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</ref> [[Federal Aviation Administration]] records say the airport had 99,070 passenger boardings
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==History==
[[File:Ithaca Tompkins Airport tower nov 2017.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Ithaca Airport tower at sunset]]
The original Ithaca Municipal Airport was west of downtown Ithaca, near the inlet of [[Cayuga Lake]]. The site was identified as a likely flying field in 1914 by pilot [[Charles Franklin Niles|Charles Niles]], who considered relocating to Ithaca to establish a practice field.<ref>{{cite news|title=Niles to Relocate Here on Return from Mexico|date=1914-10-16|work=The Ithaca Journal|location=Ithaca, New York|page=3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105768581/|access-date=2022-07-17|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> In December 1914, the [[Thomas-Morse Aircraft|Thomas Brothers Aeroplane Co.]] relocated to Ithaca and in 1915 established a flying school using the lake and a field near the inlet.<ref>{{cite news|title=Origins and Development of Thomas–Morse Aircraft|last=Rundle|first=Jim|date=2012|work=Tommy Comes Home|publisher=Ithaca Aviation Heritage Foundation|volume=Fall/Winter 2012|issue=3|page=5|url=https://www.tommycomehome.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/IAHF-NEWSLETTER-Fall2012-final.pdf|access-date=2022-07-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Aviation School Under Way at Thomas Plant|date=1915-02-24|work=The Ithaca Journal|location=Ithaca, New York|page=3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105769472/|access-date=2022-07-17|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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The original municipal airport was the base for [[Aviation]] pioneer Cecil Robinson's [[aerial photography]] missions. In 1945, shortly after the end of [[World War II]], he created Robinson Airlines at the municipal airport before transferring operations to the new East Hill Airport in 1948.<ref name="cancel" /> Scheduled DC-3 flights to East Hill began in 1948; the airline changed its name to [[Mohawk Airlines]] in 1952 and merged with [[Allegheny Airlines]] in 1972. Later, the airport was served by [[Empire Airlines]] and Air North; the latter became [[Brockway Air]], which merged into [[Piedmont Airlines (1948-1989)|Piedmont Airlines]]. Allegheny, Piedmont and Empire all eventually merged into [[US Airways]], which later merged into [[American Airlines]]. Other carriers included Commuter Airlines, [[Mall Airways]], [[Command Airways]] (later operating under the name [[American Eagle Airlines|American Eagle]]), [[Ransome Airlines]] (also operating under the name [[TW Express]], [[United Express]]) and [[Continental Express]].
Another aviation pioneer, [[Ruth Carol Taylor]], was the first African-American flight attendant in American commercial aviation history. Her first flight was a [[Mohawk Airlines]] flight departing Ithaca on February 11, 1958.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Owens |first=Heath |date=2020-08-21 |title=30 Historical Photos of Flight Attendants That Show How Much the Job Has Changed |url=https://www.womansday.com/life/g33537367/flight-attendant-pictures-history/ |access-date=2024-08-19 |magazine=Woman's Day |language=en-US}}</ref>
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Starting on March 24, 2012, [[US Airways Express]] ended all service between Ithaca and [[LaGuardia Airport|New York–LaGuardia]] as part of a slot-exchange deal with Delta.<ref name="cds">{{citation | url = http://cornellsun.com/node/49731 | title = After Deal, U.S. Airways Cancels Ithaca Flights to LaGuardia | first = Kevin | last = Milian | work = Cornell Daily Sun | date = February 13, 2012 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120524082929/http://cornellsun.com/node/49731 | archive-date = May 24, 2012 }}</ref>
The [[Sequester (2013)|2013 Federal sequester]] did not result in the closure of the airport's [[control tower]]. The U.S. Department of Transportation restored the funding needed to support the continued operation of the Ithaca airport control tower.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.aaae.org/?e=showFile&l=TDDZKA | title = FAA Contract Tower Closure List | publisher = [[American Association of Airport Executives]] | date = March 22, 2013 | access-date = March 23, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150419054745/http://www.aaae.org/?e=showFile&l=TDDZKA | archive-date = April 19, 2015 | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/2013/03/22/faa-tower-closures/2009371/ | title = FAA: 149 control towers to close at small airports | work = [[USA Today]] | date = March 22, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://tompkinscountyny.gov/news/ithaca-airport-tower-remain-open | title = Ithaca Airport Tower to Remain Open | publisher = [[Tompkins County|Tompkins County Government]] | date = May 10, 2013 | access-date = October 11, 2014 | archive-date = October 19, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141019145150/http://tompkinscountyny.gov/news/ithaca-airport-tower-remain-open | url-status = dead }}</ref>
In 2014, Robert Nichols, who had been the airport's general manager since 1990, retired.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://flyithaca.com/2014/04/ithaca-tompkins-regional-airport-manager-robert-nicholas-to-retire/ | title = Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport Manager Robert Nicholas to Retire | publisher = Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport | date = 2014-04-16}}</ref>
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==Facilities==
The airport covers {{convert|531
In 2011 the airport had 41,286 aircraft operations, average 113 per day: 77% [[general aviation]], 23% [[air taxi]], <1% military, and <1% airline. 57 aircraft were then based at the airport: 77% single-engine, 9% multi-engine, and 14% jet.<ref name="FAA" />
For over 60 years, the airport has been home to the [[East Hill Flying Club]].
[[United Express]] uses the two-class [[Bombardier CRJ550]] between ITH and Newark International Airport
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===Bus===
[[Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit|TCAT]] Route 32 travels to [[Cornell University]] and downtown Ithaca (Ithaca Commons) seven days a week.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tcatbus.com/route32w/|title=Route 32 | Winter & Spring}}{{Dead link|date=September 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Buses operate hourly
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===Taxi===
Ithaca Dispatch (Cayuga, university, Yellow Cab) operates a taxi stand at the airport, although it may be necessary to call in advance, especially during peak hours. Fares to the airport are standardized. [[Uber]] and [[Lyft]] also operate in Ithaca.
==See also==
* [[List of airports in New York]]
==References==
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