JACKSON — Airports in Gulfport, Starkville and Kosciusko are sharing in nearly $4.8 million in grants from the Federal Aviation Administration.
The grants were announced Thursday by U.S. Sens. Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker, both R-Mississippi. The grants came from the Federal Aviation Administration.
The Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport received $3.4 million for noise mitigation measures for residences around the airport.
Clay Williams, airport executive director, told The Sun Herald 90 homes near the airport are being tested to see if they qualify for the sound reduction work.
Williams said earlier grants paid to install double-hung windows and metal doors, add insulation and in some cases provide new HVAC units to mitigate noise for homes that are on the noise contour map in the airport flight path.
Since 2006, he said, 650 homes were insulated and an additional 375 easements have been granted. Nine homes were acquired through the program.
The Kosciusko-Attala County Airport will receive $760,710 to be directed toward runway rehabilitation.
Starkville’s George M. Bryan Airport will receive $680,974 to improve the runway safety area.
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