Through the FAA Airport Improvement Program Account, which will go to the Laurinburg-Maxton Airport Commission. The Laurinburg-Maxton Airport Commission is seeking federal funds to rehabilitate the airport’s 6500-foot runway. The runway’s condition at present is poor and poses a safety hazard to aircraft using the airport. The rehabilitation project is critical to the airport. Without it, the airport’s ability to operate as an engine for economic growth for the region will be greatly diminished. In addition, the rebuilt runway is essential for plans to have Laurinburg-Maxton serve as a much-needed reliever airport for the increasingly busy Fayetteville Regional Airport. The airport is essential to the local and state governments of North Carolina as it serves as a vital engine for economic development for one of the state’s most economically distressed areas. In addition, funds secured for this project will help local, state, and the federal governments to meet FAA safety standards.