Harris Hill Gliderport (4NY8)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2013-12-12
Airport Identifier	4NY8
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	076-54-03.8580W/42-07-15.2670N -76.901072/42.120908 (Estimated)
Elevation	1709 ft / 520.90 m (Surveyed)
From nearest city	3 nautical miles NW of Elmira, NY
Location	Chemung County, NY
Magnetic Variation	11W (1985)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Publicly owned
Owner	Chemung County
Address	Elmira, NY 14903
Phone number	607-737-2811
Manager	Harris Hill Soaring Corp
Address	Rd 2 607 Post Creek Rd. Beaver Dams, NY 14812
Phone number	607-734-0641

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Private
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	No
Control Tower	No
Landing fee charge	No
Sectional chart	New York
Region	AEA - Eastern
Boundary ARTCC	ZNY - New York
Tie-in FSS	BUF - Buffalo
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF

Airport Services

Airframe repair	NONE
Power plant repair	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions	1115 x 150 ft (340 x 46 m)
Surface	ASPH

	16	34
Traffic pattern	Left	Right
REIL	No	No
CL lights	No	No
TDZ lights	No	No

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Remarks

• FREQUENT TURBULENCE, STONG WEST XWIND & SEVERE WIND GRADIENT CONDS ALL RWYS; GLIDERPORT ON HILLTOP 750 FEET ABOVE VALLEY.
• CONSIDERABLE SAILPLANE TFC IN AREA. GLIDERPORT IN CHEMUNG CO ARPT CTL ZONE. PMSN TO LND ONLY W PRIOR APVL OF MGR.
• <EXTENSIVE GLIDER ACTIVITY.
• (E128) SAILPLANES
• EXISTED PRIOR TO 1959.