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KITH · Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport

ICAO · US · 8 NTSB events

ID KITH FAA ITH Elev 1,099 ft Lat 42° 29.46' N Lon 76° 27.50' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

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Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 6,977 ft. Max gradient: 0.32%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
14 134° 6,977 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.32%
32 314° 6,977 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.32%
15 138° 2,018 ft 50 ft GRS No —
33 318° 2,018 ft 50 ft GRS No —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 8 frequencies

  • ATIS ATIS 125.175
  • ASOS ASOS 125.175
  • GND GND 121.800
  • TWR TWR 119.600
  • CTAF CTAF 119.600
  • A/D ELMIRA APP/DEP 124.300
  • RDO BUFFALO RDO 111.800
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 3 matched · 22 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 32; HIRL Rwy 14–32; twy lgts. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 32; HIRL Rwy 14–32; twy lgts. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (3)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 32; HIRL Rwy 14–32; twy lgts. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT MALSR Rwy 32; HIRL Rwy 14–32; twy lgts—CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Deer and flocks of birds on and invof arpt.

  • Landing fee in effect. Contact FBO or airport ops for current rates.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Ldg fee

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (22 sentences)
  • ·NEW YORK 211 ITHACA TOMPKINS INTL (ITH)(KITH) 3 NE UTC–5(–4DT) N42º29.48´ W76º27.52´ 1099 B Class I, ARFF Index C NOTAM FILE ITH RWY 14–32: H6977X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–100, D–192, 2S–114, 2D–574, 2D/2D2–1044 PCR 980 F/B/X/T HIRL 0.3% up SE RWY 14: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 50´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.2º TCH 53´.
  • ·RWY 15–33: 2018X50 (TURF) 0.3% up SE RWY 15: Road.
  • ·RWY 14: TORA–6977 TODA–6977 ASDA–6602 LDA–6602 RWY 32: TORA–6977 TODA–6977 ASDA–6602 LDA–6602
  • ·PAPI Rwy 14 and 32 opr consly.
  • ·Rwy 15–33 CLOSED ngts, winter months, and after heavy rain.
  • ·Rwy 15–33 thlds marked with white lime bar, edges marked with reflectors.
  • ·FBO avbl 1100–0000Z‡; FBO svcs ctc 131.6; aft hrs call 607–279–0392 or 800–876–1551.
  • ·Cold temperature airport.
  • ·Altitude correction required at or below –18C.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 607-257-0456
  • ·AWOS–3PT 125.175 (607) 257–2390.
  • ·CTAF 119.6 ATIS 125.175 UNICOM 122.95 ®ELMIRA APP/DEP CON 124.3 (1100–0500Z‡) ®NEW YORK CENTER APP/DEP CON 133.35 (0500–1100Z‡) TOWER 119.6 (1030–0200Z‡) GND CON 121.8 CLNC DEL 121.8 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una to ctc on FSS freq, ctc New York ARTCC.
  • ·CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD when twr and elm Apch clsd ctc New York ARTCC.
  • ·CLASS D svc 1030–0200Z‡; other times CLASS E.
  • ·(L) DME 111.8 ITH Chan 55 N42º29.70´ W76º27.58´ at fld. 1112.
  • ·DME unusable: 360º–160º byd 20 NM blo 6,500´ ILS 108.7 I–ITH Rwy 32.
  • ·Unmonitored when ATCT closed.
  • ·Glideslope unusable byd 9 NM.
  • ·COMM/NAV/WEATHER REMARKS: UNICOM unmon.
  • ·For Clnc Del when ATCT clsd ctc Elmira Apch on 124.3.
  • ·NEW YORK H–10H, 11C, 12J, L–30J, 32F IAP, AD NE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

IATA · ITH

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

8 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

8

since 1982

Fatal

2

25.0% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

0

no recent events

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 63,160 ops in 1991

2024 total

27,640

10-yr total

330,210

2024 mix

AC/AT 15% · GA 85% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

0.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=8

  • Other 4
  • Ground collision 1
  • Loss of control 1
  • Weather · spatial dis / IMC 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2005-10-07 Mooney M20K · CFIT · day →
2002-09-15 Cessna 421 · Other · IMC · night →
2001-08-24 Learjet 25 · Weather IMC · IMC · night →
2001-05-12 Piper PA-32RT-300 · Other · IMC · day →
1989-07-18 Luscombe 8A · Loss of control · day →
1986-11-14 Cessna 185F · Other · night →
1984-02-25 Cessna 425 · Ground collision · day →
1982-06-03 BEECHCRAFT B-55 · Other · day →

Designees in NY

CFI Flight Instructors 1,580 A&P Mechanics 7,868 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 68 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 17 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 5 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 5 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 3 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 12 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 30 Schools Flight Schools 64 FBO Fixed Base Operators 74 Clubs Flying Clubs 47 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 8 EAA EAA Chapters 17

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
David Paul St George Ithaca NY 3 nm
Wayne Bezner-Kerr Ithaca NY 3 nm
Robert Belisario Syracuse NY 36 nm
Patrick Mauro Long Bloomfield NY 49 nm
James Douglas Martin Dansville NY 55 nm
Michael Wiley Bowser Wellsboro PA 58 nm
Kenneth Joseph Lindsay Rush NY 60 nm
William Charles Ziesenitz Rome NY 61 nm
Erik Petschauer Honesdale PA 77 nm
Bridget Vanscoy Forty-Fort PA 77 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
James Elting Wells Lansing NY 1 nm
Zachary Paul Brodeur Lansing NY 1 nm
Michael Steven Hall Ithaca NY 3 nm
Mark Jay Sanford Ithaca NY 3 nm
David King Wanagel Ithaca NY 3 nm
Jeffrey Alan Weatherbee Ithaca NY 3 nm
David Paul St George Ithaca NY 3 nm
David Allan Kornreich Ithaca NY 3 nm
Kenneth James Faris Ithaca NY 3 nm
Wayne Andrew Bezner Kerr Ithaca NY 3 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Robert Topham Butler Ithaca NY 3 nm
William Howard Pellant Ithaca NY 3 nm
Kelby Todd Riemer Ithaca NY 3 nm
John-Mark Bellamy Freeville NY 5 nm
James Clarence Eaton Freeville NY 5 nm
Theodore Paul Hodgson Dryden NY 7 nm
Christopher Paul Scheftic Dryden NY 7 nm
Robert Todd Newman Groton NY 7 nm
David Joseph Viscotha Groton NY 7 nm
Ronald Allen Sellers Groton NY 7 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
3 in the Green
Selinsgrove, PA
 102 nm
Three Crown Avionics
Sussex, NJ
 113 nm
Murray Avionics, Inc.
Scotia, NY
 114 nm
Scott Richard Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Allentown, PA
 120 nm
LV Avionics
Allentown, PA
 120 nm
Precision Avionics, Inc.
Wappingers Falls, NY
 126 nm
Bravo Zulu Aviation
Wappingers Falls, NY
 126 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing New Jersey
Morristown, NJ
 137 nm
Aircraft and Avionics Sales, Inc.
New Cumberland, PA
 137 nm
Avionics One, Inc.
Bedminster, NJ
 138 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.