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| 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 | ||||||||||
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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
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e FAA Airport Form 5010 for 6FL8 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e "8J2: Ames Field". AirNav. Federal Aviation Administration. April 10, 2008. Archived from the original on April 18, 2008.
- ^ a b c "Ames Field" (PDF). FDOT, Continuing Florida Aviation System Planning Process (CFASPP). April 2005.
External links
[edit]- Aerial image as of December 1998 from USGS The National Map
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for 6FL8
- AirNav airport information for 6FL8
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for 6FL8