Airports around Oregon will receive more than $140 million in emergency federal aid due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

The agency announced Tuesday that 55 state flight hubs will receive a share of $10 billion being given to more than 3,000 airports nationwide. The money comes from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act that Congress passed last month.

The federal money is meant to keep airports open and workers employed amid sharp declines in revenue and passenger traffic due to COVID-19, the FAA said.

Portland International Airport, the state’s largest airport, will receive $72.3 million. The next largest allocations go to Mahlon Sweet Field in Eugene, $22.7 million; the Eastern Oregon Regional Airport at Pendleton, $16.9 million; and the Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport, $15.1 million.

Also in the Portland area, the Hillsboro Airport will receive $157,000, the Troutdale Airport will receive $30,000 and a downtown Portland heliport owned by the city will receive $1,000.

[Read the full list of airports receiving federal aid]

The Port of Portland, which runs the three metro-area airports, announced last week that the number of passengers flying in and out of Portland International Airport is down 94% compared to this time last year. The port is planning $20 million in cuts that will result in employee furloughs, cutbacks in construction projects and other reductions.

The Port of Portland has ordered staff furloughs over the next 15 months, temporarily stopped some hiring, and made other changes due to impacts from coronavirus, said Kama Simmonds, an agency spokesperson. She said the Port would start trying to get the federal funds next week.

“We need to take care of people, pay our bills, and meet our debt obligations,” she said.

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