HAG\u00c5T\u00d1A, Guam\u2014Guam\u2019s Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport\u00a0has been awarded a new $15,967,572 federal grant by the Federal Aviation Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation.<\/p>\n
This more than $15.9 million federal funding award will allow the Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport Authority to construct a new aircraft rescue and firefighting building, to improve safety and rescue capabilities at the airport. <\/p>\n
This multimillion dollar federal award is on top of $3.5 million awarded to Airport Authority\u00a0in September 2017\u00a0and another $5 million federal grant\u00a0in September 2016, which funded the building project\u2019s design phase. <\/p>\n
Guam\u2019s only civilian airport serves some 3.6 million travelers each year, according to the most recent figures. <\/p>\n
Groundbreaking for the building construction is expected to begin later this fall.<\/p>\n
Each year, Delegate Madeleine Z. Bordallo (D-GU) works in the U.S. Congress to secure millions in federal funding to support civilian infrastructure projects on Guam, like capital improvement projects at the Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am thrilled to see more than $15.9 million in new federal funding come to the Guam International Airport for construction of the new aircraft rescue and firefighting building. This much-needed federal funding supports the capital improvement projects underway at our airport to better serve Guam residents and visitors alike and keep us all safe,\u201d\u00a0said Bordallo. \u201cI congratulate executive manager Chuck Ada and the entire GIAA leadership team on this multi-million federal award and their ongoing work to make Guam International a word-class airport and travel destination.\u201d\u00a0(PR)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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