{"id":2457337,"date":"2025-07-09T09:11:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T13:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nevada-airports-get-more-than-42-million-in-federal-money-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-07-09T09:12:25","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T13:12:25","slug":"nevada-airports-get-more-than-42-million-in-federal-money-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nevada-airports-get-more-than-42-million-in-federal-money-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Nevada airports get more than $42 million in federal money &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnevada-airports-get-more-than-42-million-in-federal-money-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2457337&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Nevada airports have received over $42 million in federal funding, primarily allocated to Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas. This investment aims to modernize airport infrastructure, enhance safety, adn support the state&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colombian-president-ivan-duque-unhappy-with-joe-bidens-outreach-to-venezuela\/\" title=\"Colombian President Ivan Duque Unhappy with Joe Biden\u2019s Outreach to Venezuela\">tourism-driven economy<\/a>, which has seen a strong rebound since the COVID-19 pandemic. The funds will be used for improvements such as runway repairs, baggage handling systems, and drainage upgrades. Besides Harry Reid, eight other airports across nevada received smaller grants to support projects like runway repaving. Notably, Reno-Tahoe International Airport, Nevada&#8217;s second-largest airport, did not receive any federal funds despite handling nearly 4.8 million passengers in 2024 and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >generating meaningful economic impact<\/a>. Economic forecasts predict a potential slowdown in Nevada&#8217;s tourism industry in the coming years.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Nevada airports get more than $42 million in federal money<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2169552\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &mdash;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nevada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Nevada<\/a> airports have secured over $42 million in federal funding, with the vast majority going to Harry Reid International <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/air-travel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Airport.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nevada and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/las-vegas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Las Vegas<\/a> area have experienced a major <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tourism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">tourism<\/a> rebound in the years since the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, as the state&rsquo;s largest industry faces an uncertain future, new funds are pouring nto the infrastructure supporting tourism efforts.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3466321\/russian-foreign-minister-sergey-lavrov-visit-north-korea\/\">Russian foreign minister to visit North Korea as Trump turns on Putin<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3466325\/newsom-101m-build-palisades-low-income-housing\/\">Newsom unveils $101M to build Palisades low-income housing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3466331\/mike-collins-georgia-senate-run-raffensperger-waits\/\">Mike Collins considers Georgia Senate run as Raffensperger waits in the wings<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Nevada&rsquo;s airports are essential to our state&rsquo;s tourism economy,&rdquo; said U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, in a press release. &ldquo;This funding will help modernize infrastructure, improve safety, and support the continued growth of communities across our state.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-transportation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Department of Transportation<\/a> funds are spread across the Silver State, benefitting nine airports. Harry Reid International Airport, which serves the Las Vegas area, has received the lion&rsquo;s share&nbsp;&mdash; over $41 million. The money was billed for runway, baggage handling and drainage system improvements.<\/p>\n<p>This May alone saw nearly 5 million travellers pass through Harry Reid International Airport, a considerable increase from April, but a 3.7% dip from last year. The University of Nevada Las Vegas Center for Business and Economic Research&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cber.unlv.edu\/news\/economic-outlook-forecasts-slowdown-for-nevadas-tourism-gaming-industries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">predicted<\/a>&nbsp;a downturn for Nevada tourism in the coming years, including a 5.8% decrease for 2025.<\/p>\n<p>For the eight other Nevada airports that received DOT funds, none made over $500,000. The reasons for the funding varied by site, but for several of the municipal, county and reservation airports, the money can go a long way.<\/p>\n<p>The Carson City Airport had an income of just over $320,000 from July 2024 to June 2025, but received $305,000 from the DOT&rsquo;s grant. The funds were dedicated for repavement projects.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/travel\/3465259\/tsa-allow-air-travelers-keep-shoes-airport-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">TSA WILL ALLOW AIR TRAVELERS TO KEEP THEIR SHOES ON THROUGH SECURITY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One airport that was not included in the grant is the Reno-Tahoe International Airport &ndash; the only other international airport in Nevada outside of Harry Reid. While considerably smaller than its Las Vegas neighbor, Reno-Tahoe still saw&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.renoairport.com\/airport-authority\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">4.8 million passengers<\/a>&nbsp;in 2024. The state&rsquo;s second largest airport also generates an estimated $3.1 billion in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-citrus-expected-to-produce-smallest-crop-in-over-a-century-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Florida citrus expected to produce smallest crop in over a century - Washington Examiner\">annual economic impact<\/a> for the state.<\/p>\n<p>Reno-Tahoe did not release a statement on why it was not included in the federal funds.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecentersquare.com%2Fnevada%2Farticle_717e149d-44c7-49ee-ab96-96bbd93ca552.html%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dfacebook%26utm_campaign%3Duser-share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2169552\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2169552\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nevada airports receive $42M+ federal funds, mostly for Harry Reid<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2457338,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/harry-reid-international-airport.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[58714,58715,36513,58713,32076],"class_list":["post-2457337","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-42-million","tag-airport-improvement","tag-federal-funding","tag-nevada-airports","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/harry-reid-international-airport.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2457337","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2457337"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2457337\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2457341,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2457337\/revisions\/2457341"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2457338"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2457337"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2457337"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2457337"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}