# Mesa Receives $1.7M for Falcon Field Upgrades

On October 24, 2026, Mesa reported receiving $1,710,283 in FAA and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act grants for improvements at Falcon Field Airport. The funded work includes reconstruction of the west airport service road ($819,298), a northeast-side taxiway connecting Taxiway D with parking infrastructure near Runway 22L ($823,243), and expansion of surface-awareness technology with 12 vehicle movement area transmitters ($67,742). Mesa has not awarded the technology contract and plans to use a company other than Honeywell; a proposed holding bay linked to the taxiway remains unfunded.

- Airport construction and technology firms can assess opportunities tied to the three grant-funded work packages; the surface-awareness technology procurement remains unawarded.
- The grant amounts identify the funding available for the listed work, but do not establish that contracts have been awarded. Contractors should distinguish funded project scope from actual solicitations or awards.
- The holding bay is not covered by the announced funding, so firms should not treat it as a funded near-term opportunity.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Transportation, Construction & Infrastructure
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure, Digital Infrastructure
**Published:** October 24, 2026

### Government Entities
- Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
- City of Mesa

### Vendors
- Honeywell Aerospace (Technology provider for a separate Phoenix-area ground-collision-avoidance test; not selected for Mesa's effort)

### Sources
- [Mesa's Falcon Field gets $1.7M in federal grants for pavement improvements, surface-awareness tech](https://www.kjzz.org/business/2026-10-24/mesas-falcon-field-gets-1-7m-in-federal-grants-for-pavement-improvements-surface-awareness-tech) - KJZZ