Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport will receive $21.71 million over a five-year period as part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The funds come from the Federal Aviation Administration and represent the first round of awards distributed to 69 Montana airports from the infrastructure package, according to Democratic Sen. Jon Tester’s office. The bill was signed into law on Nov. 15, 2021.

Airport Director Brian Sprenger said the incoming funds would allow the airport to move up projects previously scheduled for 2023. General and business aviation ramps will be resurfaced with fresh asphalt, and tie-down ramps, which anchor smaller lightweight aircraft like Cessnas that could otherwise be displaced by strong winds, will be expanded.

The airport pays for the work upfront, with federal funds arriving as reimbursement. Award amounts are determined by a needs formula based on annual enplanements, which count how many passengers board flights each year. Sprenger said the airport is on pace to surpass its previous record of 785,000 enplanements set in 2019, projecting roughly 970,000 for the current year.

Source: Millions earmarked for Bozeman, West Yellowstone airports, Bozeman Daily Chronicle