$2 million of your dollars for an airport that serves 12 people per day?

Some rather obscure airports have received some rather notable federal money. For instance:

• The Greenbrier Valley Airport in Lewisburg, WV, which sees two commercial flights per day which each carry six passengers,will receive more than $2 million in federal stimulus funds to remodel the terminal building. It happens to serve Greenbrier Resort, which is a playground for the wealthy.
• Ouzinkie Airport, on a remote island near Kodiak, Alaska, received $15 million from the federal government in 2009 which equates to $100,000 for each of the town's 150 residents, even though there is another airport just 30 minutes away.
• John Murtha Airport has received about $200 million in federal money in the past 15 years. The airport averages 20 passengers a day with a total three commercial flights to Washington, D.C and each passenger is subsidized $100.

D.A.G. Says: It's not terribly surprising that an airport receiving pork-barrel money should have Murtha's name on it.

Thanks Mark!