This week, U.S. Senator Rob Portman applauded the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) award of more than $30 million to Ohio airports to provide economic relief from COVID-19.

Locally, the Delaware Municipal Airport/Jim Moore Field received $23,000 of these funds.

The Airport Coronavirus Relief Program was created through the bipartisan, bicameral COVID-19 relief package within the end-of-year spending agreement. Senator Portman played a key role in negotiating the legislation through the bipartisan 908 Coalition, which proposed a $908 billion package that included this critical relief for airports and served as a basis for the final package.

“The aviation industry’s recovery is critical to our nation’s economy. During this pandemic, the sharp decline in air travel left the industry in an uncertain economic position,” said Portman. “I’m pleased to see this continued support for our airports as they ramp up services to meet the increasing demands of air travel as our country continues on the path to recovery.”

In recent FAA submissions, the Airport has shared that there are 86 aircraft based at the field, 76 of which are single engine planes. There are an average of 108 flights a day.

Sources: Office of Senator Rob Portman, FAA, AirNav.com; Image by Lynn Greyling from Pixabay

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