Floyd Bennett Field

Floyd Bennett Field is an airfield in the Marine Park neighborhood of southeast in , along the shore of . The airport originally hosted commercial and general aviation traffic before being used as a naval air station.
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  • Type: Historic site
  • Description: defunct airport in Brooklyn, New York City
  • Also known as: “Floyd Bennett Airfield” and “Floyd Bennett Airport”
  • Address: NY

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Barren Island and Aviator Sports and Events Center.

Island
Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.
is a peninsula and former island on the southeast shore of in . Located on , it was geographically part of the Outer Barrier island group on the South Shore of .

Sports venue
is a sports and events center in , , . Operating as a concessionaire of the National Park Service, Aviator has refurbished four historic aircraft hangars and the surrounding grounds in partnership with the NPS. is situated 3,500 feet southwest of Floyd Bennett Field.

Bridge
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The Marine Parkway–Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge is a vertical-lift bridge in , , that crosses . The bridge, which opened on July 3, 1937, connects the in , with Flatbush Avenue, in turn providing access to , Belt Parkway, and the Marine Park neighborhood in . is situated 1½ miles south of Floyd Bennett Field.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mill Basin and Roxbury.

Neighborhood
is a residential neighborhood in southeastern , . It is on a peninsula abutting and is bordered by Avenue U on the northwest and the Mill Basin/Mill Island Inlet on its remaining sides.

Neighborhood
Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.
is a community on the Rockaway Peninsula in the New York City borough of originally settled by Irish immigrants in the early 20th century. is situated 2 miles south of Floyd Bennett Field.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood in the borough of , located between to the west and Marine Park to the east. The area is served by Brooklyn Community Board 15. is situated 2 miles west of Floyd Bennett Field.

Floyd Bennett Field

Latitude
40.59453° or 40° 35′ 40″ north
Longitude
-73.88804° or 73° 53′ 17″ west
Elevation
135 feet (41 metres)
Open location code
87G8H4V6+RQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 369042126
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­aerodrome
Wiki­data ID
Q1430350
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Floyd Bennett Field” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مطار فلويد بينيت”
  • Cebuano: “Floyd Bennett Field”
  • Chinese: “弗洛伊德·班尼特機場”
  • Chinese: “弗洛伊德·貝內特機場”
  • Chinese: “弗洛伊德貝涅特機場”
  • Chinese: “弗洛伊德贝涅特机场”
  • Chinese: “弗洛依德班尼特机场”
  • Chinese: “弗洛依德班尼特機場”
  • Dutch: “Floyd Bennett Field”
  • French: “Floyd Bennett Field”
  • German: “Floyd Bennett Field”
  • Hebrew: “שדה התעופה פלויד בנט”
  • Italian: “Floyd Bennett Field”
  • Japanese: “フロイド・ベネット・フィールド”
  • Japanese: “フロイド・ベネット飛行場”
  • Lithuanian: “Floido Beneto Fyldo oro uostas”
  • Lithuanian: “Floyd Bennett Field”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Floyd Bennett Field”
  • Norwegian: “Floyd Bennett Field”
  • Spanish: “Aeródromo Floyd Bennett”
  • Urdu: “فلوئڈ بینٹ فیلڈ”

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