what airport is closest to ithaca ny?
Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport
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 The Authority operates the Downtown Manhattan Heliport ( Manhattan , New York ) . 

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 In August 1919 , Hounslow Heath Aerodrome , in London , England was the first airport to operate scheduled international commercial services . It was closed and supplanted by Croydon Airport in March 1920 . In the United States , Bisbee @-@ Douglas International Airport in Arizona became the first international airport of the Americas in 1928 . 

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 The aircraft departed from Teterboro Airport in Teterboro , New Jersey , at 2 : 29 pm local time ( 18 : 29 UTC ) . Lidle planned on flying to Tennessee , where he had a hotel room booked for the night , then to Dallas , Texas , and finally on to his home in California . 

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 Albany opened one of the first commercial airports in the world , and the first municipal airport in the United States , in 1908 . Originally located on a polo field on Loudon Road , it moved to Westerlo Island in 1909 and remained there until 1928 . The Albany Municipal Airport — jointly owned by the city and county — was moved to its current location in Colonie in 1928 . In 1960 , the mayor sold the city 's stake in the airport to the county , citing budget issues . It was known from then on as Albany County Airport until a massive upgrade and modernization project between 1996 and 1998 , when it was rechristened Albany International Airport . By 1916 Albany 's northern and southern borders reached their modern courses ; Westerlo Island , to the south , became the second @-@ to @-@ last annexation , which occurred in 1926 . 

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 Erie International Airport / Tom Ridge Field ( IATA code : ERI ; IACO code : KERI ) is located 5 miles ( 8 @.@ 0 km ) west of the city and hosts general aviation , charter , and airline service . Destinations with non @-@ stop flights out of Erie include Chicago O 'Hare International Airport via United Airlines , Philadelphia International Airport via US Airways and Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport via Delta Air Lines . Erie International is in the midst of a $ 80 @.@ 5 million runway extension . The extension is slated to increase the runway 's length by 1 @,@ 920 feet ( 590 m ) , for a total runway length of 8 @,@ 420 feet ( 2 @,@ 600 m ) , " to meet safety requirements " as well as allowing the airport to accommodate larger aircraft . 
