John Murtha Johnstown/Cambria County
JST · KJST · Johnstown, Pennsylvania · Cambria County · map
John Murtha Johnstown/Cambria County is a public-use airport owned by Johnstown-Cambria CO Apt Auth, 3 miles northeast of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, 2,284 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 15/33, is 7,004 feet of concrete. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive).
Weather right now KJST · observed 5:54 pm EDT (21:54 UTC), 11 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the south (190°) at 4 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 56°F (13°C), dew point 34°F (1°C)
- Altimeter 30.09 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 1:29 pm EDT (17:29 UTC), good until Wed 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 9,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KJST 062154Z AUTO 19004KT 10SM CLR 13/01 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP199 T01330011
TAF KJST 061729Z 0618/0718 32007KT P6SM SKC FM071400 23008KT P6SM SCT090
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA JST · ICAO KJST
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Johnstown-Cambria CO Apt Auth
- Elevation
- 2,284 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower with radar approach control · 7:00 am to 11:00 pm
- Attended
- every day, 7:00 am to 11:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- landing fee · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Detroit sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 10W
- In the FAA's files since
- June 1948
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 7,004 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 05/23 | 4,387 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 15: VASI, four boxes on the left, 6,698 ft available for landing, trees 36 ft high 480 ft from the end
- Runway 33: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the right, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), 6,484 ft available for landing, trees 17 ft high 928 ft from the end
- Runway 05: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 26 ft high 261 ft from the end
- Runway 23: VASI, four boxes on the left, building 46 ft high 746 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 125.75 | Johnstown |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | · UNICOM frequency 122.950 available for gnd services only. |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 118.325 | Johnstown |
| Clearance delivery | 126.85 | Johnstown |
| Ground | 121.6 | Johnstown |
| Approach and departure | 120.4 | |
| Approach and departure · Departure procedure (JANAT) · Departure procedure (ODNEF) | 121.2 | Johnstown |
| Altoona and center (remote transmitter) Low | 124.4 | Johnstown |
| Operations Arng keystone | 138.55 | Johnstown |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 814-535-3511.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Johnstown from the FAA register
54 aircraft are registered to owners in Johnstown, Pennsylvania: 32 airliners and large jets, 15 piston singles, 3 turboprops, 3 piston twins, 1 business jet. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Pennsylvania.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 14 since 1982, 4 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- When tower closed activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 33; PAPI runway 33; high-intensity runway lights runway 15/33, medium-intensity runway lights runway 5/23 and all taxiway lights - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runway 05 unavailable when the control tower closed.
- UNICOM frequency 122.950 available for gnd services only.
- 2S-110.
- Deer and birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Taxiway B between runway 05/23 and taxiway B2 rstrd to aircraft with wingspan 78 feet or less.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.