Griffiss International
RME · KRME · Rome, New York · Oneida County · map
Griffiss International is a public-use airport owned by the County of Oneida, 1 mile northeast of Rome, New York, 504 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 15/33, is 11,820 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KRME · observed 5:53 pm EDT (21:53 UTC), 13 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 29°F (-2°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 west-northwest at 7 knots, gusting to 13, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 6 knots, gusting to 11, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 23,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KRME 062153Z 30008KT 10SM CLR 11/M02 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP194 T01111017
TAF KRME 061720Z 0618/0718 29007G13KT P6SM SKC FM062200 29005KT P6SM SKC FM071400 16006G11KT P6SM FEW230
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 RME · ICAO KRME
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- County of Oneida
- Elevation
- 504 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 7:00 am to 9:00 pm
- Attended
- every day, 7:00 am to 11:00 pm local
- 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
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- New York sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 13W
- In the FAA's files since
- June 1947
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 11,820 × 200 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 15: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 33: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), right-hand traffic pattern
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 118.1 | Griffiss |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 118.7 | Griffiss |
| Ground | 121.9 | Griffiss |
| Approach and departure | 127.425 | Griffiss |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Griffiss |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 315-325-0039.
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 Rome from the FAA register
17 aircraft are registered to owners in Rome, New York: 8 piston singles, 5 helicopters, 4 gliders. 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 · 2 since 1982, 0 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
- Provided VFR only; clear 20:1 approach/departure path.
- When the control tower closed activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 33; high-intensity runway lights runway 15/33; taxiway lights - the common traffic frequency.
- Dsgnd calm wind runway.
- Military assault landing and pir markings.
- Military assault landing and pir markings.
- Migratory bird alert: AUG-NOV and APR-MAY.
- Ptns of apn not vsb from the control tower.
- Rescue and firefighting (ARFF) not provided from 11:00 pm to 7:00 am WO prior permission required.
- Ctn: rapid hot rflng on apn 3.
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.