Ithaca Tompkins International
ITH · KITH · Ithaca, New York · Tompkins County · map
Ithaca Tompkins International is a public-use airport owned by Tompkins County, 3 miles northeast of Ithaca, New York, 1,099 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 14/32, is 6,977 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KITH · observed 2:56 pm EDT (18:56 UTC), 58 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the west-northwest (300°) at 8 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a few clouds at 4,000 feet
- Temperature 54°F (12°C), dew point 34°F (1°C)
- Altimeter 30.14 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 7 knots, gusting to 12, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south at 10 knots, gusting to 16, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KITH 061856Z 30008KT 10SM FEW040 12/01 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP211 T01220011
TAF KITH 061720Z 0618/0718 32007G12KT P6SM FEW250 FM070000 16004KT P6SM FEW250 FM071400 18010G16KT 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 ITH · ICAO KITH
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Tompkins County
- Elevation
- 1,099 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 5:30 am to 9:00 pm
- 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
- October 1947
Runways 2
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. Not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 6,977 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 15U/33U | 2,018 × 50 ft | Grass, excellent |
- Runway 14: PAPI, four lights on the left, 6,602 ft available for landing
- Runway 32: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), 6,602 ft available for landing, trees 642 ft high 20,360 ft from the end
- Runway 15U: road 15 ft high 238 ft from the end
- Runway 33U: ant 55 ft high 1,200 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 119.6 | Ithaca |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | · UNICOM unmon. |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) · Ith and aWOS-3PT | 125.175 | Ithaca |
| Clearance delivery · Ground | 121.8 | Ithaca |
| Approach and departure | 124.3 | Ithaca |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Ithaca |
| Sayre and center (remote transmitter) Low | 133.35 | Ithaca |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 607-697-7959.
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 Ithaca from the FAA register
54 aircraft are registered to owners in Ithaca, New York: 41 piston singles, 5 piston twins, 3 gliders, 3 business jets, 2 drones. 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 · 8 since 1982, 2 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
- Filed for record purposes only.
- When the control tower closed activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 32; high-intensity runway lights runway 14/32; taxiway lights - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runways 14 and 32 operates continuously.
- Landing fee for transient aircraft.
- UNICOM unmon.
- Runway 15/33 closed nights, winter months and aft hvy rain.
- Runway 15/33 thresholds marked with white lime bar; edges marked with reflectors.
- Deer and flocks of birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Cold temperature airport. Altitude correction required at or below -18C.
- For clearance delivery if una to contact on Flight Service frequency, contact New York the air route traffic control center.
- For clearance delivery when tower and elm approach closed contact New York the air route traffic control center.
- Pilots conducting efvs operations; be aware led als in use runway 32.
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.