Four Philadelphia-area airports are among 24 in Pennsylvania selected to get federal grants to improve safety and upgrade facilities, PennDOT's Aviation bureau said yesterday.
G.O. Carlson Airport in Coatesville, Chester County, will get $3.5 million to study the feasibility of realigning the runway and to complete construction of an aircraft parking area.
Also in Chester County, New Garden Flying Field, Toughkenamon, will get $1.1 million. This includes reimbursement for studies related to acquisition of the airport by New Garden Township earlier this year from the du Pont family, as well as site preparation for a new taxiway alongside the runway and removal of hazards to aircraft.
Wings Field, near Blue Bell in Montgomery County, will get $376,875 for a storage building for snow-removal safety equipment.
Quakertown Airport, Bucks County, will get $170,625 for clearing obstructions near its runway.
The program, which will spend up to $18.5 million statewide, will be administered by the state transportation agency.