CRW WV International Yeager Airport to undergo terminal improvement project

Danielle Sandler
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CHARLESTON, WV (WVNS) — The Authority for the Central West Virginia Regional Airport discussed a pause for Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for an improvement project for CRW.

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While planning for airfield progresses, CRW, will start focusing on the modernization of the 77-year-old terminal building. CRW will also compete for grant funding through the FAA’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law – Airport Terminal Program (BIL-ATP). The BIL-ATP program has accumulated a total of $5 billion so far for grants, more so for the development of terminal projects and to address aging buildings within the airport.

“Right now, West Virginia International Yeager Airport’s priority is being able to compete for once in-a-lifetime terminal funding made available thanks to the FAA’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law – Airport Terminal Program for the modernization and renovation of our terminal building. A pause in the EIS process allows us to continue planning work regarding the airfield and to pursue the available terminal funding,” stated Airport Director & CEO Dominique Ranieri.

“Working with the FAA on the EIS over the past year and a half, we have confirmed what we already know: that CRW is the current and will be the future of commercial 2 aviation activity in West Virginia and that our airfield is safe. We look forward to continued work in conjunction with the FAA to ensure the utmost safety and prepare the Airport for the future of aviation,” continued Ranieri.

“CRW greatly appreciates the support the EIS process has received from the FAA, Senator
Manchin, Senator Capito, and Congresswoman Miller. We are very excited for the future and the
possibility of upgrades to our terminal building,” concluded Ranieri.

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The FAA developed a Notice of Intent to get ready for an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the airport’s Airfield, Safety, and Terminal Improvement Project. CRW’s project included a runway shift and extension of CRW’s 5/23 Runway to 7,000 feet. The FAA has authority over the EIS initiative and also has the authority to issue a pause at any time.

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