Ames Field

Ames Field
IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA LID: 6FL8
Summary
Airport type Private
Owner Bill J. Haynes
Serves Trenton, Florida
Location Levy County, Florida
Elevation AMSL 64 ft / 20 m
Coordinates 29°35′15″N 082°52′16″W / 29.58750°N 82.87111°W / 29.58750; -82.87111Coordinates: 29°35′15″N 082°52′16″W / 29.58750°N 82.87111°W / 29.58750; -82.87111
Map
6FL8

Location of airport in Florida

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 2,600 792 Turf
Statistics (2001)
Aircraft operations 1,200
Sources: FAA,[1][2] FDOT.[3]

Ames Field (FAA LID: 6FL8, formerly 8J2) is a private use airport in Levy County, Florida, United States.[1][2] It is located three nautical miles (6 km) southwest of the central business district of Trenton,[1][2] a city in Gilchrist County. It is owned by Bill J. Haynes.[1] It used to be a public use airport owned by Alicia Ames Steele.[2][3]

Facilities and aircraft

Ames Field covers an area of 70 acres (28 ha) at an elevation of 64 feet (20 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 18/36 with a turf surface measuring 2,600 by 75 feet (792 x 23 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending August 31, 2001, the airport had 1,200 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 100 per month.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 FAA Airport Master Record for 6FL8 (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "8J2: Ames Field". Federal Aviation Administration (republished by AirNav). Effective April 10, 2008. Archived from the original on April 18, 2008. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. 1 2 3 "Ames Field" (PDF). FDOT, Continuing Florida Aviation System Planning Process (CFASPP). April 2005. External link in |publisher= (help)

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