McConnell Helps Secure $1 Million in Federal Funding for Capital City Airport in Frankfort

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced today the U.S. Department of Transportation will provide $1 million to the Capital City Airport in Frankfort, Kentucky to support the redevelopment of the terminal. According to airport officials, the federal funding will be used to construct a new, modern two-story facility that will expand passenger access, increase airfield safety, and support aviation career training programs.

Senator McConnell contacted the U.S. Secretary of Transportation in support of the airport's competitive grant application for this project.

The federal grant is funded through the U.S. Department of Transportation's Airport Terminal Program, established in the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Senator McConnell led the IIJA to Senate passage in 2021, and the President signed the bill into law. The IIJA gives Kentucky billions of federal dollars over five years to improve the Commonwealth's roads, bridges, railroads, riverports, airports, broadband, and more.

"Today's announcement is great news for Frankfort and all of Central Kentucky, providing additional funding to overhaul and modernize a new terminal at Capital City Airport. I look forward to this project's progression and will continue to deliver for Kentucky's airports in the years ahead," said Senator McConnell.

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