Johnstown-Cambria County Airport

Infobox Airport
name = John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County Airport


IATA = JST
ICAO = KJST
FAA = JST
type = Public
owner = Johnstown-Cambria County Airport Authority
operator =
city-served = Johnstown, Pennsylvania
location =
elevation-f = 2,284
elevation-m = 696
coordinates = coord|40|18|58|N|078|50|02|W|region:US_type:airport
website =
r1-number = 15/33
r1-length-f = 7,003
r1-length-m = 2,135
r1-surface = Asphalt
r2-number = 5/23
r2-length-f = 4,386
r2-length-m = 1,337
r2-surface = Asphalt
stat-year = 2007
stat1-header = Aircraft operations
stat1-data = 59,430
stat2-header = Based aircraft
stat2-data = 69
footnotes = Source: Federal Aviation AdministrationFAA-airport|ID=JST|use=PU|own=PU|site=20640.*A, effective 2008-04-10]

The John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County Airport airport codes|JST|KJST|JST is a public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) northeast of the central business district of Johnstown, a city in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is owned by the Johnstown-Cambria County Airport Authority.

The airport is mostly used for general aviation, but is also served by one commercial airline. Service is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.

The John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County (JMJCC) Airport is home to several military units. The airport houses the Pennsylvania Army National Guard 1-104th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion (Company's HHC,A,C,D, and E) and Det 1, 1-169th Aviation (Med-Evac). It also houses the 258th Air Traffic Control Squadron of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard, the Marine Wing Support Squadron 474 (MWSS-474), Detachment A, and the Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775 (HMLA-775), Detachment A. [cite web | url = http://www.house.gov/murtha/news/nw001203.htm | title = Murtha Joins in Dedicating New Marine Corps Center | publisher = "Press Release from Congressman Jack Murtha" | date = 2000-12-03]

Facilities and aircraft

John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County Airport covers an area of 650 acres (263 ha) at an elevation of 2,284 feet (696 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 15/33 measuring 7,003 x 150 feet (2,135 x 46 m) and 5/23 measuring 4,386 x 100 feet (1,337 x 30 m).

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2007, the airport had 59,430 aircraft operations, an average of 162 per day: 64% general aviation, 29% military, 6% air taxi and 2% scheduled commercial. At that time there were 69 aircraft based at this airport:38% single-engine, 6% multi-engine, 1% jet and 55% military.

Airline and destinations

*United Airlines
** United Express operated by Colgan Air (Altoona, Washington-Dulles)

References

External links

* [http://www.johnstowntechpark.com/jmjccairport.htm John Murtha Johnstown Cambria County (JMJCC) Airport] at Greater Johnstown Tech Park web site
* [http://www.dot.state.pa.us/Internet/Bureaus/pdBOA.nsf/infoJohnstown Johnstown-Cambria County Airport] at Pennsylvania DOT Bureau of Aviation
* [http://www.papitt.ang.af.mil/258external/258home.htm 258th Air Traffic Control Squadron]
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