Elmira-Corning Regional Airport receives federal funding

ELMIRA, N.Y. (WHCU) – Elmira-Corning Regional Airport will be a beneficiary of federal funding. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senator Ki...

July 25, 2023
11:45 AM

ELMIRA, N.Y. (WHCU) – Elmira-Corning Regional Airport will be a beneficiary of federal funding. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand have announced more than $27 million dollars is heading to 13 airports in New York through the Federal Aviation Administration's Airport Improvement Program. 'From the North Country to the Hudson Valley to Western NY, air travel is vital to the connectivity and success of the Upstate economy, and it is critical that we provide the necessary funding to give our local airports the lift they need to fly higher than ever before,' said Senator Schumer.