Detroit Airport To Receive $141M For Coronavirus Relief

Joey Oliver
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DETROIT, MI — Detroit Metropolitan Airport is one of 90 airports across the state set to receive $256 million in grant funding to soften the economic impact felt by the coronavirus.

A news release issued by Governor Gretchen Whitmer Tuesday said Detroit Metro will receive $141.8 million in CARES Act grant funding, the most of any airport in the state.

The Federal Aviation Administration funding is providing the funding to support airports experiencing severe economic disruption caused by the coronavirus. The grants will be distributed to airports to prevent, prepare for and respond to impacts from the crisis.

“The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted every business sector — big and small — across Michigan and these grants will provide much-needed resources to help airports across the state weather this public health crisis and be prepared when more people resume air travel,” Whitmer said. “I want to thank our congressional leaders for securing this critical funding.”

Airports receiving significant funding include:

  • Detroit Metropolitan: $141.8 million

  • Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International: $19.1 million

  • Sawyer International, Gwinn: $18 million

  • Alpena County Regional, Alpena: $17.9 million

  • Gerald R. Ford International, Grand Rapids: $16.2 million

  • Cherry Capital, Traverse City: $14.8 million

  • Capital Region International, Lansing: $10.3 million

  • Bishop International, Flint: $7.2 million

  • MBS International, Muskegon: $1.9 million

  • Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County: $1.1 million

  • Delta County, Escanaba: $1 million

  • Houghton County Memorial, Hancock: $1 million

  • Iron Mountain, Ford: $1 million

  • Muskegon: $1 million

  • Chippewa County International, Sault Ste. Marie: $1 million

This article originally appeared on the Detroit Patch