate the work, leaving a local net match of roughly $3,600 per airport to be reimbursed.
Airport Manager Sean Mahorney told commissioners on Jan. 20 that the Granby Airport is pursuing federal grant funding to install precision approach path indicators (PAPIs), the glide‑slope indicators that assist pilots on final approach. Mahorney said the FAA proposed reallocating $137,000 from a future runway lighting project at a different airport to allow the PAPIs at Granby to proceed sooner.
Mahorney said the total project estimate is about $170,000; Granby had previously budgeted approximately $137,000 for a runway‑lighting project scheduled for 2029 but the FAA’s proposed reallocation would shift that funding forward. The county’s net cost was described in the meeting as modest — roughly $3,600 per airport after federal participation — and the county would be reimbursed for any upfront local spending.
The board voted to approve submission of FAA Form 5100‑100 for federal assistance and authorized the airport team to pursue the grant.
Why it matters: PAPIs improve approach safety at small airports, supporting reliable operations for general aviation and emergency response. The grant funding accelerates a safety improvement while requiring a small local match and subsequent grant reporting.
Next steps: county airports staff will submit the FAA application and manage any required local match and reimbursement procedures; FAA approval and formal grant documents remain subject to federal review.
