CASPER, Wyo. — At their regular meeting Tuesday, Natrona County’s commissioners voted to approve work on the Casper-Natrona County International Airport using a federal grant they received July 15.
The federal airport infrastructure grant will allow the county to:
- Rehabilitate the runway
- Rehabilitate the runway lighting
- Install miscellaneous NAVAIDS (short for navigation aids), specifically a wind cone. Wind cones indicate prevailing wind direction at a particular location
- Install a vertical and visual guidance system on the runway
Most of the construction is projected to begin Aug. 26, according to the commissioners’ agenda.
The Federal Aviation Administration will pay 93.75% of the costs incurred, the maximum amount being $538,590.