Cape airport receives grant for parking lot expansion

A state grant will fund adding 67 additional parking spaces at Cape Girardeau Regional Airport, municipal officials said Tuesday, July 18.

A release from the city says the grant is for $350,000 and will pay for the additional airline passenger and restaurant parking, as well as future parking needs for flight students.

Airport manager Katrina Amos said the funding comes at an opportune time.

“This award couldn’t come at a better time as we continue to make necessary improvements at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport. It will also free up funding to include other low-priority items currently not funded in the new Passenger Terminal Building," she noted.

City manager Kenneth Haskin thanked District 27 state Sen. Holly Thompson Rehder for her work securing the grant.

“This is a massive win for the region when budgets are tight, and the cost of doing business is more expensive now than ever," he said. "Sen. Rehder did a phenomenal job shepherding this legislation through the House and the Senate. Our entire delegation supported the measure.”

Mayor Stacy Kinder added the airport, with new hangar and terminal projects, is set to grow.

“We are planning for future growth at the Cape Regional Airport, and this will help support that. The funding is greatly appreciated and will serve our region’s airport students, employees and patrons very well," she said.