Southwest Georgia Regional Airport in Albany will receive $1,757,262 for infrastructure improvements
Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport will receive $11,398,769 for taxiway upgrades, road construction, and more
Additional communities receiving federal funding include BLAIRSVILLE, BUTLER, CANON, COCHRAN, MONROE, PEACHTREE CITY
Senator Warnock: “Georgia is one of the most important aviation states in the nation, and I will always be committed to ensuring our economy and infrastructure can reach new heights”
Senator Ossoff: “Georgia’s airports are a key driver of job creation and economic competitiveness. Alongside Senator Reverend Warnock, we are pleased to announce this funding through the bipartisan infrastructure law for airport upgrades across the State of Georgia”
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and Jon Ossoff (D-GA) announced new federal investments to upgrade Georgia’s airports through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, legislation championed by the senators for its investments in Georgia. Senators Warnock and Ossoff announced airports in Savannah, Albany, and six additional communities across Georgia will receive a total of $14,107,485 for infrastructure upgrades. The federal funding will be used for taxiway and runway upgrades, road construction, a planning study, and more.
“This new investment is a testament to the good we can accomplish when we center the people in policymaking,” said Senator Reverend Warnock. “Georgia is one of the most important aviation states in the nation, and I will always be committed to ensuring our economy and infrastructure can reach new heights.”
“Georgia’s airports are a key driver of job creation and economic competitiveness. Alongside Senator Reverend Warnock, we are pleased to announce this funding through the bipartisan infrastructure law for airport upgrades across the State of Georgia. Our bipartisan infrastructure law will continue to deliver long-overdue upgrades to Georgia’s infrastructure for years to come,” said Senator Ossoff.
More information on these federal grants can be found below:
| Locality | Airport | Description | Amount |
| Albany | Southwest Georgia Regional Airport | Taxiway upgrades, pavement upgrades | $1,757,262 |
| Blairsville | Blairsville Airport | Runway infrastructure upgrades | $159,000 |
| Butler | Butler Municipal Airport | Runway infrastructure upgrades | $110,000 |
| Canon | Franklin-Hart Airport | Runway infrastructure upgrades | $201,744 |
| Cochran | Cochran Airport | Runway infrastructure upgrades | $159,000 |
| Monroe | Cy Nunnally Memorial Airport | Runway infrastructure upgrades | $159,000 |
| Peachtree City | Atlanta Regional Falcon Field | Runway infrastructure upgrades | $162,710 |
| Savannah | Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport | Taxiway upgrades, road construction, planning study, expanded apron space | $11,398,769 |
A longtime champion for Georgia’s aviation industry, last year Senator Warnock secured provisions in the FAA Reauthorization law that will help transform the aviation industry, including provisions to bolster the aviation workforce pipeline and invest in our aviation economy. In May 2025, Senators Warnock and Ossoff announced more than $13 million in federal funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to upgrade and help maintain Georgia’s regional airports. Last summer, Senator Warnock toured Gulfstream headquarters in Savannah, Georgia, as well as Savannah Tech’s Crossroads Aviation Campus to meet with current students who are training to work at Gulfstream or in Georgia’s aviation economy. In 2023, Senator Warnock visited Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport to review progress on federally funded projects, including construction of a security checkpoint expansion. In April 2023, Senator Warnock met with local aviation workers and leaders at DeKalb-Peachtree Airport in Chamblee, Georgia to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing workers on the frontlines of the aviation industry; following his visit, the Senator introduced the AIRWAYS Act to strengthen the aviation workforce by recruiting and training future industry workers from all zip codes. Additionally, in 2022 Senators Warnock and Ossoff secured $13.5 million to update nine airports across Georgia, including Augusta Regional Airport and Columbus Airport. The awards announced today were made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which included at least $619 million for Georgia’s airports to improve efficiency, upgrade terminals, and more.
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