Direct Flights from Chicago to Johnstown
Johnstown · Pennsylvania
Nonstop service from ORD to JST on United. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
This is a rare nonstop: only 2 cities fly direct to Johnstown, and Chicago is one of them. From anywhere else you'd be connecting.
How long to go to Johnstown for, from Chicago
1h 30m in the air, 485 miles — a Friday-evening departure still leaves you most of the evening in Johnstown. Two nights works.
About Johnstown
Johnstown is a city in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, 41 miles west-southwest of Altoona, and 70 miles east of Pittsburgh. The Conemaugh River forms at Johnstown from its tributaries, the Stonycreek River and the Little Conemaugh.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Johnstown
- The Flight 93 National Memorial is a memorial built to commemorate the crash of United Airlines Flight 93, which was one of four aircraft hijacked during the September 11 attacks in 2001.
- The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament is a Roman Catholic cathedral located at One Cathedral Square in Altoona, Pennsylvania.
- Saint Vincent Archabbey is a Benedictine monastery in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania in the city of Latrobe.
- Lakemont Park is an amusement park located in Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States. The park opened in 1894 as a trolley park and later added its first rides in 1899.
- The Johnstown Flood National Memorial is a unit of the United States National Park Service in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. Established in 1964 through legislation signed by President Lyndon B.
- St. John Gualbert Cathedral is the co-cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Altoona–Johnstown, located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States.
- Idlewild and Soak Zone, also known as Idlewild Park or simply Idlewild, is an amusement park in the Laurel Highlands near Ligonier, Pennsylvania, about 50 miles (80 km) east of Pittsburgh.
- Laurel Summit State Park is a 6-acre (2.4 ha) Pennsylvania state park in Cook Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania in the United States.
- Fort Bedford was a French and Indian War-era British military fortification located at the present site of Bedford, Pennsylvania. The fort was a star-shaped log fortress erected in the summer of 1758.
- Seven Springs Mountain Resort is an all-season resort located in the borough of Seven Springs, Pennsylvania. It has a high elevation for a Pennsylvania ski area, at 2,994 feet (913 m) above sea level.
- Hidden Valley Resort is a ski resort in the Laurel Highlands, near the village of Hidden Valley, Pennsylvania. In 2021, the resort was purchased by Vail Resorts, along with Seven Springs and Laurel Mountain.
- The Bedford Village Archeological Site (36BD90) is an archaeological site in central Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Johnstown weather, compared with Chicago
3° cooler than Chicago on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Johnstown 32°F · Chicago 31°F · much the same
- April
- Johnstown 57°F · Chicago 59°F · 2° colder
- July
- Johnstown 78°F · Chicago 84°F · 6° colder
- October
- Johnstown 59°F · Chicago 62°F · 4° colder
January bottoms out near 32°F — a real coat, not a layer.
Daily highs averaged from Meteostat station records (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Johnstown
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Johnstown is May–September, when daytime highs are a comfortable 67–78°F.
- How long to stay
- Johnstown rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Flight 93 National Memorial, Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament (Altoona, Pennsylvania), and Saint Vincent Archabbey and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Chicago to Johnstown?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Chicago (ORD) to Johnstown (JST) on United.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Chicago to Johnstown?
- United flies nonstop between Chicago (ORD) and Johnstown (JST).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Chicago to Johnstown?
- There is about 1 nonstop departure per day (roughly 7 per week) from Chicago to Johnstown.
- How far is Johnstown from Chicago?
- Johnstown is about 485 miles from Chicago by air.
- What is there to do in Johnstown?
- Popular things to do include Flight 93 National Memorial, Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament (Altoona, Pennsylvania), Saint Vincent Archabbey, Lakemont Park, and more.
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