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Wyoming Today
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Luzerne County Allocates $8.3M in COVID-19 Funds for Wyoming Valley Airport Upgrades
Funding will support new hangars, fuel systems, and other infrastructure improvements at the county-owned airport.
Published on Feb. 11, 2026
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Luzerne County, Pennsylvania has allocated $8.3 million in COVID-19 recovery funds to make improvements at the Wyoming Valley Airport in Forty Fort and Wyoming. The funding will support the construction of two additional aircraft storage hangars, a new jet fuel system, a weather observation system, a helicopter fueling pad, and other infrastructure upgrades across 27 acres of the 95-acre airport property.
Why it matters
The airport upgrades are expected to increase aircraft usage and boost revenue for the county, which owns the airport and leases it to Valley Aviation Inc. The funding comes from the American Rescue Plan Act, which required counties to commit to spending the COVID-19 relief funds by the end of 2024.
The details
The $8.3 million in funding includes a recent $850,000 reallocation from two delayed road projects. The airport improvements will be made across 27 acres of the 95-acre airport property and include the construction of two new aircraft storage 'T-hangars', a new Jet A fuel system, an automated weather observing system, a helicopter fueling pad, removal of an older underground jet fuel tank, pavement upgrades, and storm water management controls.
- On February 11, 2026, the Luzerne County Council voted to reallocate $850,000 to the airport project.
- The federal government required a commitment to spend American Rescue Plan Act funds by December 31, 2024, and a deadline to spend all funds by December 31, 2026.
The players
Luzerne County
The county government that owns the Wyoming Valley Airport and is allocating $8.3 million in COVID-19 recovery funds for infrastructure upgrades.
Valley Aviation Inc.
The company that has leased and operated the Wyoming Valley Airport since 2006 under an agreement that includes annual payments to the county and a portion of fuel sales revenue.
What’s next
The airport infrastructure upgrades are expected to be completed by the end of 2026 in order to meet the federal spending deadline for the American Rescue Plan Act funds.
The takeaway
The Wyoming Valley Airport upgrades highlight how some local governments are leveraging COVID-19 relief funds to invest in critical transportation infrastructure and position their regional airports for future growth, even as other infrastructure projects face delays.
