Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport – ITH

Recently landed at this quaint airport. Although the size is small, it’s very clean and has helpful staff. I think only very small planes can land here, our plane only held 35 people. The baggage claim has only one carousel for the bags. It was rather funny when everyone from my plane was waiting for their bags and all the sudden the conveyor belt stops and a woman yells «if your bags ain’t here, meet me at the ticket counter for tracking of your lost bag.»
Other highlights are the very clean and modern bathrooms, two rental car counters and some lovely retro airplanes hanging from the ceiling. Overall a great little airport to fly into if you’re going to a near by town.

It was a beautiful day in Ithaca and Philly. WTH
Delayed due to weather not going to make connecting flight and they don’t put you up. No one cares
Update — (to qualify the 1 star)
This is for Ithaca airport
Insensitive clerks
No food on premises
No Taxi’s
Landing was realllllyyyyy rough.
Late and had to sleep in lobby at Philly. (Philly awesome airport)

A fairly mellow, very small airport, with a trivial drive to Cornell or Ithaca College.
Get any food or beverages before going through security; past security, there’s only 1 snack vending machine, 1 soda vending machine, 1 ancient TV, and bathrooms. There are rumors of a coffee carafe, but I didn’t see it when I flew.
Wi-​Fi is surprisingly good.
Car rentals are fairly efficient, but only one person per desk.
As long as you don’t figure on a coffee shop in the waiting area, this place hits the spot.

Tiny little airport. Obviously its not ²⁴⁄₇.
US airways has lost my luggage at least 4 times here. There is only one café to eat at. If your flight is delayed, you better have a book handy.

Small regional airport served by United, Delta and US Airways (Newark, Philly, Detroit). Security opens an hour before flight otherwise closed. There is a small café with limited hours (6am to 6pm I believe). Rental car service from Hertz and Avis.
This is typical small airport where you don’t ever need to be at the airport early and is really easy to get out of once you grab your baggage. If you do have to spend time waiting, there are plenty of places to sit — even thought the café closes early, the area with all the tables remains open along with a couple of vending machines. There are also couches to lounge in and plenty of power outlets.
Ithaca is within reasonable driving distance of lots of little towns in the Finger Lakes region — we were actually staying in Binghamton where there is an airport, but for scheduling, it was easier to fly into Ithaca. Make sure you do a comparison of the three airports in the region (Ithaca, Corning, Binghamton) so you can figure out if scheduling vs. driving convenience works better for you.

Very small, but very nice and clean airport. There are not too many flights available here, but it is very convenient if you have to go somewhere and don’t want to drive to Syracuse or Binghamton for a flight. You can fly direct to Detroit, Philadelphia, New York City, and a few other places – otherwise, you are connecting.
As others have mentioned, security opens only about 30 – 40 minutes before a flight is scheduled. So, there is really no point in getting to this airport early for a flight. Once you get through security, you are just in a tiny waiting area with nothing to do. There is usually a small setup of coffee and pastries on the honor system if you need a little snack after you’re through security. Otherwise, there is a cafeteria in the main terminal area before you go through security.
The staff here is friendly overall, although they are relatively ill-​equipped to deal with things that might go wrong. For example, if there is a mechanical problem with a plane, they may not even have a mechanic on the premises. They have one «on call» and it could take an hour or more for them to even get to the airport. So, if all goes well, you will get in and out of this airport quickly. If not all goes well, you may be here for a long time or find yourself rescheduled.
Short term parking is free for the first 30 minutes.

Nice for a little airport… emphasis on the word little.
The good thing about small airports: you don’t have to get there super early for your flight. There was no line and took just a few minutes to get through security. The process is a little than other airports. You show your ID and boarding pass as you are going through the metal detector process.
One thing a friend ran in to was that when he arrived for his flight… security was not open yet. Apparently he was too early.
The bad thing about small airports: once you get through security… there is nothing to do but hurry up and wait. There was an old box TV that looked straight out of 1985. In terms of food and beverages: a couple high price vending machines and a coffee area that operates under the honor system with a container for money.
The workers were all nice. If you have to make a trip to Ithaca, this is a way better option than flying into Rochester or Syracuse and renting a car to drive into town.

Tiny airport with no stores to look at while waiting for a flight. The security process is a little different than other airports – you show your ID and boarding pass once you step through the metal detector and not before. They also want shoes separate from the bins.
The good thing about tiny airports, however, is you don’t need to show up 1 hour before like most other airports. I got to the airport 30 min. before my flight and was fine.

This airport is TINY. The tiniest I have ever been in my entire life. Employees were courteous and helpful. If you arrive too early before your flight, security may be closed. I arrived at 0730 for a 915 flight and security wasn’t open til about 0800. At that point they start requesting that people get through security right away. Once you go through there is really nothing to do but wait. No shops, only a tiny coffee stand and vending machines.

Pretty nice little airport. Unfortunately they always seem understaffed with the gate agent that’s also the person loading the bags. I also had a lot of trouble with their flight updates on their website. Sometimes it shows that planes are on-​time when in fact they’re delayed or canceled all together. Make sure to double check with the airline directly before driving to the airport. Oh yeah, the cafeteria has a pretty good burger!

This is definitely on the small side of tiny.
Security is just plain weird, but the strategy is to arrive not too early. Why? It’s closed if there are no flights within 30 minutes. When it is open, the line is typically long, as the people waiting there for a plane will proceed to mob the TSA crew.
The trick is, if your flight is nearing last call, and you are at the back of the line, they will pull you out and bring you to the front. So oddly, it’s incredibly efficient if you know how to play it.
Not that there is anything to do, really, on either side of security. They have a convenience store in the lobby.
Another downside is that it’s incredibly hard to get a flight here on plane with a jet engine. Yes, folks, propeller airplanes. And if you have ever landed in one during a blizzard, I can tell you that those things can create a fear of flying in just about anyone.
Small airports rock… tiny airports, not so much.

Convenience is key here. It’s a typical small commercial service airport with one terminal and a fast transit time from curbside to the gate. The terminal is pretty nice and I have yet to come across any airport workers who weren’t nice and courteous. Simply put, you can’t go wrong going in and out of here!

I use the Ithaca Airport whenever I can. I do price shop, and compare with the Elmira Airport, but the Ithaca Airport is about as convenient as it gets. Take into account that the bar isn’t set very high in the airline industry nationwide. This little airport is great if it’s close to home. Airport administration is highly skilled, which accounts for the quality of the facility and it’s operations.

Past security the coffee and muffins have an honesty box for payment. How can you not love that?

The level of service this airport offers by far exceeds what you’d expect from such a small airport. It’s the first airport I’ve ever gone through where everyone is pleasant — even at 5am. Plus, I’ve never had such a mellow experience going through security. Ooh and they have a computer with free internet (along with free wireless). Ooh ooh and a really comfy lounge/​waiting area.
**Tips: Don’t show up 2 hours before you flight and don’t rely on getting a hearty meal, although they do have a small cafeteria. Also, when going through security, they don’t like it if you put your shoes in the bins… it gets the bins dirty. (makes complete sense, but had never encountered that before)

This is nice for a local airport. The flight selection isn’t great obviously, and the planes that fly out of here are small (meaning, usually, that the pilots are less experienced), so I’ve had some harrowing turbulence experiences flying out of here.
Check in, luggage, parking, etc. are all fantastic. It’s small, but there’s always a good number of employees working. If you’re at Cornell. it’s always easier to find a ride to Ithaca airport than to Syracuse :)

This is a great little airport. I flew out, and back in, here, and it was so… delightful. As in, I would be the only person there, and they would still speak politely and cheerfully as they put me through the formalities that would be demanded if there were 9, 000 people in line. «Please step up, and place your luggage here…» etc. So formal, yet so cute!
And as my first time flying solo, they were very comforting, helpful, and great at assisting my questions («so…now what?»). Great staff, clean facility, and not too out of the way. On both flights there were less than 3 people each, so I got to sit where I wanted to, fling my bags across the aisle, and stretch out. Can’t beat _that!_

Let me preface this review by saying I’ve never flown out of here; I’ve only picked people up and dropped people off.
That said, the airport terminal is relatively new, very pleasant and makes good use of vertical space and light to create a clean, airy atmosphere. The airport is serviced by prop-​driven aircraft as well as small regional jets (50 – 100 seats). Facilities are clean and well-​maintained. If the parking lot is at capacity, you may need to walk awhile to get to the terminal (like 3 minutes from the lot’s furthest reaches). It’s never been close to capacity whenever I’ve visited.
It’s an easy-​to-​use place, as all airports of this size ought to be.