CTLR COMPLAINS ABOUT NOT HAVING ENOUGH AIRSPACE BECAUSE OF A HEAVIER USED ARPT NEARBY. CLAIMS THAT ACFT HAVE TO BE KEPT LOW BECAUSE OTHER FACILITY WILL NOT SHARE.

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REF TO INCIDENTS THAT HAVE HAPPENED DUE TO LIMITED AIRSPACE; WE AT SCH TWR FELT A NEED TO OBTAIN AIRSPACE THAT HAD BEEN FORMERLY IN OUR ATA. AT THE PRESENT TIME; THE SCH ATA ENDS 1600 FT ABOVE THE SURFACE. ALBANY APCH CTL ARSA STARTS AT THAT ALT AND ACFT THAT ARE BEING RADAR VECTORED TO LAND AT ALBANY; NY; ARPT CROSS SCH ARPT 1600 FT ABOVE THE SURFACE; AN ALT ISSUED BY ALB. OUR ARPT IS CROSSED REGULARLY BY ACFT UNDER THE CTL OF ALB APCH CTL. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION; ESPECIALLY WHEN THESE ACFT ARE LARGE OR HVY CATEGORY. TO ANOTHER ACFT IN OUR PATTERN; IT APPEARS THAT THIS XING TFC IS IN OUR PATTERN. IN ADDITION; VFR ACFT ARE UNNECESSARILY BEING FORCED TO FLY AT LOWER ALTS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH OBSTRUCTION CLRNC ALTS UNDER THE FARS. RECENTLY; WE HAD HOPED TO ACQUIRE SOME AIRSPACE BACK THROUGH A NEW LOA; BUT HAVE BEEN MET WITH OPPOSITION FROM ALB MGMNT. WHY MLG'S; ETC; HAVE TO BE THAT LOW; AT LEAST 8 MI FROM THEIR DEST; IS BEYOND ME. WE NEED MORE AIRSPACE IN WHICH TO OPERATE OUR TFC AND TO PROVIDE A SAFETY BUFFER BTWN ACFT CTLED BY 2 DIFFERENT FACILITIES.