en.Wedoany.com Reported - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration will invest $18 million over the next two and a half years in New York's Westchester County Airport (HPN) as part of the Trump administration's "Brand New Air Traffic Control System initiative," to upgrade the airport's air traffic control system. U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the plan on June 22, with upgrades including replacing voice switches, radars, and displays, replacing paper flight strips with electronic ones, and installing a tower simulation system. A new "Surface Awareness Initiative" runway safety system has already been installed.
Duffy announced the upgrade plan after inspecting HPN alongside Republican Congressman Mike Lawler, who represents the district where the airport is located. HPN, located 35 miles north of Manhattan, handles 175,000 aircraft takeoffs and landings annually, 85% of which are business and general aviation flights, with the remaining 15% being commercial flights. The airport's main fixed-base operators include Million Air, Atlantic Aviation, and Signature Aviation, fractional ownership operators Flexjet and NetJets have terminals there, and IBM, JPMorgan Chase, and PepsiCo also have corporate hangars. The airport also hosts an annual NBAA White Plains Regional Forum.
Upgrade funding comes from the $12.5 billion approved in Congress's 2025 "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" for air traffic control system modernization. When announcing the upgrades, Duffy referred to this comprehensive legislation as its tax component, the "Working Families Tax Cut Act." He stated that Westchester Airport serves over 170,000 flights annually, serving as an important hub for commercial flights and general aviation outside New York City, and thanked Congressman Lawler for his support of the bill, enabling HPN to upgrade aging equipment and ensure safe operations.
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