Merced County receives over $200K for Atwater's Castle Airport

ATWATER, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Merced County is receiving much than $200,000 successful national backing to amended the Castle Airport successful Atwater.

The region received $207,802 from the U.S. Department of Transportation.

The backing is distributed done the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and volition enactment 3 projects astatine the airport. The rotating Beacon Replacement volition beryllium fixed $47,500. The automated upwind monitoring strategy updates volition beryllium fixed $62,775 and the airy installation task volition beryllium fixed $97,527.

“Castle Airport is 1 of Merced County's top assets, and these FAA investments fortify its relation arsenic a hub for innovation and growth," said Supervisor Daron McDaniel, whose territory includes Castle Airport.

The region said that these projects volition heighten safety, ratio and reliability astatine Castle Airport, modernizing the tract portion amended assisting pilots during takeoffs and landings.