Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport will receive $10,631,004 to reconstruct runway safety areas
Spalding County will receive $8,585,737 to help construct a new Griffin-Spaulding airport
Additional communities receiving federal funding include Albany, Americus, Augusta, Brunswick, Dawson, DeKalb County, Floyd County, Greensboro, Louisville, Macon, Rome, Savannah, and Spaulding County
Senator Warnock: “I’m proud to secure these federal funds, which will go towards essential upgrades at airports across Georgia, making travel safer, easier, and more efficient for Georgians and visitors to our state”
Washington, D.C. –– Today, U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) announced he secured new federal investments to upgrade Georgia’s airports. These awards were made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Senator’s Congressionally Directed Spending items.
Senator Warnock announced airports in Savannah, Brunswick, Macon, Atlanta, Augusta, Spaulding County, DeKalb County, and Floyd County will receive a total of $62,078,524 for infrastructure upgrades, including runway extensions, safety features, and reconstruction of pavement.
“I’m proud to secure these federal funds, which will go towards essential upgrades at airports across Georgia, making travel safer, easier, and more efficient for Georgians and visitors to our state,” said Senator Reverend Warnock.
More information on these federal grants can be found below:
| Locality | Airport | Description | Amount |
| Albany | Southwest Georgia Regional Airport | Runway infrastructure upgrades | $3,361,825 |
| Americus | Jimmy Carter Regional Airport | Runway infrastructure upgrades | $2,142,528 |
| Atlanta | Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport | Runway infrastructure upgrades | $10,631,004 |
| Atlanta | Lagrange/Callaway Airport | Taxiway upgrades | $3,278,689 |
| Augusta | Augusta Regional at Bush Field Airport | Northwest hangar development access road and utility improvements | $2,207,000 |
| Brunswick | Brunswick Golden Isles Airport | Safety infrastructure construction | $4,294,167 |
| City of Griffin/Spaulding County | Griffin-Spaulding County Airport (NEW) | Construction of new airport | $8,585,737 |
| Dawson | Dawson Municipal Airport | Runway infrastructure upgrades | $1,300,000 |
| DeKalb County | DeKalb-Peachtree Airport | Airport design and demolition of administration building | $1,000,000 |
| Floyd County | Richard B Russell Regional Airport | Taxiway Bravo west expansion | $3,803,000 |
| Greensboro | Greene County Regional Airport | Runway infrastructure upgrades | $2,577,569 |
| Louisville | Louisville Municipal Airport | Runway infrastructure upgrades | $1,812,491 |
| Macon | Middle Georgia Regional Airport | Runway infrastructure upgrades | $3,600,000 |
| Rome | Richard B Russell Regional – J H Towers Field Airport | Runway infrastructure upgrades | $3,580,110 |
| Savannah | Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport | Pavement infrastructure upgrades | $9,904,404 |
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 June 2025, Senators Warnock and Ossoff announced more than $14 million in federal funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to upgrade and help maintain Georgia’s regional airports, which followed the announcement of $13 million in federal funding in May 2025. In 2023, Senator Warnock visited Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport to review progress on federally funded projects, including the 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.
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