Big Flats Airport, New York

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Big Flats Airport is a community (and census-designated place) located in the Town of Big Flats in Chemung County, New York. As of the 2000 census, the location had a total population of 2,184.

Big Flats is the location of the Elmira-Corning Regional Airport (ELM). It is part of the 'Elmira, New York Metropolitan Statistical Area'.

[edit] Geography

Big Flats Airport is located at 42°9'48" North, 76°52'47" West (42.163424, -76.879714)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the location has a total area of 30.4 km² (11.8 mi²). 30.4 km² (11.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.34% water.

New York State Route 17 (Southern Tier Expressway) is an east-west highway crossing the area. New York State Route 352 passes through the community of Big Flats.

The Chemung River is south of the area.