# 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: United Express, operated by SkyWest, flies to Washington Dulles and Chicago O'Hare. No cargo moves here; shipments truck to Pittsburgh (PIT), ninety minutes west. 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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