Funding for major projects at Yeager Airport approved

$25 million award sparks next phase of CRW terminal rebuild project

A new $25 million Congressional Directed Spending allocation, announced on Feb. 18, 2026, will allow West Virginia International Yeager Airport in Charleston, West Virginia, to advance its $75 million CRW Next Terminal Development Project by providing the funding needed to begin enlarging and upgrading the Charleston airport’s Transportation Security Administration checkpoint and start work on new post-security terminal improvements, including n…

Funding for major projects at Yeager Airport approved

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WOWK) - Upgrades are coming to the Yeager Airport in Charleston after the approval of federal funding. On Wednesday, Senators Jim Justice and Shelly Moore Capito announced that they have secured $25 million in congressional directed spending. This funding is aimed at expanding the airport and meeting the needs of the traveling [...]

West Virginia International Yeager Airport receives $25M for renovation project

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –Board members at West Virginia International Yeager Airport were joined Wednesday by U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito and Jim Justice to announce $25 million in congressionally directed spending for terminal modernization and passenger improvements. Airport Director and CEO Dominique Ranieri said the funding will support the next phase of the project. “This funding that…