Bay Minette Municipal Airport is among dozens of public-use airports across Alabama receiving state grant funding for infrastructure improvements, including projects in nearby Atmore and Mobile.

The Alabama Department of Transportation announced the awards in a Nov. 5 news release, detailing $12,099,563 in state grants through the Alabama Airport Improvement Funding Program. The program provides financial assistance and technical support to public-use airports for planning, construction and maintenance.

The grants are part of a combined $73,071,980 in project funding from state, federal and airport contributions. Federal funding accounts for $53,635,243 of the total, while airports are contributing another $7,337,174.

Bay Minette Municipal Airport will receive funding for construction of a hangar taxilane and an extension of an existing hangar taxilane. The $157,895 project includes $3,947 in state funding, $3,948 in airport contributions and $150,000 in federal funds.

“Alabama’s airports support local businesses, emergency response and travel in communities across the state,” Frank Farmer, chief of ALDOT’s Aeronautics Bureau, said in the release. “This funding will help airport owners address important infrastructure needs and maintain safe, reliable facilities.”

Several other airports in the region also received support.

At Mobile International Airport, two projects will fund reconstruction of the aircraft rescue and firefighting building, the purchase of firefighting vehicles and pavement maintenance. The projects total more than $2.7 million.

Jeremiah Denton Airport, supported by the Mobile County Commission, will receive funding for construction of 1,500 feet of seawall to extend Runway 12/30. The project totals $896,637.

At Atmore Municipal Airport, $168,383 will go toward east apron pavement maintenance. Another $103,271 will fund construction of a six-unit rectangular hangar.

Projects at airports across Alabama include runway and taxiway rehabilitation, apron improvements, drainage work, airfield lighting, hangar construction, land acquisition and equipment purchases. The specific improvements vary by airport based on individual infrastructure needs and project funding plans.