it doesn't benefit just the greenbrier. it benefits the entire region. >> reporter: in alaska, millions of dollars are going to airports that make the greenbrier look like o'hare. the ouzinkie just hit the jackpot with $15 million. that's $100,000 for each of the town's 150 residents. even though there's another airport just half an hour away. >> that's a lot of money. it happened. >> reporter: it happened after the state applied to the faa for its piece of the stimulus pie. several other tiny alaska airports got money, as well. >> our rural citizens have the same needs as our urban citizens. and we are not the -- in a position to judge which are more important. >> reporter: but critics call them airports to nowhere. the most famous is the john murtha airport in western pennsylvania. a monument to powerful democratic congressman, john murtha. it has received more that $17 million in federal money over several years. when we visited murtha airport earlier this year, the place looked like a ghost town. we have rented a car. b

it doesn't befit just the greenbrier. it benefits the entire region. >> reporter: in alaska, millions of dollars are going to airports that make the greenbrier look like o'hare. the ouzinkie just hit the jackpot with $15 million. that's $100,000 for each of the town's 150 residents. even though there's another airport just half an hour away. >> that's a lot of money. it happened. >> reporter: it happened after the state applied to the faa for its piece of the stimulus pie. several other tiny alaska airports got money, as well. >> our rural citizens have the same needs as our urban citizens. and we are not the -- in a position tjudge which are more important. >> reporter: but critics call them airports to nowhere. the most famous is the john murtha airport in western pennsylvania. a monument to powerful democratic congressman, john murtha. it has received more that $17 million in federal money over several years. when we visited murtha airport earlier this year, the place looked like a ghost town. we have rented a car. but

. $2 million was present the greenbriar valley airport in west virginia near the greenbrier resort. two commercial flights a day there. only with a few passengers. in alaska, a 150 percent down got $50 million for an airport that's 30 minutes away from another airport. >> rural citizens have the same needs as urban citizens. we are not in a position to judge which are more important. >> the john mccain airport in pennsylvania got $800,000. on top of $17 million in federal subsidies. a republican amendment to kill the $1.4 million that subsidizes something died in the house yesterday. now the weekend for a test. how does it look? >> looks good. it may look a little deceiving right now. i did an event a little while ago. a nonprofit group that brings awareness of water dangers as far as pollutants. they have little set up and demonstrations where you can monitor the water today. several people from the epa and other organizations were there with us. it was a fun day for us. off to the west, clouds are thinning out somewhat in the mid 70's. at heinze elementary school it is 76. falls c