ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – The Elmira-Corning Regional Airport is set to receive money from a $39-million federal relief fund for Upstate airports.
The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded Upstate New York $39,172,473 in COVID relief funds to airports and counties, Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced. The Elmira-Corning Airport is set to receive $134,021 for Large and Small Concessions as part of the grant.
Other area airports, including Greater Binghamton and Ithaca-Tompkins International are also receiving money.
The funding is part of the American Rescue Plan Act to provide relief to costs related various sectors related to operations, personnel, cleaning, sanitizations, janitorial services, debt service payments, rent and minimum annual guarantees to airport concessions located at primary airports, and combating the spread of pathogens at the airport.
“Air travel was among the most severely impacted industries amid the height of the pandemic, and is vital to the connectivity and success of the Upstate New York economy,” said Schumer. “Help is on the way that will put Upstate New York’s airports on the road to recovery and reach new heights.”
The full list of airports and the totals they are receiving is in the table below:
| Airport Name | Project Title | COVID Relief Grant Amount |
| Albany International | Large Concessions, Small Concessions | $1,282,039 |
| Plattsburgh International | Large Concessions, Small Concessions | $107,515 |
| Syracuse Hancock International | Large Concessions, Small Concessions | $1,089,607 |
| Watertown International | General ARPA | $1,110,954 |
| Watertown International | Large Concessions, Small Concessions | $19,286 |
| Westchester County | Large Concessions, Small Concessions | $747,059 |
| Stewart International | Large Concessions, Small Concessions | $229,665 |
| Buffalo Niagara International | General ARPA | $18,037,049 |
| Buffalo Niagara International | Large Concessions, Small Concessions | $2,106,785 |
| Niagara Falls International | General ARPA | $2,016,356 |
| Niagara Falls International | Large Concessions, Small Concessions | $104,573 |
| Frederick Douglass-Greater Rochester International | General ARPA | $10,967,641 |
| Frederick Douglass-Greater Rochester International | Large Concessions, Small Concessions | $1,093,695 |
| Greater Binghamton | Large Concessions, Small Concessions | $32,632 |
| Ithaca-Tompkins International | Large Concessions, Small Concessions | $93,596 |
| Elmira-Corning Regional | Large Concessions, Small Concessions | $134,021 |
