Elmira/Corning Regional Airport
USGS image – 22 April 1994
IATA: ELM ICAO: KELM FAA LID: ELM
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	County of Chemung
Serves	Elmira, New York, Corning, New York
Location	Big Flats / Horseheads
Elevation AMSL	954 ft / 291 m
Coordinates	42°09′36″N 076°53′30″W / 42.16000°N 76.89167°W / 42.16000; -76.89167
Website	flyelm.com
Maps
FAA airport diagram
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 06/24 8,001 2,439 Asphalt 10/28 5,404 1,647 Asphalt 05/23 2,017 615 Turf
Statistics (2013)
Aircraft operations 22,164 Based aircraft 33
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Elmira Corning Regional Airport^[1][2] (IATA: ELM, ICAO: KELM, FAA LID: ELM) is in Chemung County, New York,^[1] seven miles northwest of Elmira^[1] and eight miles east of Corning. It is in the town of Big Flats but its mailing address is Horseheads, New York. The airport was formerly Elmira Regional Airport.

Situated just north of the Southern Tier Expressway (Interstate 86), the airport serves the Southern Tier of New York and Northern Tier of Pennsylvania with airline flights, general aviation, and glider activities. Other airports in the area include Greater Binghamton Airport and Ithaca Tompkins International Airport, with Greater Rochester International Airport and Syracuse Hancock International Airport lying farther afield.

The airport covers 1,000 acres (400 ha) at an elevation of 954 feet (291 m). It has three runways: 6/24 is 8,001 by 150 feet (2,439 x 46 m) asphalt; 10/28 is 5,404 by 150 feet (1,647 x 46 m) asphalt; 5/23 is 2,017 by 150 feet (615 x 46 m) turf.^[1]

The airport had three paved runways about 4000 feet long in a north–south, east–west and northeast–southwest orientation in the early years, but the northeast–southwest runway was 4702 feet in length by 1960, was extended to 5604 feet by the 1960s with later extensions to 7000 feet and 7600 feet before its present length of 8001 feet. The east–west runway was extended to about 5200 feet by the early 1980s and the north–south runway was abandoned and the additional roughly 200 feet of the east–west runway was added by converting part of the overrun on the east end of the runway to usable pavement (for takeoff), but then the landing threshold was displaced about 400 feet.

In the year ending June 30, 2013 the airport had 22,164 aircraft operations, average 61 per day: 51% general aviation, 33% air taxi, 13% airline and 2% military. 33 aircraft were then based at the airport: 52% single-engine, 15% multi-engine, 30% jet, and 3% helicopter.^[1] Airport services include free wireless Internet, automatic teller machines (ATM), conference rooms, and a restaurant.

There were 2 passenger and 3 cargo airlines as of late 2024. The passenger airlines are:

• Allegiant Air
• Delta Connection operated by SkyWest Airlines on behalf of Delta Air Lines

Low-cost carrier Allegiant Air has the only scheduled mainline flights, on Airbus A319s & Airbus A320s.^[3] Delta Connection service is flown with Canadair CRJ-200s, CRJ-700s, and CRJ-900s.

Mohawk /Allegheny/USAir flew to Elmira until 2001 when its affiliate took over; Elmira's first jets were Mohawk BAC-111s in 1965. The airport had flights on Capital Airlines, which merged with United in 1961; United left Elmira in 1966.

United Airlines regional flights to Chicago-O’hare started in 2014 and ended in 2016. In 2018 United served a new route to Newark. The route was eventually switched to Washington-Dulles; that ended January 6, 2020.

There are two FBO's (Fixed Base Operators) on the airport that are separate from the commercial airline terminal. These include Atlantic Aviation and Premier Aviation. Both provide with landing fees: Ramp Parking, Fueling, Deicing and Hangar space for general aviation aircraft. Premier Aviation also has specialized maintenance services available.

An aviation museum, the Wings of Eagles Discovery Center, is near the airport.^[4] The museum has about 20 display aircraft or full-size replicas.

In 2016 the airport received a $40 million grant from the state for a major redesign.^[5] The improvements aimed to increase airport passenger space, add two new jet bridges, 300 parking spaces, and a 3,000 square foot bar and restaurant. On November 2, 2018, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that the renovations were complete.^[6]

Destinations Map
Elmira Detroit St. Petersburg/Clearwater Orlando/Sanford Punta Gorda (FL) Sarasota class=notpageimage| All destinations from Elmira Corning Regional Airport (ELM). • Red represents year-round destinations. • Green represents seasonal destinations. • Blue represents future destinations. • Pink represents destinations being terminated.

Busiest domestic routes from ELM
(September 2023 - August 2024)^[8]

Rank	City	Passengers	Carriers
1	Detroit, Michigan	41,580	Delta
2	Orlando/Sanford, Florida	20,720	Allegiant
3	St. Petersburg/Clearwater, Florida	17,450	Allegiant
4	Punta Gorda, Florida	2,250	Allegiant

On June 23, 1967 Mohawk Airlines Flight 40, a BAC One-Eleven, crashed in Blossburg, Pennsylvania, shortly after taking off from Elmira/Corning, killing all 34 persons (30 passengers and 4 crew) on board.^[9]

• List of airports in New York

• Elmira Corning Regional Airport, official site
• FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective November 28, 2024
• FAA Terminal Procedures for ELM, effective November 28, 2024
• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for KELM
  • ASN accident history for ELM
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for KELM
  • FAA current ELM delay information