Minnesota Airport Development Funding Overview

As everyone knows, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought a whirlwind of new experiences for most people, at work and at home. MnDOT Aeronautics is also no stranger to new tasks. Over the past year, the Airport Development section of Aeronautics has been busy distributing new airport funding that resulted largely from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

To give a little background, MnDOT’s Airport Development section administers state and federal funds for many different types of projects at Minnesota’s public airports. Those projects could be associated with obstruction...