The gist
Under the agreement, TxDOT will provide $14.8 million in funding for infrastructure projects on McKinney National Airport’s east side, according to a city document. McKinney National Airport Director Ken Carley said the funds will be used for projects currently underway.
“This is all for the infrastructure that is under construction today: the terminal building, the parking, the terminal loop roadway,” he said. “Pretty much everything that will enable the east side to accommodate commercial service going forward.”
The grant was announced in June 2025 after Gov. Greg Abbott signed the state’s two-year budget. Officials broke ground on the $79 million project in July, just years after McKinney residents voted to deny a $200 million bond measure to fund commercial service at the airport.
McKinney National Airport’s commercial service terminal is expected to open in late 2026 and serve 200,000 passengers in its first year of operations. The terminal will open with four gates but will have the capacity to expand to six gates.
The terminal will also include on-site car rental facilities, concessions and a 980-space public parking lot with the ability to expand to 1,450 spaces.
Airport officials are also planning construction of a new taxiway and roundabout on FM 546, according to the city document. Construction for those projects is expected to begin in January 2026, according to the city’s website.
