Big Flats Airport, New York

Big Flats, New York
Community
Big Flats, New York Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 42°9′48″N76°52′47″W / 42.16333°N 76.87972°W / 42.16333; -76.87972
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Chemung
Area
• Total	11.8 sq mi (30.4 km2)
• Land	11.7 sq mi (30.3 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Population  (2000)
• Total	2,184
• Density	186.4/sq mi (72.0/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	36-06480

Big Flats is a community (and former census-designated place, which is now part of Big Flats CDP as of the 2010 census) located in the Town of Big Flats in Chemung County, New York, United States. As of the 2018 census, the location had a total population of 7,595. ^[1]

Big Flats is the location of the Elmira-Corning Regional Airport (ELM). It is part of the Elmira, New York Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Big Flats is located at 42°9'48" North, 76°52'47" West (42.163424, -76.879714). ^[2]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the location has a total area of 11.8 square miles (31 km²), of which, 11.7 square miles (30 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) of it is water. The total area is 0.34% water.

New York State Route 17 (Southern Tier Expressway) is an east–west highway crossing the area. Note that in 2004, NYS RT17 started the process of being updated to an Interstate highway and is nearly complete. Construction for update began December 3, 1999, now with 222.3 Miles completed. Most areas now refer to it as I-86.

New York State Route 352 passes through the community of Big Flats.

The Chemung River is south of the area.

See also

• Big Flats (CDP), New York

References

1. "QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. 2018-07-01. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
2. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.