The Pittsburgh-Butler Regional Airport is getting two grants, according to a news release.

State aviation officials earmarked $767,500 for Butler County airport improvements Wednesday morning.

The Pittsburgh-Butler Regional Airport and the Butler Farm Show Airport are among the 29 airports getting a piece of a $13.7 million pie in the latest round of aviation grant funding through state Department of Transportation programs.

The regional airport is getting two grants, according to a news release: a $250,000 grant that will cover 50 percent of planned improvements to the airport's administration building and a $450,000 grant that will cover 75 percent of costs related to the rehabilitation of taxiways and the construction of an access road.

The farm show airport is getting a $67,500 grant for pavement repairs and to perform regular runway remarking.

Ike Kelly, manager of the regional airport, said the grant dollars were expected, but the exact timing wasn't known.

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