Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport, 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.
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.
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