Terminal Procedures

KELM — Elmira/Corning Rgnl

ELMIRA/CORNING, NY · 9 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

FAA ELMElevation 955 ft3 runwaysLongest 8,001 ftToweredFuel 100LL avgas, Jet AVolume NE-2Not for navigation
KELM airport diagram — runways, taxiways and ramp layout
KELM airport diagram The official FAA airport diagram — runways, taxiways, ramp layout and hold-short positions. Download PDF

6 published instrument approaches: 2 ILS approaches, 4 RNAV (GPS), serving 4 runway ends.

All 9 KELM charts in one download Every approach, departure, arrival and minimums page for this airport, sorted into folders, as a single ZIP. Taken one at a time on the free tier, 9 charts is roughly 56 sec of downloading — they queue one behind another.
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Instrument approach procedures

ChartAmendment
ILS OR LOC RWY 06 chart previewILS OR LOC RWY 066PDF
ILS OR LOC RWY 24 chart previewILS OR LOC RWY 2420PDF
RNAV (GPS) RWY 06 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 063PDF
RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 102BPDF
RNAV (GPS) RWY 24 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 242CPDF
RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 283CPDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

ChartAmendment
TAKEOFF MINIMUMS chart previewTAKEOFF MINIMUMSPDF
ALTERNATE MINIMUMS chart previewALTERNATE MINIMUMSPDF

Minimums pages cover a whole volume, so the same document is shared by every airport in it.

KELM airport information

Control tower
Yes
Attendance
Continuous
ARTCC
New York Center
Flight service
Buffalo
NOTAM facility
ELM (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
12W
Traffic pattern altitude
1,545 ft
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Lighted
ARFF index
Index B
Fuel
100LL avgas, Jet A
Airframe service
Major
Powerplant service
Major
Bottled oxygen
Low
Parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
Yes
Customs
Landing rights airport
Activated
November 1940
Airport area
1,000 acres
Ownership
Publicly owned
Sectional
New York
Last FAA inspection
2026-04-14

From the FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 6 Aug 2026.

KELM radio frequencies

ServiceFrequencyCall sign
CTAF121.1
UNICOM122.95
Ground121.9Elmira
ATIS125.475Elmira
Approach118.15128.425Elmira
Emergency121.5Elmira

Civil VHF frequencies from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription. Discrete sector and military frequencies are not listed.

Runways

8,001 × 150 ft06245,404 × 150 ft10282,016 × 150 ft0523N2,000 ft
Runway layout at KELM, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
06/248,001 ft150 ftAsphalt GoodHigh intensity
  06 50°TILS · VASI (4-bar) 3° · MALSR approach lighting · displaced threshold 600 ft
  24 230°TILS · PAPI (4-box) 3° · MALSR approach lighting · displaced threshold 202 ft
10/285,404 ft150 ftAsphalt GoodMedium intensity
  28 269°TPAPI (4-box) 3° · displaced threshold 402 ft
05/232,016 ft150 ftGrass Good

Runway and approach-aid data from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription.

Where KELM is

Latitude, longitude42.1598550, -76.8917480
Elevation955 ft
From Elmira/Corning6 nm NW

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FAA remarks for KELM

  • EXISTED PRIOR TO 1959.
  • ARFF INDEX C EQUIPMENT COVERAGE IS AVBL UPON REQUEST CTC ARPT MANAGEMENT AT 607-426-5621.
  • ACFT WITH WINGSPANS GTR THAN 93 FEET SHOULD USE EXTREME CARE WHEN TAXIING ON TWY T ADJ TO APRONS.
  • WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT MALSR RWY 06 & 24; HIRL RWY 06/24; MIRL RWY 10/28; TWY LGTS - CTAF.
  • LNDG FEE FOR ALL NON BASED ACFT.
  • TPA: 1545 FT AGL RECIPROCATING ENG, 2045 FT AGL TURBOPROP/JET.
  • OR 607-739-5622.
  • PCR VALUE: 560/F/B/X/T
  • PCR VALUE: 640/F/B/X/T
  • RWY 05/23 MKD WITH ASPH L CORNER MARKERS.
  • PAPI UNUSBL BYD 9 DEGS RIGHT OF CNTRLN.
  • EXTSV GLIDER ACT ON & INVOF ARPT.
  • BIRDS & DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.
  • RWY 05/23 (SOUTHEAST OF RWY 06/24) UNMARKED SEASONAL USE TURF RWY CLSD 1 DEC THROUGH 30 APR.
  • FOR LAND SIDE ACCESS FM APRON WHEN FBO CLSD CTC ELM ARPT ATTENDANT AT 607-426-5621.
  • WINTER DE-ICING ON GLYCOL APRON ONLY.
  • BLIMP ACT RQRS PPR, CTC ARPT MGMT AT 607-426-5621.
  • RWY 10 OPNS PROHIBITED FOR ACFT WITH APCH SPEEDS GTR THAN OR EQUAL TO 121 KNOTS AND/OR WINGSPANS GTR THAN OR EQUAL TO 118 FT .
  • COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT. ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -21C.
  • TWY H, J, & L LTD TO DESIGN GROUP II ACFT.
  • TRML RAMP IS UNCONTROLLED. DO NOT CALL FOR PUSH/POWER BACK. ADVISE GC WHEN READY TO TAXI FOR DEP.
  • TWY T BTN TXY L AND TWY D NONMOVEMENT AREA.
  • FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC NEW YORK ARTCC AT 631-468-1425.

Published verbatim from the FAA NASR subscription. Abbreviations are the FAA's own.

Approach and runway pattern

Elmira/Corning Regional’s six approach plates serve four of its six runway ends, so instrument coverage spans more than one alignment but does not extend to every end. The mix of ILS, localiser and RNAV (GPS) procedures provides both ground-based and satellite-based options. The 8,001 ft paved runway offers nearly four times the length of the 2,016 ft turf strip, while the second paved runway provides a 5,404 ft alignment between those extremes.

Nearby and VFR coverage

Ithaca Tompkins International, with seven charts, comes closest to KELM’s coverage breadth. The other listed nearby fields have only three or four charts each, making their published procedure sets distinctly thinner. The Detroit and New York sectionals add broader visual-planning context beyond the airport diagram and terminal procedures.

Airports near KELM

IDAirportCity DistanceCharts
KITHIthaca Tompkins IntlITHACA, NY28 nm NE7
KPEOPenn Yan/Yates CountyPENN YAN, NY30 nm N4
N27Bradford CountyTOWANDA, PA32 nm SE3
N38Grand Canyon RgnlWELLSBORO, PA34 nm SW4
KCZGTri-CitiesENDICOTT, NY36 nm E4
KHTFHornell MuniHORNELL, NY38 nm W3
N03Cortland County/Chase FldCORTLAND, NY40 nm NE5
KBGMGreater Binghamton/Edwin A Link FldBINGHAMTON, NY41 nm E9

VFR charts covering KELM

Common questions about KELM

What charts are available for KELM?

9 current FAA charts for Elmira/Corning Rgnl, including 6 instrument approachs, 1 airport diagram. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.

What are the radio frequencies for KELM?

Ground 121.9; ATIS 125.475; CTAF 121.1; UNICOM 122.95. Full civil VHF list, with sector notes, is in the frequencies table on this page — from the FAA NASR subscription.

How long is the runway at KELM?

Elmira/Corning Rgnl has 3 runways. The longest is 06/24 at 8,001 ft by 150 ft, asphalt. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does KELM have an ILS approach?

Yes — 2 ILS procedures are published. In total KELM has 6 published instrument approaches, of which 4 are RNAV (GPS).

Where can I download the KELM airport diagram?

The official FAA airport diagram for Elmira/Corning Rgnl is free to download at the top of this page. It shows runways, taxiways, ramp layout and hold-short positions, and is reissued every 28 days.

Is KELM a towered airport?

Yes. Elmira/Corning Rgnl has an operating control tower, within New York Center's airspace. Tower, ground and clearance frequencies are listed on this page.

Are these KELM charts current?

They are from the FAA cycle effective 6 August 2026, which is superseded on 3 September 2026. We publish each new cycle on its effective date. They are for flight simulation and reference only — not for real-world navigation.

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