Blosser Municipal Airport receives funds for hangar 

Blosser Municipal Airport in Concordia is one of two Kansas airports to be awarded funds through the Federal Aviation Administration Airport (FAA) Improvement Program.
It was announced by the Federal Aviation Administration that Blosser Municipal Airport will be awarded $600,000 for the construction of a new 80x80 box hangar.
Concordia city manager Amy Lange said that the hangar will have the door height, door width and clearance space to house the larger aircraft that the Runway Project 18/36 project was done to accommodate.
Blosser Municipal Airport is eligible for $150,000 per year in entitlement funds. The FAA funds can accumulate for up to four years and then must be spent with a minimum 10 percent local match based on the project estimate.
Development of the additional hangar space was listed on the 2013 update of the Airport Master Plan.
Lange said that when the runway was lengthened, the city had inquiries about constructing a hangar to house larger aircraft.
The Concordia city commission approved authorizing Lange to sign a consulting services agreement with Benesch for the hangar project in the lump sum amount of $140,480, plus a time and material fee not to exceed $29,385.
Benesch is working on the design of the hangar. Construction is planned for 2023.
Construction of the hangar is expected to exceed the $600,000 that was awarded by the FAA. The remainder will come from the city's capital improvement program funds.
Lange said that the construction of the hangar is another tool that can be used by the city in economic development.
When the hangar is completed, the city will lease it.
Also awarded was $4,553,575 in entitlement funds to the Garden City Regional Airport.
The funds can be used for projects such as construction of new and improvement airport facilities, repairs to runways and taxiways, maintenance of airfield elements like lighting or signage and purchasing of equipment needed to operate and maintain airports.