Airports Council Releases Statement on Airport TIFIA Financing Certainty Act

November 21, 2025

Airports Council International – North America (ACI-NA) President and CEO Kevin M. Burke issued the following statement today in support of the new Airport TIFIA Financing Certainty Act introduced in the House:  

“U.S. airports face $173.9 billion in infrastructure needs over the next five years. To meet growing passenger demand and modernize critical facilities, airports need access to a variety of applicable financing tools. The Airport TIFIA Financing Certainty Act would restore and expand the successful TIFIA loan assistance program for airports—providing a much-needed financing option to address pressing infrastructure projects across our nation’s airports.  

“Since this important investment tool expired on September 30, 2025, Reps. Jeff Hurd (R-CO) and John Garamendi (D-CA) have demonstrated strong, bipartisan leadership in introducing this important legislation to permanently extend TIFIA eligibility to airports. We appreciate their commitment to strengthening airport infrastructure and look forward to working with Congress to advance this critical legislation.” 

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About ACI-NA

Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA) represents local, regional, and state governing bodies that own and operate commercial airports in the United States and Canada. ACI-NA member airports enplane more than 95 percent of the domestic and virtually all the international airline passenger and cargo traffic in North America. Approximately 380 aviation-related businesses are also members of ACI-NA, providing goods and services to airports. Collectively, U.S. airports support more than 11.5 million jobs and account for $1.4 trillion in economic activity – or more than seven percent of the total U.S. GDP. Canadian airports support 405,000 jobs and contribute C$35 billion to Canada’s GDP. Learn more at www.airportscouncil.org.