Elmira Corning Regional Airport

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Elmira/Corning Regional Airport
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Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner County of Chemung
Serves Elmira, New York, Corning, New York
Location Big Flats / Horseheads
Elevation  AMSL 954 ft / 291 m
Coordinates 42°09′36″N076°53′30″W / 42.16000°N 76.89167°W / 42.16000; -76.89167
Website flyelm.com
Maps
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FAA airport diagram
Elmira Corning Regional Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
06/248,0012,439Asphalt
10/285,4041,647Asphalt
05/232,017615Turf
Statistics (2013)
Aircraft operations22,164
Based aircraft33

Elmira Corning Regional Airport [1] [2] ( IATA : ELM, ICAO : KELM, FAA LID : ELM) is in Chemung County, New York, [1] seven miles northwest of Elmira [1] and eight miles east of Corning. It is in the town of Big Flats but its mailing address is Horseheads, New York. The airport was formerly Elmira Regional Airport.

Contents

Situated just north of the Southern Tier Expressway (Interstate 86), the airport serves the Southern Tier of New York and Northern Tier of Pennsylvania with airline flights, general aviation, and glider activities. Other airports in the area include Greater Binghamton Airport and Ithaca Tompkins International Airport, with Greater Rochester International Airport and Syracuse Hancock International Airport lying farther afield.

Facilities

The airport covers 1,000 acres (400 ha) at an elevation of 954 feet (291 m). It has three runways: 6/24 is 8,001 by 150 feet (2,439 x 46 m) asphalt; 10/28 is 5,404 by 150 feet (1,647 x 46 m) asphalt; 5/23 is 2,017 by 150 feet (615 x 46 m) turf. [1]

The airport had three paved runways about 4000 feet long in a north–south, east–west and northeast–southwest orientation in the early years, but the northeast–southwest runway was 4702 feet in length by 1960, was extended to 5604 feet by the 1960s with later extensions to 7000 feet and 7600 feet before its present length of 8001 feet. The east–west runway was extended to about 5200 feet by the early 1980s and the north–south runway was abandoned and the additional roughly 200 feet of the east–west runway was added by converting part of the overrun on the east end of the runway to usable pavement (for takeoff), but then the landing threshold was displaced about 400 feet.

In the year ending June 30, 2013 the airport had 22,164 aircraft operations, average 61 per day: 51% general aviation, 33% air taxi, 13% airline and 2% military. 33 aircraft were then based at the airport: 52% single-engine, 15% multi-engine, 30% jet, and 3% helicopter. [1] Airport services include free wireless Internet, automatic teller machines (ATM), conference rooms, and a restaurant.

Airlines

There were 2 passenger and 3 cargo airlines as of late 2024. The passenger airlines are:

Low-cost carrier Allegiant Air has the only scheduled mainline flights, on Airbus A319s & Airbus A320s. [3] Delta Connection service is flown with Canadair CRJ-200s, CRJ-700s, and CRJ-900s.

Mohawk /Allegheny/USAir flew to Elmira until 2001 when its affiliate took over; Elmira's first jets were Mohawk BAC-111s in 1965. The airport had flights on Capital Airlines, which merged with United in 1961; United left Elmira in 1966.

United Airlines regional flights to Chicago-O’hare started in 2014 and ended in 2016. In 2018 United served a new route to Newark. The route was eventually switched to Washington-Dulles; that ended January 6, 2020.

Fixed-base operators

There are two FBO's (Fixed Base Operators) on the airport that are separate from the commercial airline terminal. These include Atlantic Aviation and Premier Aviation. Both provide with landing fees: Ramp Parking, Fueling, Deicing and Hangar space for general aviation aircraft. Premier Aviation also has specialized maintenance services available.

Wings of Eagles

An aviation museum, the Wings of Eagles Discovery Center, is near the airport. [4] The museum has about 20 display aircraft or full-size replicas.

Renovation

In 2016 the airport received a $40 million grant from the state for a major redesign. [5] The improvements aimed to increase airport passenger space, add two new jet bridges, 300 parking spaces, and a 3,000 square foot bar and restaurant. On November 2, 2018, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that the renovations were complete. [6]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Allegiant Air Orlando/Sanford, St. Petersburg/Clearwater, Sarasota (begins February 14, 2025) [7]
Seasonal: Punta Gorda (FL)
Delta Connection Detroit

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
Ameriflight Buffalo
FedEx Feeder Rochester (NY), State College
Quest Diagnostics Reading, Syracuse

Statistics

Top destinations

Busiest domestic routes from ELM
(September 2023 - August 2024) [8]
RankCityPassengersCarriers
1 Flag of Michigan.svg Detroit, Michigan 41,580Delta
2 Flag of Florida.svg Orlando/Sanford, Florida 20,720Allegiant
3 Flag of Florida.svg St. Petersburg/Clearwater, Florida 17,450Allegiant
4 Flag of Florida.svg Punta Gorda, Florida 2,250Allegiant

Accidents and incidents

On June 23, 1967 Mohawk Airlines Flight 40, a BAC One-Eleven, crashed in Blossburg, Pennsylvania, shortly after taking off from Elmira/Corning, killing all 34 persons (30 passengers and 4 crew) on board. [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 FAA Airport Form 5010 for ELM PDF . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 2013-10-17.
  2. ↑ "Elmira/Corning Regional Airport" (PDF).. New York State Department of Transportation. Accessed 13 October 2009.
  3. ↑ allegiantair.com
  4. ↑ Wings of Eagles website. Accessed 13 October 2009.
  5. ↑ "Governor Cuomo Announces $58 Million Transformation of Elmira Corning Regional Airport". Governor Andrew M. Cuomo. September 21, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Governor Cuomo Announces Completion of $61.5 Million Modernization of Elmira Corning Regional Airport". Governor Andrew M. Cuomo. November 2, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Allegiant Ties Record for Largest Expansion in Company History with 44 New Nonstop Routes, plus 3 New Cities". Allegiant Air. 19 November 2024.
  8. ↑ "RITA | BTS | Transtats".
  9. ↑ Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network. Accessed 13 October 2009.
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