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'.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the location has a total area of 11.8 square miles (30.6 km²), of which, 11.7 square miles (30.3 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1035995244 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.
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
) located in the Town of Big Flats
Big Flats (town), New York
Big Flats is a town in Chemung County, New York, USA, New York. The population was 7,224 at the 2000 census.The Town of Big Flats is on the west border of the county, west of Elmira, New York...
in Chemung County, New York
Chemung County, New York
Chemung County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. It is part of the 'Elmira, New York Metropolitan Statistical Area' which encompasses all of Chemung County. As of the 2010 census, the population was 88,830. Its name is derived from the name of a Delaware Indian village . Its...
. 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
Elmira-Corning Regional Airport
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(ELM). It is part of the 'Elmira, New York
Elmira, New York
Elmira is a city in Chemung County, New York, USA. It is the principal city of the 'Elmira, New York Metropolitan Statistical Area' which encompasses Chemung County, New York. The population was 29,200 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Chemung County.The City of Elmira is located in...
Metropolitan Statistical Area'.
Geography
Big Flats Airport is located at 42°9'48" North, 76°52'47" West (42.163424, -76.879714).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the location has a total area of 11.8 square miles (30.6 km²), of which, 11.7 square miles (30.3 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1035995244 km²) of it is water. The total area is 0.34% water.
New York State Route 17
New York State Route 17
New York State Route 17 is a state highway that extends for through the Southern Tier and Downstate regions of New York in the United States...
(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
New York State Route 352
New York State Route 352 is a state highway in the Southern Tier of New York, United States. It generally parallels the Southern Tier Expressway from the village of Riverside east through the city of Corning to the city of Elmira...
passes through the community of Big Flats.
The Chemung River
Chemung River
The Chemung River is a tributary of the Susquehanna River, approximately long, in south central New York and northern Pennsylvania in the United States. It drains a mountainous region of the northern Allegheny Plateau in the Southern Tier of New York...
is south of the area.