Big Flats Airport, New York

Big Flats Airport, New York
—  CDP  —
Big Flats Airport, New York
Location within the state of New York
Coordinates:
Country United States
State New York
County Chemung
Area
 • Total 11.8 sq mi (30.4 km2)
 • Land 11.7 sq mi (30.3 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Population (2000)
 • Total 2,184
 • Density 186.4/sq mi (72.0/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 36-06480

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'.

Geography

Big Flats Airport is located at 42°9'48" North, 76°52'47" West (42.163424, -76.879714)[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the location has a total area of 11.8 square miles (31 km2), of which, 11.7 square miles (30 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) 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. Note that in 2004, NYS RT17 started the process of being updated to an Interstate highway and is nearly complete. Most areas now refer to it as I86.

New York State Route 352 passes through the community of Big Flats.

The Chemung River is south of the area.

See also

References

  1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.