Government awards COVID-19 aid to airports in San Diego

SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Airports in San Diego County will receive more than $91.6 million in government aid to help respond to plunging demand created by the COVID-19 public health emergency, the Federal Aviation Administration announced today.

The airport receiving the most funding in the region is San Diego International with $91.2 million, while Brown Field Municipal and Gillespie Field in El Cajon will each receive $157,000.

Montgomery-Gibbs Executive's share is $69,000, and Bob Maxwell Memorial Airfield in Oceanside will receive $30,000.

The funding is part of the Trump administration's newly c...