The city of Newport is getting a small federal grant to build a hanger at its municipal airport for airplane storage, one of four coastal cities to receive money from the federal Department of Transportation.

The four coastal grants were among 10 grants totaling $3.1 million announced Friday by Oregon’s congressional delegation.

The coastal grants are:

$137,000 to the city of Newport for the Newport Airport to build a new 5,250-square-foot non-exclusive use hangar for aircraft storage;
$400,338 to the city of Florence for the Florence Municipal Airport to acquire and install a new wind cone and segmented circle navigational aid for pilots;
$137,000 to the Port of Tillamook Bay for the Tillamook Airport to build a new fuel farm by adding two fuel tanks and two self-service pumps and associated apron pavement for a new fuel type; and
$78,063 to the Port of Gold Beach for Gold Beach Municipal Airport to reseal 3,200 feet of runway pavement; to reseal 3,200 feet of taxiway pavement.

“Securing funding for a new hangar is significant investment in the future of Newport Municipal Airport,” Lance Vanderbeck, Newport’s airport director said in a news release. “This project will enhance our ability to serve pilots, aircrafts, and improve overall efficiency and safety.”