Tester Secures More Than $20 Million to Help 68 Montana Airports Keep Up With Costs During Coronavirus Pandemic

Senator announces funding distributions for 68 Montana airports as part of December’s year-end COVID relief package

As part of his continued efforts to ensure that Montana’s airports are able to continue serving the state throughout the coronavirus pandemic and beyond, U.S. Senator Jon Tester today announced that 68 airports across the state will receive a total of $20,034,965 in grant funding to keep up with costs and continue projects amid the COVID-19 crisis.

Tester secured the funding as part of the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act that was signed into law in late December of last year. The grants are provided by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport Coronavirus Response Grant Program to provide economic relief to airports across the United States.

“Communities across Montana rely on airports to support their local economies and keep folks connected,” said Tester. “The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown a wrench in air travel for the last year, making it harder for our local airports to keep up with costs and continue critical infrastructure projects. I’m proud to have helped secure funding that will allow airports across the state to continue serving their communities long after this crisis is over.”

Tester announced that the following airports will receive funding as part of the FAA Airport Coronavirus Response Grant Program:

• Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport – $ 4,186,388
• Billings Logan International Airport – $3,643,376
• Missoula International Airport – $ 3,390,850
• Glacier International Airport (Kalispell) – $ 2,830,997
• Great Falls International Airport – $ 1,853,393
• Helena Regional Airport – $ 1,461,939
• Bert Mooney Airport (Butte) – $ 1,014,371
• Sidney-Richland Regional Airport – $ 1,005,651
• Baker Municipal Airport – $13,000
• Conrad Airport – $13,000
• Cut Bank International Airport – $13,000
• Dawson Community Airport – $13,000
• Deer Lodge-City-County Airport – $13,000
• Dillon Airport – $13,000
• Ennis – Big Sky Airport – $13,000
• Eureka Airport – $13,000
• Fort Benton Airport – $13,000
• Frank Wiley Field Airport – $13,000
• Havre City-County Airport – $13,000
• Kalispell City Airport – $13,000
• L M Clayton Airport – $13,000
• Laurel Municipal Airport – $13,000
• Lewistown Municipal Airport – $13,000
• Libby Airport – $13,000
• Polson Airport – $13,000
• Ravalli County Airport – $13,000
• Ronan Airport – $13,000
• Roundup Airport – $13,000
• Shelby Airport – $13,000
• Stevensville Airport – $13,000
• Three Forks Airport – $13,000
• Tillitt Field Airport – $13,000
• Townsend Airport – $13,000
• Wokal Field/Glasgow-Valley County Airport – $13,000
• Woltermann Memorial Airport – $13,000
• Big Horn County Airport – $9,000
• Big Sandy Airport – $9,000
• Big Sky Field Airport – $9,000
• Big Timber Airport – $9,000
• Bowman Field Airport – $9,000
• Broadus Airport – $9,000
• Choteau Airport – $9,000
• Circle Town County Airport – $9,000
• Colstrip Airport – $9,000
• Edgar G Obie Airport – $9,000
• Ekalaka Airport – $9,000
• Gardiner Airport – $9,000
• Geraldine Airport – $9,000
• Harlem Airport – $9,000
• Jordan Airport – $9,000
• Liberty County Airport – $9,000
• Lincoln Airport – $9,000
• Malta Airport – $9,000
• Mission Field Airport – $9,000
• Plains Airport – $9,000
• Poplar Municipal Airport – $9,000
• Red Lodge Airport – $9,000
• Riddick Field Airport – $9,000
• Scobey Airport – $9,000
• Sher-Wood Airport – $9,000
• Stanford/Biggerstaff Field Airport – $9,000
• Terry Airport – $9,000
• Thompson Falls Airport – $9,000
• Turner Airport – $9,000
• Twin Bridges Airport – $9,000
• Wheatland County at Harlowton Airport – $9,000
• White Sulphur Springs Airport – $9,000
• Winifred Airport – $9,000

Tester has been working diligently to ensure that Montana airports are able to keep folks connected throughout the coronavirus pandemic. Earlier this year, he secured a commitment from Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to prioritize rural America in his new role as leader of the Department of Transportation. He also secured more than $11 million for Glacier International Airport last fall, and he urged the Trump Administration to provide robust assistance to the FAA Airport Improvement Program in any new coronavirus relief packages. Last summer, he secured nearly $74 million for more than 70 airports across Montana to cover operational expenses and development projects during the crisis.