An Airquest flight school plane taxies to the runway at Butler Airport.

The Pittsburgh-Butler Regional Airport will receive nearly $300,000 each year for five years through the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., announced Thursday that $70 million in funding through the act has been earmarked for 62 airports in Pennsylvania, including the local airport in Penn Township.

Pittsburgh-Butler Regional Airport will receive $295,000 in 2022 in Airport Infrastructure Grant funding.

The airport will receive that amount each year through 2026.

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