JACKSON — Mississippi’s airports are receiving $11.6 million from the federal government to help with revenue lost due to the coronavirus pandemic.
“This funding will help airports to withstand the drop in traffic from COVID-19 and facilitate economic development as we work to recover,” Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker said in a statement Friday.
In all, the Federal Aviation Administration awarded $11,622,567 to Mississippi, with the largest grants being:
■ Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport, Jackson — $3,747,799
■ Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport, Gulfport — $2,958,641
■ Golden Triangle Regional Airport, Columbus — $1,028,626
■ Key Field, Meridian — $1,010,947
■ Tupelo Regional Airport, Tupelo — $1,008,459
■ Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport, Hattiesburg — $1,006,447
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