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Small airports land big money

Posted by Nouman Chughtai on Monday, November 2, 2009


Nearly half of the $55.6 billion that has gone to airports in the 28-year-old Airport Improvement Program has gone to airports used exclusively or mostly by private planes. That includes $1.5 billion since 2001 for specific projects, known as earmarks, requested by members of Congress. Most of the earmarks -- $1.1 billion -- went to small airports. The earmarks map shows projects for which lawmakers sought funds between 2001 and 2009, and the projects included in the 2010 spending bill, which is pending. The grants map shows how much money went to each airport over 28 years. Use the navigational tools on the left of each map to expand the view and zero in on individual airports.

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