108 public-use fields

Pennsylvania Airport Density Altitude

Pennsylvania has 108 public-use airports, and none of them typically exceed 5,000 ft of density altitude even on a summer afternoon — heat still trims performance, but the climate keeps typical density altitudes low.

Every field, worst typical afternoon first

Field elevation from FAA NASR · worst typical afternoon of each field's hottest month from NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station · standard pressure, dry air
Airport	City	Field elev	Worst typical afternoon DA	Month
KJST — John Murtha Johnstown/Cambria County	Johnstown	2,284 ft	4,071 ft	July
2G9 — Somerset County	Somerset	2,275 ft	4,060 ft	July
KBFD — Bradford Regional	Bradford	2,143 ft	3,899 ft	July
9G8 — Ebensburg	Ebensburg	2,099 ft	3,851 ft	July
KPSB — Mid-State	Philipsburg	1,948 ft	3,729 ft	July
KOYM — St Marys Municipal	St Marys	1,934 ft	3,638 ft	July
N38 — Grand Canyon Regional	Wellsboro	1,892 ft	3,611 ft	July
KMPO — Pocono Mountains Regional	Mount Pocono	1,915 ft	3,565 ft	July
KDUJ — Dubois Regional	Dubois	1,817 ft	3,544 ft	July
1N3 — Albert	Philipsburg	1,784 ft	3,529 ft	July
8G2 — Corry-Lawrence	Corry	1,766 ft	3,525 ft	July
KZER — Schuylkill County/Joe Zerbey	Pottsville	1,730 ft	3,494 ft	July
KFKL — Venango Regional	Franklin	1,540 ft	3,416 ft	July
6G1 — Titusville	Titusville	1,600 ft	3,385 ft	July
KAOO — Altoona/Blair County	Altoona	1,503 ft	3,383 ft	July
KFIG — Clearfield-Lawrence	Clearfield	1,516 ft	3,350 ft	July
KHZL — Hazleton Regional	Hazleton	1,603 ft	3,339 ft	July
P17 — Greater Breezewood Regional	Breezewood	1,345 ft	3,301 ft	July
KAXQ — Clarion County	Clarion	1,458 ft	3,285 ft	July
KIDI — Indiana County/Jimmy Stewart Field	Indiana	1,419 ft	3,256 ft	July
N35 — Punxsutawney Municipal	Punxsutawney	1,445 ft	3,202 ft	July
KVVS — Joseph A Hardy Connellsville	Connellsville	1,264 ft	3,178 ft	July
29D — Grove City	Grove City	1,371 ft	3,161 ft	July
N74 — Penns Cave	Centre Hall	1,245 ft	3,136 ft	July
KHMZ — Bedford County	Bedford	1,162 ft	3,133 ft	July
N30 — Cherry Ridge	Honesdale	1,357 ft	3,107 ft	July
3G9 — Butler Farm Show	Butler	1,333 ft	3,102 ft	July
KGKJ — Port Meadville	Meadville	1,399 ft	3,102 ft	July
KBVI — Beaver County	Beaver Falls	1,253 ft	3,091 ft	July
KAGC — Allegheny County	Pittsburgh	1,252 ft	3,083 ft	July
31D — Inter County	Irwin	1,250 ft	3,081 ft	July
G05 — Finleyville Airpark	Finleyville	1,236 ft	3,064 ft	July
22D — Bandel	Eighty Four	1,210 ft	3,057 ft	July
KFWQ — Rostraver	Monongahela	1,228 ft	3,054 ft	July
KUCP — New Castle Municipal	New Castle	1,072 ft	3,042 ft	July
N16 — Centre Airpark	Centre Hall	1,307 ft	3,033 ft	July
KAFJ — Washington County	Washington	1,184 ft	3,025 ft	July
KPIT — Pittsburgh International	Pittsburgh	1,203 ft	3,017 ft	July
KBTP — Pittsburgh/Butler Regional	Butler	1,248 ft	2,998 ft	July
6G6 — Cove Valley	Williamsburg	1,156 ft	2,991 ft	July
5G8 — Greensburg Jeannette Regional	Jeannette	1,188 ft	2,981 ft	July
8N4 — Flying Dollar	Canadensis	1,430 ft	2,972 ft	July
KLBE — Arnold Palmer Regional	Latrobe	1,199 ft	2,963 ft	July
6P7 — Mcville	Freeport	1,105 ft	2,953 ft	July
KUNV — State College Regional	State College	1,231 ft	2,940 ft	July
P45 — Mount Pleasant/Scottdale	Mount Pleasant	1,160 ft	2,916 ft	July
4G1 — Greenville Municipal	Greenville	1,206 ft	2,910 ft	July
0P2 — Shoestring Aviation Airfield	Stewartstown	1,000 ft	2,893 ft	July
KWAY — Greene County	Waynesburg	1,069 ft	2,885 ft	July
KAVP — Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton	962 ft	2,828 ft	July
9N3 — Seamans Field	Factoryville	1,209 ft	2,827 ft	July
N96 — Bellefonte	Bellefonte	1,072 ft	2,746 ft	July
KRVL — Mifflin County	Reedsville	819 ft	2,697 ft	July
N79 — Northumberland County	Shamokin	881 ft	2,674 ft	July
KPJC — Zelienople Municipal	Zelienople	907 ft	2,669 ft	July
9W8 — Chanceford	Brogue	750 ft	2,588 ft	July
14N — Beltzville	Lehighton	899 ft	2,572 ft	July
74N — Bendigo	Tower City	791 ft	2,564 ft	July
N68 — Franklin County Regional	Chambersburg	688 ft	2,513 ft	July
KMQS — Chester County G O Carlson	Coatesville	660 ft	2,509 ft	July
N27 — Bradford County	Towanda	730 ft	2,490 ft	July
W73 — Mid Atlantic Soaring Center	Fairfield	573 ft	2,452 ft	July
2N5 — Kampel	Wellsville	611 ft	2,437 ft	July
76N — Skyhaven	Tunkhannock	639 ft	2,434 ft	July
W05 — Gettysburg Regional	Gettysburg	553 ft	2,428 ft	July
P91 — Flying M Aerodrome	Germansville	735 ft	2,372 ft	July
KCKZ — Pennridge	Perkasie	568 ft	2,366 ft	July
P34 — Mifflintown	Mifflintown	545 ft	2,363 ft	July
8N1 — Grimes	Bethel	582 ft	2,353 ft	July
KLHV — William T Piper Meml	Lock Haven	556 ft	2,345 ft	July
P96 — Jersey Shore	Jersey Shore	554 ft	2,343 ft	July
N94 — Carlisle	Carlisle	510 ft	2,333 ft	July
KERI — Erie International/Tom Ridge Field	Erie	732 ft	2,331 ft	July
8N8 — Danville	Danville	559 ft	2,324 ft	July
KOQN — Brandywine Regional	West Chester	465 ft	2,321 ft	July
KWBW — Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley	Wilkes-Barre	544 ft	2,318 ft	July
KUKT — Quakertown	Quakertown	525 ft	2,314 ft	July
08N — Keller Brothers	Lebanon	550 ft	2,313 ft	July
KIPT — Williamsport Regional	Williamsport	528 ft	2,311 ft	July
KTHV — York	York	495 ft	2,296 ft	July
7N8 — Butter Valley Golf Port	Bally	500 ft	2,290 ft	July
9D4 — Deck	Myerstown	523 ft	2,281 ft	July
0P8 — Lazy B Ranch	Dover	476 ft	2,273 ft	July
07N — Bermudian Valley Airpark	Kralltown	470 ft	2,265 ft	July
KCXY — Capital City	Harrisburg	347 ft	2,263 ft	July
S37 — Smoketown	Smoketown	370 ft	2,254 ft	July
KXLL — Allentown Queen City Municipal	Allentown	399 ft	2,253 ft	July
KABE — Lehigh Valley International	Allentown	394 ft	2,247 ft	July
9N7 — Farmers Pride	Fredericksburg	495 ft	2,246 ft	July
KLNS — Lancaster	Lancaster	403 ft	2,245 ft	July
58N — Reigle Field	Palmyra	489 ft	2,239 ft	July
N13 — Bloomsburg Municipal	Bloomsburg	481 ft	2,229 ft	July
N71 — Donegal Springs Airpark	Mount Joy/Marietta	458 ft	2,207 ft	July
KSEG — Penn Valley	Selinsgrove	464 ft	2,202 ft	July
N43 — Braden Airpark	Easton	397 ft	2,201 ft	July
KDYL — Doylestown	Doylestown	394 ft	2,197 ft	July
71N — Sunbury	Sunbury	450 ft	2,191 ft	July
KRDG — Reading Regional/Carl A Spaatz Field	Reading	343 ft	2,191 ft	July
KMDT — Harrisburg International	Harrisburg	310 ft	2,169 ft	July
9N1 — Vansant	Erwinna	390 ft	2,137 ft	July
22N — Jake Arner Meml	Lehighton	534 ft	2,127 ft	July
N57 — New Garden	Toughkenamon	435 ft	2,124 ft	July
KLOM — Wings Field	Philadelphia	302 ft	2,060 ft	July
KPNE — Northeast Philadelphia	Philadelphia	120 ft	2,023 ft	July
KPTW — Heritage Field	Pottstown	308 ft	1,981 ft	July
69N — Slatington	Slatington	380 ft	1,938 ft	July
N47 — Pottstown Municipal	Pottstown	256 ft	1,917 ft	July
KPHL — Philadelphia International	Philadelphia	36 ft	1,896 ft	July

▲ above 5,000 ft · ⚠ above 8,000 ft on a typical afternoon of the airport's hottest month. Open any field for its monthly table and a pre-filled calculator.

Frequently asked questions

Which Pennsylvania airport has the highest density altitude in summer?

John Murtha Johnstown/Cambria County (KJST) tops the list: from 2,284 ft of field elevation, a typical summer afternoon reaches about 4,071 ft of density altitude. Each airport's page carries its full monthly table.

What is the highest airport in Pennsylvania?

John Murtha Johnstown/Cambria County (KJST) at 2,284 ft MSL, per the FAA airport record. Elevation is the biggest single term in density altitude — the summer heat gets added on top of it.