Airports
Venice Airport AIP Grant Marks Turnaround
Venice Airport on Florida's Gulf Coast received a $7.1 million FAA Airport Improvement Program grant to help cover the $8.4 million cost to refurbish Runway 4/22. The AIP grant reaffirms a positive turnaround in relations between the Venice government and the FAA.
Venice Airport on Florida's Gulf Coast received a $7.1 million FAA Airport Improvement Program grant to help cover the $8.4 million cost to refurbish Runway 4/22. The AIP grant reaffirms a positive turnaround in relations between the Venice government and the FAA.

Among the 40 or so airports that received FAA Airport Improvement Program grants totaling more than $260 million this month, the $7.1 million allocated to Venice (Fla.) Airport to rehabilitate Runway 4/22 stands out. Just two years ago, the town of Venice was suing the FAA to downgrade the airport from a Class C to B facility in an effort to squeeze out jet activity, a violation of its previous grant obligations to the agency.