Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport
IATA: ITH – ICAO: KITH – FAA LID: ITH
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		Tompkins County
Serves		Ithaca, New York
Elevation AMSL		1,099 ft / 335 m
Coordinates		42°29′28″N 076°27′30″W / 42.49111°N 76.45833°W / 42.49111; -76.45833
Website		www.FlyIthaca.com
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
14/32	6,601	2,012	Asphalt
15/33	2,018	615	Turf
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations			53,038
Based aircraft			62
Source: FAA and airport web site

FAA diagram of Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (ITH)

Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (IATA: ITH, ICAO: KITH, FAA LID: ITH) is a county-owned public-use airport three miles (5 km) northeast of the central business district of Ithaca, the county seat and largest city in Tompkins County, New York, United States. Situated near New York State Route 13, it serves the southern Finger Lakes Region. It is used for private as well as commercial passenger and freight aviation.

For over 50 years, the airport has been home to the East Hill Flying Club which offers lessons and the use of seven small planes to its members. It is also the home of Taughannock Aviation which provides business jet charter and management as well as being the fixed base operator for the airport.

History

The original Ithaca Municipal Airport was located west of downtown Ithaca, near the inlet of Cayuga Lake. Its single short runway, proximity to the Lehigh Valley freight yards on the south side, the Cayuga Lake marshes on the north side, and fog in the lake valley posed serious limits to growth, however. Cornell University opened the existing airport on East Hill in 1948 and transferred its ownership to the County in 1956. The former airport site is now Cass Park, including a hangar which was renovated in 1975 to house the Hangar Theatre.

The original airport was the base where aviation pioneer Cecil Robinson began flying aerial photography missions. In 1945 shortly after the end of World War II, he created Robinson Airlines, basing its maintenance operations at the airport. The airline changed its name to Mohawk Airlines in 1952 and merged with Allegheny Airlines in 1972. Later the airport was also served by Empire Airlines and Air North, the of latter which became Brockway Air, which was merged into Piedmont Airlines. Allegheny, Piedmont, and Empire were all eventually merged into US Airways.

Other carriers that served the airport include Commuter Airlines, Mall Airways, Command Airways (later dba American Eagle), TW Express (also dba United Express), and Continental Express.

In 1994 the runway was extended from 5,801 feet (1,768 m) in length to its present 6,601 feet (2,012 m) and an entirely new, 33,000 square foot (3,000 m²) terminal building opened, replacing the cramped, aging original building. The airport received its current name on March 20, 2001. The northwest-facing runway 32 is equipped with an instrument landing system approach and an associated medium intensity approach light system with runway alignment lights. Runway 14, facing southeast, has an instrument approach based on the VOR/DME located at the airport. A short turf runway was commissioned parallel to the paved runway, but during the 1980s another turf runway oriented north-south was available to the west of the terminal building and was approximately 1,802 feet (549 m) long and 100 feet (30 m) wide.

Commercial traffic peaked in 1990 at 226,813 passengers , but by the end of the decade the small size of the market, relative proximity to Syracuse Hancock International Airport and other regional airports, and crowded conditions in Northeastern airspace had led Trans World Airlines, United Airlines, and finally Continental Airlines to seek more profitable routes, leaving US Airways the sole carrier.

In late 2004, after negotiations with the County, Northwest Airlines agreed to add Northwest Airlink service to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, which began on May 2, 2005. US Airways nonstop service to Pittsburgh, where it maintains focus city operations, resumed on November 9, 2005 but ceased again on April 1, 2006 due to low yield. Passenger traffic has improved with the additional service; the airport served about 140,000 passengers in 2004, increasing to around 170,000 in 2007 .

On October 6, 2008, Continental Connection resumed service between Ithaca and Newark Liberty International Airport with four daily flights.

Facilities and aircraft

Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport covers an area of 531 acres (215 ha) which contains two runways: 14/32 with 6,601 x 150 ft (2,012 x 46 m) asphalt pavement and 15/33 with a 2,018 x 50 ft (615 x 15 m) turf surface.

For the 12-month period ending October 31, 2006, the airport had 53,038 aircraft operations, an average of 145 per day: 77% general aviation, 20% scheduled commercial, 2% air taxi and <1% military. At that time there were 62 aircraft based at this airport: 68% single-engine, 15% multi-engine, 16% jet and 2% ultralight.

Airlines and destinations

Ground transportation

Bus

TCAT Route 32 travels to the Commons and Cornell University Monday through Friday, As of 2010, Route 72 serves the airport on weekends..

Taxi

Ithaca Dispatch (Cayuga, University,Yellow cab) operates a taxi stand at the airport, although it may be necessary to call in advance, especially during peak hours. Fares to and from the airport are standardized.

Car and Limo Service

IthaCar Service [1] Euro Sedans & Limousines [2] Right Limousine [3]

Location & QuickFacts

Owner & Manager

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Communications

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 14/32

Runway 15/33

Radio Navigation Aids

Remarks

• ALL TURBINE ACFT TAXI VIA TWY C TO PARKING.
• DEER & FLOCKS OF BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.
• WHEN ITH ATCT CLSD, CLNC DEL/CANCELLATONS AVBL THRU ELM APCH 124.3. WHEN ELM APCH CLSD, CLNC DEL/CANCELLATIONS AVBL THRU BUF AFSS ON ITH VOR 122.1R 111.8T OR CALL BUF AFSS 1-800-WX-BRIEF.
• FILED FOR RECORD PURPOSES ONLY.

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General Info
Country	United States
State	NEW YORK
FAA ID	ITH
Latitude	42-29-27.700N
Longitude	076-27-30.400W
Elevation	1099 feet
Near City	ITHACA

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