{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://estes.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=7301", "Federal Aviation Administration Announces Multiple Grants Awarded to Kansas\u2019 Fourth District Airports", "2026-01-05", "2026", "2026-01", "Republican", "House", "KS", "Ron Estes", "E000298", "estes.house.gov", "estes", "https://estes.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Congressman Ron Estes (R-Kansas) is pleased to share that the Federal Aviation Administration has awarded over two million dollars in federal grants from the FAA Airport Improvement Program (AIP) Grants to airports across Kansas\u2019 4th Congressional District. The AIP funds airport infrastructure projects, such as runway construction, taxiway rehabilitation, airport signage, airport lighting, and airport markings. These grants strengthen our nation\u2019s aviation infrastructure and enhance safety and capacity.\n\n\u201cKansas\u2019 4th Congressional District is home to the Air Capital of the World,\u201d Congressman Estes said. \u201cI\u2019m thrilled to see these grants being awarded to airports across south central Kansas so our airports can undertake critical infrastructure rehabilitation, construction and safety projects.\u201d\n\nThe grants awarded include:\n\nLocation: El Dorado, Kan. (El Dorado / Captain Jack Thomas Memorial Airport)\n\nProject description: Rehabilitates 4,000 feet of existing concrete runway to maintain its structural integrity and minimize foreign object debris to extend its useful life.\n\nAmount awarded: $320,633\n\nLocation: Wichita, Kan. (Colonel James Jabara Airport)\n\nProject description: Reconstructs 550 feet of existing paved taxiway pavement that has reached the end of its useful life.\n\nAmount awarded: $636,503\n\nLocation: Medicine Lodge, Kan. (Medicine Lodge Airport)\n\nProject description: Reconstructs existing airport drainage that has reached the end of its useful life.\n\nAmount awarded: $192,950\n\nLocation: Anthony, Kan. (Anthony Municipal Airport)\n\nProject description: Constructs a new 640-foot taxi lane to provide airfield access to a non-exclusive hangar development area to bring the airport into conformity with current standards.\n\nAmount awarded: $292,055\n\nLocation: Newton, Kan. (Newton City/County Airport)\n\nProject description: Reconstructs 3,501 feet of existing paved runway that has reached the end of its useful life.\n\nAmount awarded: $282,000\n\nLocation: Pratt, Kan. (Pratt Regional Airport)\n\nProject description: Reseals 5,500 feet of existing runway pavement and joints to extend its useful life.\n\nAmount awarded: $375,250\n\nLocation: Kingman, Kan. (Kingman/Clyde Cessna Field)\n\nProject description: Extends existing taxiway by an additional 1,700 feet in length to bring the airport into conformity with current standards.\n\nAmount awarded: $536,750\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T21:01:44Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://estes.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=7301"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7217708043754101, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}