The Hopkinsville-Christian County Airport will receive a $49,733 grant from the Federal Aviation Administration, according to a press release from U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.
Sherry Key, the airport’s manager, said in the release that the grant will help construct “a new apron and improve our service capabilities.” An apron is an area where aircraft are parked.
The money comes from FAA’s Airport Improvement Program to fund infrastructure projects at Kentucky airports. The Hopkinsville allocation was one of five totaling $1.7 million to Kentucky airports.
The largest grant — for approximately $1 million — will pay for construction of a new airport at Sparta, a community of roughly 300 people that straddles Gallatin and Owen counties.
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