Jeff Bingaman United States Senator from New Mexico

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman today announced that the Clovis Municipal Airport has been awarded a $6.5 million grant to make upgrades at the airport.

Funding was awarded through the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and will be used to extend runway 4/22 to a length of 7200-feet.  The extension is needed to accommodate existing traffic flow, as well as, increased traffic associated with the new mission at Cannon Air Force Base.

"With Cannon's new mission, Clovis will need to make upgrades to accommodate for new traffic at the airport and this funding will help do that," Bingaman said.