$6M secured to expand Missoula County Airport
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News from the office of Senator Tester
BIG SANDY — U.S. Senator Jon Tester recently secured $6,000,000 to fund a new terminal for Missoula County Airport.
This funding comes from Tester’s bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and is awarded through the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Terminals Program. Tester negotiated theIIJA with a group of five Republicans, four Democrats, and President Biden.
“Missoula’s airport has seen an incredible increase in customers that can drive up costs and make air travel harder on Montana—something that this expansion will help address while supporting good-paying jobs,” said Tester. “I’m proud to have secured this funding through my bipartisan infrastructure law, and I’ll keep working to ensure Montana’s airports have the resources they need to thrive.”
Tester previously secured approximately $144 million for Montana’s airports through the IIJA, which will be awarded over five years between 2022 and 2026. This funding can be used to construct or repair runways and taxiways as well as make terminal and gate improvements. Tester has also led the effort to lower costs and expand access to reliable air service in rural communities. In May, Tester introduced his bipartisan Small Community Air Service Enhancement Act to increase flight options for travelers in rural America.
