Reconstruction will begin in 2010 and bids will be out this year, said Cindy Schreiber-Beck, manager of Tri-State Aviation.
"That's a lot of dollars going back to the community, let alone the levee dollars," she said. "We're extremely pleased this project can move forward."
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"We have to look at the economic development of the community and surrounding area," said Schreiber-Beck. "This airport is extremely important."
Next year, she anticipates receiving more airport improvement funding to help finish the project. Airport improvement funds are drawn from fuel taxes - not taxpayer dollars - and placed into the general fund.
North Dakota Sens. Byron Dorgan, Kent Conrad and Congressman Earl Pomeroy issued a joint statement on the decision Aug. 24.
"This funding is a huge investment in the Wahpeton economy, and it will create jobs while revitalizing the airport for the use of Wahpeton-area businesses and residents," the delegation said in a press release.
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