2 North Country Airports Receive Over $400K From Feds

Two St. Lawrence County airports are receiving a share of $17 million the federal government is making available to upgrade New York airports.

The money — announced Wednesday by senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Charles Schumer — is being allocated through the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Improvement Program. 

Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority is receiving $190,000 for improvements to the Ogdensburg International Airport.

The village of Potsdam is getting $235,440 to upgrade its Damon Field.

The rest of the money will be shared among 34 other projects at airports throughout the state.

Other northern New York airports receiving money are Adirondack Regional in Harrietstown ($462,460), Malone-Dufort ($355,680), Town of North Elba ($292,581), and Plattsburgh International ($498,600).

Rochester and the Finger Lakes are set to receive about $4 million, the Hudson Valley just over $3.5 million and the Albany Airport around $3.2 million. 

Western New York will get about $2 million, central New York around $1.5 million, northern New York about $2 million, and Edwin A. Link Field in Binghamton just over $587,000.

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