The Airport Improvement Program is a

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federal grant program that provides funds to public use

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s to help improve safety and efficiency. Improvement projects relate to runways, taxiways, ramps, lighting, signage, weather stations, NAVAIDs, land acquisition, and some areas of planning. The program is managed by the

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. Funding for the program is provided from the

Airport and Airway Trust Fund The Airport and Airway Trust Fund (AATF) provides funding for the federal commitment to the aviation system of the United States of America through several aviation-related excise taxes. It was established on the books of the United States Departm ...

, which receives revenue from taxes on airplane tickets sold to the public and a tax on aviation fuel. The federal grant may cover between 75 and 95 percent of the eligible costs, depending on the type of improvement and the size of the airport. Both commercial and

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airports are eligible for AIP grants. Grants awarded for Fiscal Year 2017 totaled $3,332,800,000.

History

The program was established under the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 () by combining the Planning Grant Program (PGP) and Airport Development Air Program (ADAP) into a single normally multi-year grant. In 1994, the provisions of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 were codified in subchapter I of chapter 471 of

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. Previous related programs include: *

Federal Airport Act of 1946 Federal Airport Act of 1946 is United States Statutes at Large, United States statute establishing a federal program for the development of civil aviation Airport, airports within the Contiguous United States, continental United States. The Act of ...

**Federal-Aid Airport Program (FAAP) *

Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970 The Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970 ( Pub.L. 91-258) was a United States federal law passed during the 91st Congress, and signed into law by President Richard Nixon in conjunction with the Airport and Airway Revenue Act on May 21, 1970. ...

**Planning Grant Program (PGP) **Airport Development Aid Program (ADAP)

Amendments to 1982 Act

U.S. Congressional amendments to the Airport and Airway Improvement Act.

2017 budget

In Fiscal Year 2017 the FAA awarded $802.5 million in grants to 109 large airports and $2.472 billion to 1,613 small airports. An additional $57.6 million was awarded for airport system planning grants to state transportation agencies.

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