FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | JST |
| Lat/Long: | 40-18-58.0000N / 078-50-02.2000W 40-18.966667N / 078-50.036667W 40.3161111 / -78.8339444 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2284 ft. / 696.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 07W (1980) |
| From city: | 3 miles NE of JOHNSTOWN, PA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 15904 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 06/1948 |
| Sectional chart: | DETROIT |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | CLEVELAND CENTER |
| FSS: | ALTOONA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | JST (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0600-0000 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN WHEN TWR CLSD ACTVT HIRL RY 15/33, MALSR RY 33, PAPI RY 33, TWY LGTS TWYS A, B, & G, & MAIN TERMINAL APRON - CTAF. MIRL RWY 5/23 UNAVAILABLE WHEN TOWER CLOSED. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Landing fee: | yes |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| Airline operations: | 48 HRS PPR FOR UNSCHEDULED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS; CALL AMGR (814) 536-0002. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 125.75 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| ATIS: | 118.325 |
| WX ASOS: | 118.325 (814-535-3511) |
| JOHNSTOWN GROUND: | 121.6 [0600-2300] |
| JOHNSTOWN TOWER: | 125.75 [0600-2300] |
| KEYSTONE OPS ARNG: | 139.15 241.35 40.8FM |
| WX AWOS-3 at 2G9 (19 nm SW): | 133.8 (814-443-2114) |
- UNICOM FREQ 122.950 AVBL FOR GND SVCS ONLY.
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CLEVELAND ARTCC ON FREQ 121.2/299.2 (ALTOONA RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| JST at field | | JOHNSTOWN VORTAC | | 113.00 | | 06W |
| RECr205/14.4 | | REVLOC VOR/DME | | 110.60 | | 09W |
| AOOr276/(24.3) | | ALTOONA VOR | | 108.80 | | 07W |
| IHDr056/31.6 | | INDIAN HEAD VORTAC | | 108.20 | | 06W |
| TONr229/34.0 | | TYRONE VORTAC | | 114.90 | | 07W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| STOYSTOWN | | 023/14.3 | | 209 | | 08W | | SYS | ... -.-- ... |
| BENJE | | 107/20.3 | | 382 | | 07W | | BHU | -... .... ..- |
| INDIANA | | 159/21.7 | | 242 | | 08W | | INP | .. -. .--. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Runway Information
Runway 15/33
| Dimensions: | 7003 x 150 ft. / 2135 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 62.0 | | Double wheel: | 87.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Latitude: | 40-19.419533N | | 40-18.484890N |
| Longitude: | 078-50.532342W | | 078-49.649793W |
| Elevation: | 2270.2 ft. | | 2260.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 151 magnetic, 144 true | | 331 magnetic, 324 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS |
| Obstructions: | 16 ft. trees, 380 ft. from runway, 485 ft. left of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear | | 22 ft. ant, 1050 ft. from runway, 620 ft. left of centerline, 38:1 slope to clear |
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 4386 x 100 ft. / 1337 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 62.0 | | Double wheel: | 87.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 40-18.623790N | | 40-19.182483N |
| Longitude: | 078-50.360610W | | 078-49.762200W |
| Elevation: | 2270.0 ft. | | 2279.5 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 046 magnetic, 039 true | | 226 magnetic, 219 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 12 ft. pole, lighted, 642 ft. from runway, 165 ft. right of centerline, 36:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | JOHNSTOWN-CAMBRIA CO APT AUTH 479 ARPT ROAD JOHNSTOWN, PA 15904 Phone 814-536-0002 |
| Manager: | TERRY SUMMERSON 479 ARPT ROAD JOHNSTOWN, PA 15904 Phone 814-536-0002 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 69 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 26 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Military aircraft: | | 38 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 163/day * | | 58% | local general aviation | | 29% | military | | 6% | transient general aviation | | 6% | air taxi | | 2% | commercial | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ARNG: ALL TFC TO ARNG RAMP 1300-2130Z++WKDAY CTC KEYSTONE OPS, OT PPR C814-532-7714. RAMP PILOT CTL LGT 143.3. |
| - | AR: ALL F/W RAMP USE PPR CTC AR 1300-2130Z++WKD C814-532-7600. F/W PRK FIRST 5 PADS FACING HGR. LTD MAINT F/W. RAMP PILOT CTL LGT TWY AND PRK, 143.3. |
| - | BEARING STRENGTH RWYS 05-23 AND 15-33: ST110 |
| - | DEER & BIRDS ON & IN VICINITY AIRPORT. |
| - | MILITARY USE: FSS-ALTOONA AOO-NOTAM JST |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use between 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
9G8 - Ebensburg Airport (9 nm N)
2G9 - Somerset County Airport (19 nm SW)
KHMZ - Bedford County Airport (20 nm SE)
KIDI - Indiana County Airport (Jimmy Stewart Field) (23 nm NW)
KAOO - Altoona-Blair County Airport (24 nm E)
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Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
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Times for 12-May-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:32 | | 09:32 |
| Sunrise | | 06:02 | | 10:02 |
| Sunset | | 20:21 | | 00:21 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:52 | | 00:52 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 12-May-2008 15:03:16 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 12-May-2008 11:03:16 |
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| METAR |
| KJST | 121454Z AUTO 04008KT 10SM BKN005 OVC011 04/02 A2968 RMK AO2 PK WND 34034/1355 CIG 003V009 SLP063 60001 T00390017 53018
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| TAF |
| KJST | 121402Z 121412 04010KT 5SM -RASN BR OVC005 TEMPO 1416 04015G25KT P6SM -RA OVC009 FM1600 02008KT P6SM -RA OVC009 FM2100 36008KT P6SM VCSH OVC018 FM0000 36006KT P6SM OVC100 FM0800 33003KT 4SM BR SKC
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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