FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 4NY8 |
| Lat/Long: | 42-07-15.2670N / 076-54-03.8580W
42-07.254450N / 076-54.064300W
42.1209075 / -76.9010717
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1709 ft. / 520.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 11W (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles NW of ELMIRA, NY |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 14903 |
Gliderport Operations
| Gliderport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 03/1948 |
| Sectional chart: | NEW YORK |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | NEW YORK CENTER |
| FSS: | BUFFALO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| Attendance: | SEP-JUN SAT-SUN 1000-1700, JUN-SEP 1000-DARK |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Gliderport Communications
| WX ASOS at ELM (2.4 nm N): | PHONE 607-796-0065 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| ULWr086/5.7 | | ELMIRA VOR/DME | | 109.65 | | 12W |
| ITHr231/29.8 | | ITHACA VOR/DME | | 111.80 | | 10W |
| CFBr276/34.1 | | BINGHAMTON VORTAC | | 112.20 | | 10W |
| SFKr050/34.5 | | STONYFORK VOR/DME | | 108.60 | | 08W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| ALPINE | | 233/9.3 | | 245 | | 12W | | ALP | .- .-.. .--. |
| PENN YAN | | 180/32.1 | | 260 | | 12W | | PYA | .--. -.-- .- |
Gliderport Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 1115 x 150 ft. / 340 x 46 m
TWO PARALLEL ASPH STRIPS 1115X50 USED FOR TOWPLANES LND. 1115X150 EAST USED FOR TKOF. |
| Surface: | asphalt |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
Gliderport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CHEMUNG COUNTY
ELMIRA, NY 14903
Phone 607-737-2811 |
| Manager: | HARRIS HILL SOARING CORP
RD 2 607 POST CREEK RD.
BEAVER DAMS, NY 14812
Phone 607-734-0641 |
Gliderport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 31 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 28 |
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Additional Remarks
| - | FREQUENT TURBULENCE, STONG WEST XWIND & SEVERE WIND GRADIENT CONDS ALL RWYS; GLIDERPORT ON HILLTOP 750 FEET ABOVE VALLEY. |
| - | CONSIDERABLE SAILPLANE TFC IN AREA. GLIDERPORT IN CHEMUNG CO ARPT CTL ZONE. PMSN TO LND ONLY W PRIOR APVL OF MGR. |
| - | EXTENSIVE GLIDER ACTIVITY. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 4NY8.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KELM - Elmira/Corning Regional Airport (2 nm N)
KITH - Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (30 nm NE)
N27 - Bradford County Airport (31 nm SE)
KPEO - Penn Yan Airport (32 nm N)
N38 - Wellsboro Johnston Airport (32 nm SW)
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 09-Nov-2009
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:22 | | 11:22 |
| Sunrise | | 06:51 | | 11:51 |
| Sunset | | 16:52 | | 21:52 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:21 | | 22:21 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Nov-2009 01:00:49 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 09-Nov-2009 20:00:49 |
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| METAR |
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KELM
2nm N | 100053Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 09/06 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP253 T00940056
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| TAF |
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KELM
2nm N | 092331Z 1000/1024 00000KT P6SM OVC200 FM100700 VRB04KT P6SM SCT040 OVC250 FM101300 02004KT P6SM OVC100
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