Johnstown–Cambria County Airport
John Murtha Johnstown–Cambria County Airport is a civil-military airport three miles northeast of Johnstown, in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. It is owned by Johnstown–Cambria County Airport Authority and is named after the late Congressman John Murtha. It sees one airline, subsidized by the Essential Air Service.
The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a non-primary commercial service airport.
Johnstown–Cambria County Airport is home to several military units. The airport houses the Pennsylvania Army National Guard's 1-104th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion and Det 1, Company C, 2-104 General Support Aviation Battalion. It also houses the 258th Air Traffic Control Squadron of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard, and Marine Wing Support Squadron 471, Detachment A of the 4th Marine Aircraft Wing of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. The military units which are flying units use helicopters, rather than fixed-wing aircraft.
History
The airport opened in 1948 as Johnstown Municipal Airport, Its first passenger airline flights were TWA DC-3s in 1948; All American Airways replaced TWA in 1949 and successor Allegheny Airlines was replaced by Allegheny Commuter in 1970.Finances
It has only two scheduled flights and little other activity, but as of January 2016, the airport had received almost $200 million in federal subsidies. That funding has not been used to subsidize the facility's operations, including the terminal; it has instead been used to construct a concrete reinforced runway for military purposes and to build military installations near the airport. The airport is in the bottom 28% of all facilities receiving EAS funding. In 2004, an $8 million air traffic radar system was installed at the airport; it is operated by the Pennsylvania Air National Guard.Facilities
The airport covers 650 acres at an elevation of 2,284 feet. It has two asphalt runways: 15/33 is 7,004 by 150 feet and 5/23 is 4,387 by 100 feet.In 2017 the airport had 20,036 aircraft operations, average 55 per day: 47% general aviation, 42% military, and 11% airline. 54 aircraft were then based at the airport: 21 single-engine, 4 multi-engine, 2 jet, 1 helicopter and 26 military.
Airline and destinations
Scheduled passenger flights:Statistics
| Year | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| Enplanements | 7,956 | 8,457 | 7,956 | 6,986 | 6,186 | 4,856 | 4,338 | 4,193 | 3,594 | 4,381 | 6,309 |
| Change | 4.22% | 6.30% | 5.92% | 12.19% | 11.45% | 21.50% | 10.67% | 3.34% | 14.29% | 21.90% | 44.01% |
| Airline | Colgan Air dba United Express | Colgan Air dba United Express | Colgan Air dba United Express | Silver Airways dba United Express | Silver Airways dba United Express | Silver Airways dba United Express | Silver Airways | Silver Airways | Southern Airways Express | Southern Airways Express | |
| Destination | Washington-Dulles | Altoona ----Washington-Dulles | Altoona ----Washington-Dulles | Altoona ----Washington-Dulles | Altoona ----Washington-Dulles | Altoona ----Washington-Dulles | DuBois ----Washington-Dulles | DuBois ----Washington-Dulles | Baltimore ----Pittsburgh | Baltimore ----Pittsburgh | Baltimore ----Pittsburgh |
Accidents and incidents
- On January 6, 1974, Commonwealth Commuter Flight 317 crashed on approach to Runway 33, killing 12 of 17 on board.