Aiken Regional Airport completes $8 million runway resurfacing
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The City of Aiken held a ribbon‑cutting ceremony on Oct. 9 to mark the completion of a $8 million resurfacing of the airport’s primary runway, work that began in June and involved asphalt removal, regrading and a portable concrete factory to pour a high‑strength surface 6‑13 inches thick.
The Federal Aviation Administration funded 95% of the project, with the state and city each covering half of the remaining cost, the state‑appropriated money administered by the South Carolina Aeronautics Commission; the runway now exceeds one mile in length, is equipped with an Instrument Landing System, and the airport’s layout plan is being updated with plans to resurface the secondary runway.
Joe Wilson praised the improvements as vital to economic development, citing runway capacity at Greenville‑Spartanburg International Airport as a factor in BMW’s decision to locate its largest manufacturing plant in the area.