A portion of the annual grants and loans is intended to match 95/5 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) funding for substantial airport construction projects. Requests totaling approximately $5.7 million were submitted by 49 public-use airports throughout the state. Ultimately, the Board awarded funding for 123 out of 140 submitted project proposals from 44 public airports in Montana, encompassing both federally supported and non-federally supported projects.
For more information, visit mdt.mt.gov/aviation/ or contact Karen Hallenbeck, Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) Aeronautics Division, at khallenbeck@mt.gov and 406-444-9581.
The following airports have been selected to receive funding in FY 2026:
|
Airport |
Grant |
Loan |
Airport |
Grant |
Loan |
|
|
Baker |
$22,725 |
$0 |
Malta |
$16,469 |
$0 |
|
|
Big Sandy |
$9,000 |
$0 |
Miles City |
$39,200 |
$100,000 |
|
|
Broadus |
$10,500 |
$0 |
Plains |
$55,000 |
$0 |
|
|
Chester |
$80,000 |
$0 |
Plentywood |
$46,175 |
$0 |
|
|
Chinook |
$43,000 |
$0 |
Polson |
$350,000 |
$0 |
|
|
Choteau |
$3,760 |
$0 |
Poplar |
$13,280 |
$0 |
|
|
Colstrip |
$14,525 |
$0 |
Red Lodge |
$318,500 |
$0 |
|
|
Conrad |
$34,700 |
$0 |
Ronan |
$18,750 |
$0 |
|
|
Cutbank |
$9,000 |
$0 |
Roundup |
$20,530 |
$0 |
|
|
Deer Lodge |
$77,977 |
$0 |
Scobey |
$9,000 |
$0 |
|
|
Ekalaka |
$36,875 |
$0 |
Shelby |
$9,000 |
$0 |
|
|
Ennis |
$24,000 |
$0 |
Sidney |
$20,000 |
$0 |
|
|
Forsyth |
$15,000 |
$0 |
Stanford |
$34,000 |
$0 |
|
|
Fort Benton |
$14,500 |
$0 |
Stevensville |
$79,450 |
$0 |
|
|
Geraldine |
$8,000 |
$0 |
Superior |
$9,000 |
$0 |
|
|
Hamilton |
$331,442 |
$0 |
Terry |
$17,175 |
$0 |
|
|
Harlem |
$15,000 |
$0 |
Three Forks |
$193,867 |
$0 |
|
|
Havre |
$10,000 |
$0 |
Twin Bridges |
$122,596 |
$0 |
|
|
Helena |
$0 |
$230,000 |
Valier |
$0 |
$0 |
|
|
Hot Springs |
$165,630 |
$0 |
West Yellowstone |
$68,480 |
$0 |
|
|
Kalispell |
$556,395 |
$0 |
White Sulphur Springs |
$35,600 |
$0 |
|
|
Lewistown |
$200,000 |
$20,000 |
Winnett |
$29,400 |
$0 |
|
|
Lincoln |
$12,500 |
$0 |
Total Awarded |
$3,200,000 |
$350,000 |