COLUMBIA – Today, Congressman James E. Clyburn announced that South Carolina airports will receive over $32 million in federal funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that was signed into law by President Biden in November. Airports will be able to use this funding for investments in runways, taxiways, safety, and sustainability projects, as well as terminal, airport-transit connections, and roadway projects. All House Republican members representing South Carolina voted against approving these federal investments for the state’s airports. Only one South Carolina Senator voted for this funding in the Senate.
“The American people have been asking for infrastructure fixes for a long time. The previous administration promised investments in infrastructure, but President Biden delivered,” said Congressman Clyburn. “The arrival of these millions of dollars is long overdue and will ensure South Carolina has the funding to create safe and more sustainable airports. Additionally, these investments will guarantee that our airports have the modern infrastructure to continue to be an economic engine by bringing millions of dollars in revenue to the state.”
Below are the 46 airports that will receive funding:
|
Airport Name |
City |
Funding Received |
|
Aiken Regional |
Aiken |
$110,000 |
|
Allendale County |
Allendale |
$110,000 |
|
Anderson Regional |
Anderson |
$295,000 |
|
Barnwell Regional |
Barnwell |
$159,000 |
|
Beaufort County |
Beaufort |
$159,000 |
|
Marlboro County Jetport - H E Avent Field |
Bennettsville |
$110,000 |
|
Lee County-Butters Field |
Bishopville |
$110,000 |
|
Woodward Field |
Camden |
$159,000 |
|
Charleston AFB/International |
Charleston |
$7,069,697 |
|
Charleston Executive |
Charleston |
$295,000 |
|
Cheraw Municipal/Lynch Bellinger Field |
Cheraw |
$110,000 |
|
Chester Catawba Regional |
Chester |
$159,000 |
|
Oconee County Regional |
Clemson |
$295,000 |
|
Columbia Metropolitan |
Columbia |
$4,177,094 |
|
Jim Hamilton L B Owens |
Columbia |
$295,000 |
|
Conway-Horry County |
Conway |
$159,000 |
|
Darlington County Darlington |
Darlington |
$110,000 |
|
Florence Regional |
Florence |
$1,027,802 |
|
Georgetown County |
Georgetown |
$295,000 |
|
Greenville Downtown |
Greenville |
$763,000 |
|
Donaldson Field |
Greenville |
$110,000 |
|
Greenwood County |
Greenwood |
$159,000 |
|
Greenville Spartanburg International |
Greer |
$5,299,452 |
|
Hartsville Regional |
Hartsville |
$159,000 |
|
Hilton Head |
Hilton Head Island |
$1,426,884 |
|
Williamsburg Regional |
Kingstree |
$110,000 |
|
Lancaster County-McWhirter Field |
Lancaster |
$159,000 |
|
Laurens County |
Laurens |
$159,000 |
|
Santee Cooper Regional |
Manning |
$159,000 |
|
Marion County |
Marion |
$110,000 |
|
Berkeley County |
Moncks Corner |
$159,000 |
|
Mt Pleasant Regional-Faison Field |
Mount Pleasant |
$159,000 |
|
Myrtle Beach International |
Myrtle Beach |
$5,148,568 |
|
Grand Strand |
North Myrtle Beach |
$295,000 |
|
Orangeburg Municipal |
Orangeburg |
$295,000 |
|
Pageland |
Pageland |
$110,000 |
|
Lexington County |
Pelion |
$159,000 |
|
Pickens County |
Pickens |
$295,000 |
|
Ridgeland-Claude Dean |
Ridgeland |
$159,000 |
|
Rock Hill/York County/Bryant Field |
Rock Hill |
$295,000 |
|
Spartanburg Downtown Memorial/Simpson |
Spartanburg |
$295,000 |
|
Summerville |
Summerville |
$159,000 |
|
Sumter |
Sumter |
$295,000 |
|
Union County, Troy Shelton Field |
Union |
$110,000 |
|
Lowcountry Regional |
Walterboro |
$159,000 |
|
Fairfield County |
Winnsboro |
$159,000 |
|
Total |
$32,070,497.00 |
This funding will come from the Airport Infrastructure Grant program, one of three new aviation programs created by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The law provides $15 billion over five years for this program.