Remote Murtha airport lands big bucks from Washington - CNN.com
Located outside a small Pennsylvania city, John Murtha airport may not see many passengers. But it's seen plenty of arrivals of tax dollars from Washington, most recently economic stimulus funds.
Welcome to the Airport for Nobody - ABC News
The John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County Airport has an $18 million reinforced concrete runway big enough to land any plane in North America. But last year, an average of 20 people a day flew out of it.
Murtha Airport Got Military Upgrades That Haven't Been Used - washingtonpost.com
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. -- At the behest of Rep. John P. Murtha (D), chairman of the House defense appropriations subcommittee, the Pentagon has spent about $30 million equipping the little-used airport named for him so it can handle behemoth military aircraft and store combat equipment for rapid deployment...
John Murtha Airport Lives On - The Note
The Senate today rejected a measure to strip $1.4 million in federal funding for the John Murtha Airport in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
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John Murtha: News & Videos about John Murtha - CNN.com
Rep. John Murtha of Pennsylvania, a longtime fixture on the House subcommittee that oversees Pentagon spending, died after complications from gallbladder surgery, according to his office. He was 77.