$1M Boost To Ongoing Morristown Airport Renovation Project

MORRISTOWN, NJ — Morristown Airport is on track to receive another $1 million in funding for the next stage of infrastructure renovations in the municipal airport's revamp.

According to Morristown officials, the next stage of the project that is receiving funding is the relocation of Taxiway K, which is currently in its first phase.

The Morristown Council will vote Tuesday night on whether to introduce an ordinance authorizing the spending on Taxiway K.

Although Morristown is in charge of approving the project, the Federal Aviation Administration's Airport Improvement Program will cover $900,000, or 90 percent of the cost. Officials said DM Airports, Ltd., which operates the facility, will cover the remaining costs.

The airport, which was established in the 1930s, is located in neighboring Hanover but is owned and operated as a municipal utility of Morristown.

In October, the Morristown Council approved more than $7.2 million in infrastructure renovations to its main runway.

Officials expected the runway work, which was funded last fall, to take place over the next two years. The airport website features a timeline for the project, which projects that all the work will be complete in the fall of 2028.

According to the airport, the next phase, or Phase IX, of its Runway 5-23 Rehabilitation Project is set to begin on July 10 and is projected to end sometime in September.

Phase IX will focus on replacing the original drainage culvert that runs parallel to Taxiway Bravo and crosses underneath Taxiway Alpha and Runway 5-23. To accommodate this work, the contractor will work in two stages, Work Area 1 and Work Area 2, to minimize the impact on the airfield as much as possible.

The contractor has also committed to running two crews per day to complete the work as quickly as possible, officials said.

The work is part of a larger rehabilitation effort that also includes improvements to runway safety areas and the replacement of existing structures. The work will not include any expansion; rather, it will simply bring everything up to current standards.