GTRA lands $1M FAA grant

JACKSON, Miss. – Fourteen Mississippi airports will receive more than $4.8 million in Federal Aviation Administration grants to improve safety and operations. Airports in Central Mississippi include Columbus’ Golden Triangle Regional and Starkville. The largest of the FAA Airport Improvement Program grants is $1 million for the Golden Triangle Regional Airport, which serves Columbus, West Point, Starkville and Lowndes County. The grant money will be used to improve the terminal building and repair the runway and taxiway. The George M. Bryan Airport in Starkville will get $540,000 for runway safety area improvements. The grants are to be used to support infrastructure development projects that improve operational safety and efficiency at airport facilities. (Source: The AP, 05/12/14)