John Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Johnstown, in Pennsylvania, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is JST.
Key facts
- IATA code
- JST
- ICAO code
- KJST
- City
- Johnstown
- State or region
- Pennsylvania
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 40.3161° N, 78.8339° W
- Elevation
- 696 m (2,284 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,135 m (7,004 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, JST means John Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KJST. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 40.3161° N, 78.8339° W. It stands 696 metres (2,284 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Pittsburgh, about 99 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/New York, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
John Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,135 metres (7,004 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 340.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 2,135 m 7,004 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 05/23 | 1,337 m 4,387 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Altoona Blair County AirportAltoona | AOO | 44 km |
| Arnold Palmer Regional AirportLatrobe | LBE | 49 km |
| DuBois Regional AirportDubois | DUJ | 96 km |
| State College Regional AirportState College | SCE | 102 km |
| Hagerstown Regional Richard A Henson FieldHagerstown | HGR | 116 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 11,964 km | 14 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,789 km | 15 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,322 km | 14 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,893 km | 7 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 429 km | 1 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,549 km | 4 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,373 km | 19 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,700 km | 13 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,585 km | 19 h 15 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.