AirNav: 4NY8 - Harris Hill Gliderport

4NY8

Harris Hill Gliderport
Elmira, New York, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 2025

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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	14903

Gliderport Operations

Gliderport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	03/1948
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

123.3 MHZ AVBL WEEKENDS.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
CFBr276/34.1		BINGHAMTON VOR/DME		112.20		10W
SFKr050/34.5		STONYFORK VOR/DME		108.60		08W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
ALPINE		233/9.3		245		12W		ALP	.- .-.. .--.

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 HARRIS HILL SOARING CORP, PO BOX 544 HORSEHEADS, NY 14845 Phone 607-742-4213
Manager:	HARRIS HILL SOARING CORP PO BOX 544 HORSEHEADS, NY 14845 Phone 607-742-4213

Additional Remarks

E128	SAILPLANES
-	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.
-	FOR CD CTC NEW YORK ARTCC AT 631-468-1425.

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 International Airport (30 nm NE)
N27 - Bradford County Airport (31 nm SE)
KPEO - Penn Yan/Yates County Airport (32 nm N)
N38 - Grand Canyon Regional Airport (32 nm SW)

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Area around 4NY8 (Harris Hill Gliderport)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 31-Jul-2025

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:29	09:29
Sunrise	06:01	10:01
Sunset	20:27	00:27
Evening civil twilight	20:59	00:59

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	31-Jul-2025 04:13:17
Local (UTC-4)	31-Jul-2025 00:13:17

METAR

KELM
2nm N

310353Z AUTO 09004KT 10SM BKN065 OVC080 23/19 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP164 T02330189

TAF

KELM
2nm N

301736Z 3018/3118 VRB05KT P6SM FEW200 FM310200 VRB02KT P6SM FEW060 SCT100 BKN200 FM311300 03005KT 6SM -RA OVC040 PROB30 3115/3118 3SM -RA OVC025

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Things to do: Attractions on or near the airport
	Business Name	Contact	Services / Description	Distance	Comments
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