Bucks County Airports Awarded State Improvement Funds

BUCKS COUNTY, PA — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation will invest $10 million in state grant funds to benefit 12 airports, Gov. Tom Wolf announced Wednesday.

Doylestown Airport will receive $150,000 to repave and reseal aircraft parking areas and taxiways. Located on Old Easton Road about three miles north of Doylestown, the public airport offers flight trainings, charter flights and rental fleets.

Quakertown Airport will also get $150,000 to make exterior improvements and increase the energy efficiency of the terminal building.

Pennsylvania ranks 16th in the country in the number of public-use aviation facilities, with 124 airports, heliports and seaplane bases. Funded through PennDOT's Aviation Transportation Assistance Program, the new investments will infuse new state investments to expand aviation-related operational and economic opportunities statewide, officials said.

“Aviation plays a vital role in keeping our state’s economy moving,” Gov. Wolf said. “These investments will help Pennsylvania’s airports operate safely, expand to meet current demands, and sustain growth well into the future.”

Other airports to receive funding include the Lehigh Valley International Airport, which was awarded nearly $1.8 million to continue a terminal connector and security checkpoint expansion; the Carlisle Airport in Cumberland County, which received $3 million for South Middleton Township to acquire the privately-owned airport and make it a public facility; and the Dubois Regional Airport in Jefferson County, which received $450,000 to improve facilities.

Airports in Allegheny, Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Lycominy, Venango and Westmoreland counties also received funding.

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