County airports receive grants

Over $8.7 million in funds for improvements granted

Teresa Simpson, Whitman County Gazette | Jan 04, 20240

Olivia Harnack | The Gazette count

Airplanes sit outside the Port of Whitman Airport, located outside Colfax.

COLFAX - On Nov. 5, Congress passed the Bipartisan Infrastructure law which along with the Airport Improvement Program funded improvements at 37 airports across Washington in 2023, allotting $73,527,274 to Eastern Washington Airport projects, including the Port of Whitman Business Air Center Airport and Pullman/Moscow Regional Airport.

A total of $8,410,206 in grants went to the Pullman/Moscow Regional Airport Gate. The boarding bridge for the new terminal received $6,365,000 in funds, and the construction terminal building, environmental mitigation, and airport infrastructure grant was $1,045...