McClellan, Spanberger, Wittman Announce $2.25 Million Grant Award for Richmond International Airport

Richmond, VA – Today, Representatives Jennifer McClellan (D-VA-04), Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07), and Rob Wittman (R-VA-01) announced Richmond International Airport (RIC) will receive $2,250,000 to design a consolidated Passenger Screening Checkpoint to improve passenger flow and reduce congestion. 

In September, McClellan led a bipartisan push supported by Spanberger and Wittman to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) calling for increased federal funding to support the design and construction of a consolidated passenger screening checkpoint to meet current and projected capacity requirements. 

“Richmond International Airport has incredible impacts on the Central Virginia economy. Last year, the airport reported record passenger traffic, which will continue to grow in the coming years,” said McClellan. “We must ensure we modernize and upgrade existing infrastructure to support current and future needs. I’m thrilled by today’s funding announcement to build a new consolidated passenger screening checkpoint, which will increase capacity and efficiency.”

“For the second year in a row, Richmond International Airport is on track to serve a record number of passengers,” said Spanberger. “The airport is integral to the continued growth of our Commonwealth’s economy and Virginians’ ability to get where they’re going through the air. I’m proud to have worked alongside Representatives McClellan and Wittman to bring this funding home.”

This grant funding was awarded through the Department of Transportation (DOT) FAA’s Airport Terminals Program. Established by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the Airport Terminals Program provides competitive grants for airport terminal development projects that address the aging infrastructure of the nation’s airports. 

Read the lawmakers’ letter to the FAA here.