Ontario International Airport (ONT) received a grant of nearly $4,15 million from the US Federal Aviation Administration. These funds are allocated under the Voluntary Airport Low Emissions (VALE) program to develop clean-energy infrastructure.
The grant covers 75 percent of the costs associated with installing charging stations for electric ground support equipment at Terminals 2 and 4. This initiative aims to decrease the use of conventional fuel-powered machinery while aircraft are parked.
This award marks the third and largest VALE grant received by the airport in the last three years. Previous funding supported projects involving ground power units and pre-conditioned air systems to lower emissions.
A competitive procurement process resulted in a bid lower than the initial project estimate, which reduced the airport's own financial obligations. The airport authority plans to use the investment to support the transition of airlines and partners to electric equipment.