Ua hoʻolaha aku ke Kuhina Nui o ka ʻOihana Kālepa ʻo Elaine L. Chao i kēia lā e hāʻawi ana ka Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) i $ 151.1 miliona i nā hāʻawi mokulele mokulele i 66 mau mokulele ma 35 mau mokuʻāina a puni ʻo ʻAmelika Hui Pū ʻIa ma ke ʻano he ʻāpana o ka Polokalamu Hoʻolālā Airport ʻo FAA (AIP).
"Ke kōkua nei ka Papahana Hoʻomaikaʻi Airport i ka mālama ʻana i kā mākou ʻoihana mokulele a kākoʻo i ka palekana, ka hiki, ka palekana a me ka hoʻomaikaʻi ʻana i ke kaiapuni," wahi a ke Kakauolelo Chao. "He waiwai koʻikoʻi kēia i kēia mau mokulele a me ka ikaika o ka hoʻokele waiwai o ko lākou mau kaiāulu."
Hāʻawi ka papahana hāʻawi mokulele i nā ʻano hana like ʻole o nā papahana hoʻolālā mokulele, e like me nā alahula, nā ʻauhau, a me nā hōʻailona mokulele, nā kukui, a me nā hōʻailona, nā mea āpau e kōkua i ka hana ʻana i mau hana he mau kaukani.
I kēia makahiki, ua hoʻolaha ka US Department of Transportation ma mua o 1,500 mau haʻawina hou i kahi kokoke i 1,300 mau mokulele no ka huina o $2.5 biliona. Hāʻawi kēia mau haʻawina i nā kālā no 620 mau papahana holo kaʻa a me 533 mau papahana taxiway i mea nui i ka palekana a me ka pono o ka ʻōnaehana mokulele o ka lāhui.
Kūpono nā kahua mokulele i kekahi nui o ke kālā AIP i kēlā me kēia makahiki, e pili ana i ka nui o nā mea holo. Inā ʻoi aku ka nui o kā lākou papahana kapikala ma mua o kā lākou loaʻa kālā loaʻa, a laila hiki i ka FAA ke kākoʻo i kā lākou kuleana me ka loaʻa kālā.
ʻO nā mokulele e loaʻa ana nā hāʻawi manawaleʻa i helu ʻia ma aneʻi:
ʻO Bob Baker Memorial Airport ma Kiana AK, $5.9 miliona - e hoʻohana ʻia nā kālā no ka hoʻonui ʻana i ka apron e kū nei a hoʻonui i ke alanui Runway 06/24 me 600 kapuaʻi.
Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport ma Ithaca, NY, $1.4 miliona - e hoʻohana ʻia nā kālā no ka hoʻoponopono ʻana i ka apron kahi o ka mokulele mokulele.
ʻO ke kahua mokulele ʻo Range Regional ma Hibbing, MN, $3.5 miliona - e hoʻohana ʻia ka haʻawina no ka hoʻoponopono ʻana i ke ala kaʻaahi C a hoʻololi i ke kukui ala kaʻa.
ʻO ke kahua mokulele ʻo Hillsboro Municipal ma Hillsboro, ND $4.3 miliona - e hoʻohana ʻia nā kālā no ka hoʻoponopono ʻana i ka Runway 16/34.
ʻO Joe Foss Field ma Sioux Falls, SD, $8.3 miliona - e hoʻohana ʻia nā kālā no ka hoʻoponopono ʻana i ka Runway 03/21.
ʻO Portland International Jetport ma Portland, ME, $1.3 miliona - e hoʻohana ʻia nā kālā no ka hoʻomaikaʻi ʻana i ka ikehu o nā mokulele ma o ka hoʻokomo ʻana i nā lako e like me nā panela lā.
ʻO ke kahua mokulele ʻo Asheville Regional ma Asheville, NC, $5 miliona - e hoʻohana ʻia nā kālā hāʻawi no ka hoʻoponopono ʻana i ka Runway 17/35.
Chennault International Airport ma Lake Charles, LA, $4.7 miliona - e hoʻohana ʻia nā kālā no ka hoʻoponopono ʻana i ka Runway 15/33.
San Antonio International Airport ma San Antonio, TX, $5.6 miliona – e hoʻohana ʻia nā kālā hāʻawi no ka hoʻoponopono ʻana iā Taxiway R.
ʻO Guam International Airport ma Tamuning, GU, $3.5 miliona - e hoʻohana ʻia nā kālā no ke kūkulu ʻana i kahi hoʻopakele mokulele a me ka hale ahi.
Southern California Logistics Airport ma Victorville, CA, $7.3 miliona - e hoʻohana ʻia nā kālā hāʻawi no ka hoʻoponopono ʻana i ka Runway 17/35.
Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport ma Bullhead City, AZ, $8.2 miliona - e hoʻohana ʻia nā kālā no ke kūkulu hou ʻana i nā pale kaʻa mokulele.
ʻO ke kahua mokulele ʻo Scottsdale ma Scottsdale, AZ, $3.9 miliona - e hoʻohana ʻia nā kālā hāʻawi no ka hoʻoponopono ʻana i ke alanui Taxiway A.
ʻO Arcata Airport ma Arcata, CA, $ 5.9 miliona - e hoʻohanaʻia nā kālā hāʻawi no ke kūkuluʻana i kahi hoʻopakele mokulele a me ka hale ahi.
E hōʻoia nā makana i nā papahana ma kēia kahua mokulele e kūkulu ʻia ana a i ʻole hoʻopau ʻia ma mua o ka hoʻomaka ʻana o ka wā hoʻoilo.
He aha e lawe ʻia mai kēia ʻatikala:
- ʻO ke kahua mokulele ʻo Asheville Regional ma Asheville, NC, $5 miliona - e hoʻohana ʻia nā kālā hāʻawi no ka hoʻoponopono ʻana i ka Runway 17/35.
- Hāʻawi ka papahana hāʻawi mokulele i nā ʻano hana like ʻole o nā papahana hoʻolālā mokulele, e like me nā alahula, nā ʻauhau, a me nā hōʻailona mokulele, nā kukui, a me nā hōʻailona, nā mea āpau e kōkua i ka hana ʻana i mau hana he mau kaukani.
- 1 million in airport infrastructure grants to 66 airports in 35 states across the United States as part of the FAA's Airport Improvement Program (AIP).