VIENNA TWP., Ohio - A bill that's on it's way to the President's desk brings big hopes to the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport. If the The FAA Re-authorization Act is signed into law, the airport will be redesignated as a primary airport. The change allows the airport to receive nearly 7 times its annual budget.

Primary airports receive $1 million a year. Since The Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport is considered a general airport, it receives $150,000 annually.

The airport has the third longest runway in the state. Even though it no longer offers commercial service, the airport has other services to fund.

"What we have to maintain at our facility, whether or not we have commercial services at this time or not, is a great number of general aviation and military installation so it could be anywhere from 30 to 100 airplanes flying through Youngstown every single day," said Anthony Trevena, Executive Director of the Western Reserve Port Authority and Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport

One of the main projects the airport couldn't do with it's current budget is repave its runways. 

Airline industry analyst Mike Hillman says funding projects like this could bring commercial airlines back to the airport.

"You couldn't get a commercial service in here without the runways in paved condition that they're presently. So, if we didn't have this funding, getting these airlines would be off the table," said Hillman.

Trevena said the airport has been eligible to hold commercial airlines. He said this bill could attract commercial airlines to the airport.

The facility has not been designated as a primary airport since Allegiant Air left in 2018.

President Biden has until Friday to sign the bill into law.