Floyd Bennett Field Map. Floyd Bennett Field Map (click to enlarge) Jamaica Bay Unit Home Page | Floyd Bennett Field Home Page Hiking trails are located in two sections of Floyd Bennett Field at Gateway National Recreation Area: the North Forty Natural Area at the northern end of the airport and on the west side of Flatbush Avenue near the park's main entrance. Floyd Bennett Field remained a naval air station until 1946, at which time it was designated as a naval air reserve station
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Today this area includes over 1,300 acres of grassland, saltmarshes, tidal mudflats, a marina, and the former airfield, including a control tower and terminal that is now the William Fitts Ryan Visitor Center (Ryan Visitor Center). 1998 map of Floyd Bennett Field from the National Park Service
Archery, gardening, and many other activities at Floyd Bennett Field require permits Floyd Bennett Field Floyd Bennett Field is an airfield in the Marine Park neighborhood of southeast Brooklyn in New York City, along the shore of Jamaica Bay.The airport originally hosted commercial and general aviation traffic before being used as a naval air station. Enjoy hand-curated trail maps, along with reviews and photos from nature lovers like you
. Enjoy hand-curated trail maps, along with reviews and photos from nature lovers like you surrounding Floyd Bennett Field are Jamaica Bay and Rockaway Inlet, with opportunities for fishing, birding, or simply contemplating these rare open spaces in the midst of high-density urban development
. Floyd Bennett Field was New York City's first municipal airport, later a naval air station, and is now a park 1998 map of Floyd Bennett Field from the National Park Service