The weather of Upstate New York, especially in the winter months, can be unpredictable and messy. Running an airport in such weather can be a tricky and laborious task. As technology continues to advance, opportunities to work smarter and more efficiently in snowy conditions are arising. ITH has capitalized on these advancements, adopting technology not from the aviation industry, but from the agricultural industry. ITH has recently installed Ag Leader technology in their snowplows to optimize productivity when plowing the snowy runways. ITH is the first airport to use self-driving snow plows with this technology.

Despite a dreary start to the morning, over 300 runners ran the Runway 5K, and hundreds more came throughout the morning to enjoy a pancake breakfast at East Hill Flying Club, check out cars and firetrucks, test out some delicious desserts at the Rotary Club Bake-Off and watch the B-17 take flight!

On Friday, September 13th, the aviation community came together to honor and remember Ithaca native David Fairbanks, a recent inductee into Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame. His friend, Tom Appleton, spoke of his fond memories with David during their career together in aviation. All proceeds of the dinner benefited the future endeavors of the Ithaca Aviation Heritage Foundation.

In anticipation of the B-17’s soon arrival to ITH, we thought we’d provide you with a little history behind the spectacular WWII aircraft!

The Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport is looking a little different lately, we are building the airport of the future!

Federal Funding Awarded as Part of FAA Program

See what’s changing at Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport

Conference Held to Discuss Developing a Microgrid at ITH

Ithaca’s annual Runway 5k race and Airport Day is coming up soon! Whether you’re a newbie to running or getting back into the game, preparing for a race can be intimidating.

After over two years of planning, proposals, negotiations, and renegotiations, Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (ITH) is thrilled to announce our mutual agreement with New York State to begin a $24.5 million dollar renovation and expansion of the airport’s facilities. Construction will begin this fall and is expected to be completed in 2019.

Fly back in time to the early days of aviation, with the centennial flight of Tommy! 2018 marks the 100 year anniversary since the Thomas-Morse bi-plane took to the skies, used by American pilots in World War I. These planes were made in Ithaca, at the Thomas-Morse Aircraft factory on South Hill which still stands today. They were flown across the world and became affectionately known as “Tommys” by the pilots who manned them. This September, the Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport is ecstatic to host the centennial flight of this historical aircraft.

Twenty future guide dogs had an opportunity to practice going through a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (ITH) Monday night (April 16) so that they would be more familiar with the checkpoint screening process when they do need to catch a flight once they are paired with someone who is blind or sight impaired.

On Monday, April 16th, TSA officials are set to provide a checkpoint orientation session at Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (ITH) for 20 puppies who are being trained by Guiding Eyes for the Blind of the Finger Lakes Region to assist individuals with visual impairments.

Ginny Stromberg to Present at Meeting of Finger Lakes Chapter of Women in Aviation International

We will be hosting a meeting of the Finger Lakes Chapter of Women in Aviation International (WAI) on Thursday, February 15, 2018 at 7:00 PM at the East Hill Flying Club, 62 Brown Road, Ithaca, NY.

We are so excited to to announce that the Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (ITH) is the winner of the Chamber Awards! ITH won the Distinguished Business of the Year, one category out of four that recognize our community’s business efforts and success. The award was presented in the Chamber’s Annual Dinner, held last Thursday, January 25th at Ithaca College Emerson Suites.

It’s the people that make the Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport so charming – whether they are students or employees from Cornell University and Ithaca College, traveling in and out of Ithaca for work, or visiting the Finger Lakes region for vacation. That is why we are celebrating our people through the Jetsetters of ITH series on Instagram! Every Friday we feature new travelers we meet at the airport.

On December 15, we invited the Greater Ithaca Activity Center (GIAC) to Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (ITH) for a holiday celebration. Between 35 and 40 children ranging from four to seven years old attended the party at ITH where they were given gift bags and treats.

We asked the ITH Facebook community to give other passengers advice to calm their nerves during air travel. We got some great answers! Thank you to everybody who participated.

There’s an exciting new addition at Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (ITH)! We are pleased to announce the installation of the Mamava, a lactation suite that will give mothers the choice to nurse their infants in private.