Greater Binghamton/Edwin A Link Field
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Greater Binghamton/Edwin A Link Field is a public-use airport owned by Broome County, 7 miles north of Binghamton, New York, 1,636 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 16/34, is 7,305 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KBGM · observed 3:53 pm EDT (19:53 UTC), 3 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the west-northwest (300°) at 8 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 52°F (11°C), dew point 30°F (-1°C)
- Altimeter 30.10 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 1:20 pm EDT (17:20 UTC), good until Wed 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 9 knots, gusting to 14, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 4,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 7:00 pm EDT (23:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the south at 7 knots, gusting to 12, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KBGM 061953Z AUTO 30008KT 10SM CLR 11/M01 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP200 T01111011
TAF KBGM 061720Z 0618/0718 32009G14KT P6SM FEW040 FM062300 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM071300 19007G12KT P6SM SKC
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA BGM · ICAO KBGM
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Broome County
- Elevation
- 1,636 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 800 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- A control tower with a TRACON · 6:00 am to 12:00 am
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon see the remarks below
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: minor repairs; engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- landing fee · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- New York sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 12W
- In the FAA's files since
- September 1950
Runways 3
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. Not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 7,305 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 10/28 | 5,001 × 150 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
| H1 | 54 × 54 ft | Asphalt, good | Perimeter lights |
- Runway 16: ILS, PAPI, two lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), threshold displaced 400 ft, 6,905 ft available for landing, ant 7 ft high 225 ft from the end
- Runway 34: ILS, PAPI, two lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), threshold displaced 205 ft, 7,100 ft available for landing
- Runway 10: VASI, four boxes on the left
- Runway 28: VASI, four boxes on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 119.3 | Binghamton |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 128.15 | Binghamton |
| Clearance delivery | 121.7 | |
| Clearance delivery | 125.05 | Binghamton |
| Ground | 121.9 | Binghamton |
| Approach and departure · Terminal radar service · Departure procedure (FIBTI) Surface to 5000 feet; S-SE | 118.6 | Binghamton |
| Approach and departure · Terminal radar service 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm feet | 127.55 | Binghamton |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Binghamton |
| Elk Mountain Center (remote transmitter) High | 132.175 | Binghamton |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 607-200-3489.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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Aircraft registered in Binghamton from the FAA register
28 aircraft are registered to owners in Binghamton, New York: 17 piston singles, 8 balloons, 2 drones, 1 piston twin. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in New York.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 13 since 1982, 3 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Dusk to dawn.
- The control tower unable to see hard surface south of the FBO (fixed-base operator) hangar.
- When the control tower closed activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 16 and 34; high-intensity runway lights runway 16/34; medium-intensity runway lights runway 10/28; taxiway lights - the common traffic frequency.
- Landing fee for MULTI-ENGINE and turbine aircraft over 4000 pounds. U.S. customs user fee airport.
- Engineered materials arresting system (emas) 315 feet in length by 161 feet width located at der 16.
- Engineered materials arresting system (emas) 311 feet in length by 161 feet width located at der 34.
- Runway 10 takeoffs and landings NA when the control tower closed.
- Hldg psn signs for runway 16/34 reside aft the hold line. When hldg ensure all parts of the aircraft rmn bhnd the hold LN.
- Helipad located at int of taxiway L and the west apron.
- Extensive glider act 10 NM southwest of airport.
- Bird act on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Lighted structure 118 feet above ground level 2000 feet south of aer 10.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.