Airport type Public 15/33 7,003 Elevation 696 m | Elevation AMSL 2,284 ft / 696 m Code JST Phone +1 814-536-0002 | |
Website www.flyjohnstownairport.com Address 479 Airport Rd, Johnstown, PA 15904, USA | ||
John Murtha Johnstown–Cambria County Airport (IATA: JST, ICAO: KJST, FAA LID: JST) is a civil-military public airport three miles (5 km) northeast of Johnstown, in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. It is owned by Johnstown–Cambria County Airport Authority and is named after the late Congressman John Murtha. It is used for general aviation and sees one airline, subsidized by the Essential Air Service.
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Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 7,634 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, 7,956 in 2009 and 8,457 in 2010. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a non-primary commercial service airport (between 2,500 and 10,000 enplanements per year).
Johnstown–Cambria County Airport is home to several military units. The airport houses the Pennsylvania Army National Guard's 1-104th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion (Company's HHC,A,C,D, and E) and Det 1, Company C, 2-104 General Support Aviation Battalion (Air Ambulance). It also houses the 258th Air Traffic Control Squadron (258 ATCS) of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard, and Marine Wing Support Squadron 471 (MWSS-471), Detachment A, and the Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775 (HMLA-775), Detachment A, of the 4th Marine Aircraft Wing (4th MAW) of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. The military units which are flying units use helicopters, rather than fixed-wing aircraft.
History
The airport opened in 1948 as Johnstown Municipal Airport, Allegheny Airlines was its airline until Allegheny Commuter took over in 1970. When US Airways' prop affiliate ended flights to Altoona and Pittsburgh, United Express started flights to Altoona and Washington–Dulles.
Finances
Although it has only two scheduled commercial flights and little other activity, as of January 2016, the airport had received almost $200 million in federal subsidies. That funding has not been used to subsidize the facility's operations, including the terminal; it has instead been used to construct a concrete reinforced runway for military purposes and to build military installations near the airport. The airport is in the bottom 28% of all facilities receiving EAS funding. In 2004, an $8 million air traffic radar system was installed at the airport; it is operated by the Pennsylvania Air National Guard.
Facilities
The airport covers 650 acres (263 ha) at an elevation of 2,284 feet (696 m). It has two asphalt runways: 15/33 is 7,003 by 150 feet (2,135 x 46 m) and 5/23 is 4,386 by 100 feet (1,337 x 30 m).
In 2009 the airport had 55,715 aircraft operations, average 152 per day: 60% general aviation, 35% military, 3% air taxi, and 2% airline. 62 aircraft were then based at the airport: 24% single-engine, 13% multi-engine, 2% jet, and 61% military.
Airlines and destinations
Scheduled passenger flights: