Elmira/Corning Regional
ELM · KELM · Elmira/Corning, New York · Chemung County · map
Elmira/Corning Regional is a public-use airport owned by the County of Chemung, 6 miles northwest of Elmira/Corning, New York, 955 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 06/24, is 8,001 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 37 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 14,337 takeoffs and landings a year. About 82,113 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Weather right now KELM · observed 7:53 pm EDT (23:53 UTC), 7 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind calm
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 44°F (7°C), dew point 34°F (1°C)
- Altimeter 30.08 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 7:20 pm EDT (23:20 UTC), good until Wed 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC)
- From Tue 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 9 knots, gusting to 17, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KELM 062353Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 07/01 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP202 T00670011 10150 20061 56006 $
TAF KELM 062320Z 0700/0724 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM071500 21009G17KT P6SM FEW250
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 ELM · ICAO KELM
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- County of Chemung
- Elevation
- 955 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 1,545 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 sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major 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
- November 1940
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 8,001 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 10/28 | 5,404 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 05/23 | 2,016 × 150 ft | Grass, good |
- Runway 06: ILS, VASI, four boxes on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), threshold displaced 600 ft, 7,401 ft available for landing, tree 790 ft high 27,250 ft from the end
- Runway 24: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), threshold displaced 202 ft, 7,799 ft available for landing, tree 382 ft high 12,329 ft from the end
- Runway 10: 5,004 ft available for landing, trees 632 ft high 8,761 ft from the end
- Runway 28: PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 402 ft, 5,002 ft available for landing, pole 54 ft high 1,351 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 121.1 | Elmira |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 125.475 | Elmira |
| Clearance delivery · Ground | 121.9 | Elmira |
| Approach (secondary) Departure (secondary) | 118.15 | Elmira |
| Approach · Approach and departure SW-SE; West | 124.3 | Ithaca |
| Approach and departure · Terminal radar service · Departure procedure (HIRIG) | 128.425 | Elmira |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Elmira |
| Elmira and rco | 122.2 | Elmira |
| Sayre and center (remote transmitter) Low | 133.35 | Elmira |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 607-796-0065.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Takeoffs and landings a year about 14,337, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Elmira/Corning from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Elmira/Corning, NY as the owner's town.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 12 since 1982, 5 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
- Existed prior to 1959.
- Aircraft with wingspans gtr than 93 feet should use extreme care when taxiing on taxiway T adjacent to aprons.
- When the control tower closed activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 06 and 24; high-intensity runway lights runway 06/24; medium-intensity runway lights runway 10/28; taxiway lights - the common traffic frequency.
- Landing fee for all non based aircraft.
- Pattern altitude: 1545 feet above ground level reciprocating eng, 2045 feet above ground level turboprop/jet.
- Engineered materials arresting system (emas) 259 feet in length by 170 feet in width located at der 06.
- Runway 05/23 marked with asphalt L corner markers.
- PAPI unusable beyond 9 degreess right of centerline.
- Extensive glider act on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Birds and deer on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Runway 05/23 (southeast of runway 06/24) unmarked seasonal use grass runway closed 1 dec through 30 apr.
- Winter DE-ICING on glycol apron only.
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.