# John Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport (JST)

> Johnstown, US · IATA: JST · ICAO: KJST · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `JST` |
| ICAO | `KJST` |
| City | Johnstown |
| Country | US |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 696 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 40.31610, -78.83390 |

## Description

Congressman John Murtha steered so much federal money to his hometown field that critics dubbed it 'the airport for nobody' – a reputation Johnstown has been working off ever since. Federally subsidized Essential Air Service keeps the hilltop field in Cambria County alive, and as of August 2026 United Express is the sole carrier serving it, with destinations that shift from one contract period to the next. No freight moves through John Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport (IATA: JST, ICAO: KJST): there is no freighter operation and no air-cargo handling. Shipments from western Pennsylvania truck to Pittsburgh (PIT), ninety minutes west, or east to Harrisburg (MDT). Johnstown's place in history was earned the hard way – the 1889 flood killed more than 2,200 people, and the funicular built afterward still climbs the valley wall as the world's steepest vehicular inclined plane.

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