Elmira Air Traffic Control Tower
TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome Letter 2 Elmira Tower Staffing 3 Our Expectations of All Employees 3 Policies 4 Online Resources 5 Facility Phone Numbers 5 Local Area Information 6 Restaurants 8 Airport Area Map 10 Photos Around the Airport Error! Bookmark not defined.
Dear New Elmira Tower Employee;
I am the manager at Elmira Tower and want to first say welcome to the FAA and second, tell you how glad we are to have you join our air traffic control team.
Let me give you a little more general information about us. Elmira Tower is a level 5 tracab facility located near the Pennsylvania border, two hours southeast of Rochester, two hours southwest of Syracuse and about four hours west northwest of New York City. If you are into NASCAR we are about 20 miles south of the Watkins Glen race track. The Thursday before and the Sunday of the NASCAR race are our busiest traffic days of the year. We have two paved crossing runways and a short turf runway parallel to our main runway. That turf runway is used by the sailplane (glider) school on the field. In addition there is a very active soaring club located about three miles away on top of one of the hills around the airport. The airport, as well as Horseheads, Corning and Elmira are located in the valleys between hills that are about 700 feet (AGL) high. The cost of living, compared to NYC, is low and having more than 4 cars waiting at a traffic light is considered a traffic jam.
A couple of the controllers are avid hunters, one or two enjoy downhill skiing/boarding, one or two golf and a few are road and trail runners. Other outdoor activities readily available around here are cross country skiing, hiking, biking, fishing and water sports up on the Finger Lakes.
I look forward to working with you, and would like to welcome you again to our team.
Sincerely,
Kammie Morrisey Elmira Tower Manager
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Elmira Tower Staffing
Elmira Tower’s staffing consists of the air traffic manager, Kammie Morrisey, two front line managers (FLMs), Jim Cox and Mike Wold and thirteen controllers. Of the thirteen controllers eight are certified professional controllers (CPCs) and the other five are tower qualified and training on approach/departure radar. The facility uses a three team concept to staff the shifts. There is one crew that works primarily days, one nights and the third rotates covering both day and night shifts. The teams have set days off. The controllers training on radar have set days off but are not always assigned to a crew but instead scheduled to facilitate training.
Our Expectations of All Employees
Employee Roles and Responsibilities
Share the responsibility for ensuring a productive and hospitable workplace.