DIRECTIONS TO AVIATOR SPORTS AND RECREATION Hangar 5, Floyd Bennett Field Brooklyn, NY 11234 - Lower Manhattan - Upper East Side - Westchester - Eastern LI (Long Beach) - Northern LI - Southern LI - Brooklyn - Via BQE/278 - Queens - Staten Island - Northern NJ - Southern NJ - MTA Transit From Lower Manhattan: Take the Battery Tunnel – exit 2- toward 278/Brooklyn (Westbound) Left hand merge onto the Belt Parkway (East) Take Exit 11S off the Belt Parkway – Flatbush Ave. South – towards the Rockaways. Go South on Flatbush Avenue about 1½ miles. (You will see Aviator’s fields and football goal posts on left, but the entrance to Floyd Bennett Field is still another ¾ of a mile ahead.) Make left at the last traffic light (just before the toll bridge) to enter Floyd Bennett Field. You will pass a guard house. Take first left (about ¼ mile after you enter Floyd Bennett Field). You are now heading north on a former runway, parallel to Flatbush Ave. Go ¾ of a mile. Make left into parking area when you see the last group of hangars. From Upper East Side of Manhattan: Take East 125th St/Martin Luther King Jr Blvd or the FDR Drive to the Triborough Bridge Cross Triborough Bridge to Queens (278 West) 278 West becomes the Grand Central Expressway Take the Jackie Robinson Pkwy/Van Wyck Expwy – Exit 13 (toward Kennedy Airport) Take Exit 1W off the Van Wyck Expressway toward Verrazano Bridge/Belt Parkway West Turn slight right onto N Conduit Ave Merge onto Belt Pkwy towards Verrazano Bridge Take Exit 11S off the Belt Parkway – Flatbush Ave. South – towards Rockaways Go South on Flatbush Avenue about 1½ miles. (You will see Aviator’s fields and football goal posts on left, but the entrance to Floyd Bennett Field is still another ¾ of a mile ahsead.) Make left at the last traffic light (just before the toll bridge) to enter Floyd Bennett Field. You will pass a guard house. Take first left (about ¼ mile after you enter Floyd Bennett Field). You are now heading north on a former runway, parallel to Flatbush Ave. Go ¾ of a mile. Make left into parking area when you see the last group of hangars. This is the Aviator complex. From Westchester: Take I95 South Take the Hutchinson Pkwy South – Exit 14 – towards Whitestone Bridge Merge onto Hutchinson River Parkway S Hutchinson River Parkway becomes 678 Take Exit 1W toward Verrazano Bridge / Belt Parkway West Turn slight right onto N Conduit Ave Merge onto Belt Pkwy towards Verrazano Bridge Take Exit 11S off the Belt Parkway – Flatbush Ave. South – towards Rockaways Go South on Flatbush Avenue about 1½ miles. (You will see Aviator’s fields and football goal posts on left, but the entrance to Floyd Bennett Field is still another ¾ of a mile ahead.) Make left at the last traffic light (just before the toll bridge) to enter Floyd Bennett Field. You will pass a guard house. Take first left (about ¼ mile after you enter Floyd Bennett Field). You are now heading north on a former runway, parallel to Flatbush Ave. Go ¾ of a mile. Make left into parking area when you see the last group of hangars. This is the Aviator complex. From Long Island Eastern LI (Long Beach): Take Long Beach Blvd towards E Park Ave Turn left on E Park Ave Turn left onto Pennsylvania Ave Turn right onto W Beech St W Beech St becomes Park St. Park St becomes Nassau Expwy Take the ramp toward Rockaways/Brooklyn Merge onto Seagirt Blvd Turn left onto Rockaway Fwy Rockaway Fwy becomes Beach Channel Dr. Turn right onto Beach 84th St. Turn left onto Beach Channel Dr. – becomes Gil Hodges Mem. Bridge Make first right after toll bridge into Floyd Bennett Field You will pass a guard house. Take 1st left (about ¼ mile after you enter Floyd Bennett Field). You are now heading north on a former runway, parallel to Flatbush Ave. Go ¾ of a mile. Make left into parking area when you see the last group of hangars. This is the Aviator complex. Northern LI: Take Long Island Expwy – 495 – toward New York Take the Cross IS Pkwy – Exit 31 N-S – toward Whitestone Bridge/Kennedy Take the Cross IS Pkwy South- on the left toward Kennedy Stay straight to go onto Belt Pkwy/Cross IS Pkwy S Take Exit 11S off the Belt Parkway – Flatbush Ave. South – towards Rockaways Go South on Flatbush Avenue about 1½ miles. (You will see Aviator’s fields and football goal posts on left, but the entrance to Floyd Bennett Field is still another ¾ of a mile ahead.) Make left at the last traffic light (just before the toll bridge) to enter Floyd Bennett Field. You will pass a guard house. Take first left (about ¼ mile after you enter Floyd Bennett Field). You are now heading north on a former runway, parallel to Flatbush Ave. Go ¾ of a mile. Make left into parking area when you see the last group of hangars. This is the Aviator complex. Southern LI: Take the Southern State Pkwy West, until it becomes the Belt Parkway Take Exit 11S off the Belt Parkway – Flatbush Ave. South – towards Rockaways Go South on Flatbush Avenue about 1½ miles. (You will see Aviator’s fields and football goal posts on left, but the entrance to Floyd Bennett Field is still another ¾ of a mile ahead.) Make left at the last traffic light (just before the toll bridge) to enter Floyd Bennett Field. You will pass a guard house. Take first left (about ¼ mile after you enter Floyd Bennett Field). You are now heading north on a former runway, parallel to Flatbush Ave. Go ¾ of a mile. Make left into parking area when you see the last group of hangars. This is the Aviator complex. From Brooklyn Via Flatbush: Take Flatbush Avenue south (towards Kings Plaza and the Rockaways) Continue on Flatbush Avenue past the Belt Parkway entrance Go South on Flatbush Avenue about 1½ miles. (You will see Aviator’s fields and football goal posts on left, but the entrance to Floyd Bennett Field is still another ¾ of a mile ahead.) Make left at the last traffic light (just before the toll bridge) to enter Floyd Bennett Field. You will pass a guard house. Take first left (about ¼ mile after you enter Floyd Bennett Field). You are now heading north on a former runway, parallel to Flatbush Ave. Go ¾ of a mile. Make left into parking area when you see the last group of hangars. This is the Aviator complex. Via BQE/278: Take the Battery Tunnel – exit 2- toward 278/Brooklyn (Westbound) Left hand merge onto the Belt Parkway (East) Take Exit 11S off the Belt Parkway – Flatbush Ave. South – towards the Rockaways. Go South on Flatbush Avenue about 1½ miles. (You will see Aviator’s fields and football goal posts on left, but the entrance to Floyd Bennett Field is still another ¾ of a mile ahead.) Make left at the last traffic light (just before the toll bridge) to enter Floyd Bennett Field. You will pass a guard house. Take first left (about ¼ mile after you enter Floyd Bennett Field). You are now heading north on a former runway, parallel to Flatbush Ave. Go ¾ of a mile. Make left into parking area when you see the last group of hangars. From Queens: Take the Van Wyck Expwy/678 South – towards Kennedy Airport Take Exit 1W toward Verrazano Bridge / Belt Parkway West Turn slight right onto N Conduit Ave Merge onto Belt Pkwy towards Verrazano Bridge Take Exit 11S off the Belt Parkway – Flatbush Ave. South – towards Rockaways Go South on Flatbush Avenue about 1½ miles. (You will see Aviator’s fields and football goal posts on left, but the entrance to Floyd Bennett Field is still another ¾ of a mile ahead.) Make left at the last traffic light (just before the toll bridge) to enter Floyd Bennett Field. You will pass a guard house. Take first left (about ¼ mile after you enter Floyd Bennett Field). You are now heading north on a former runway, parallel to Flatbush Ave. Go ¾ of a mile. Make left into parking area when you see the last group of hangars. This is the Aviator complex. From Staten Island: Take 278 East toward Verrazano Bridge Keep right at the fork to go on 278 East – toward Verrazano Narrows Bridge Merge left onto Belt Pkwy East Take Exit 11S off the Belt Parkway – Flatbush Ave. South – towards Rockaways Go South on Flatbush Avenue about 1½ miles. (You will see Aviator’s fields and football goal posts on left, but the entrance to Floyd Bennett Field is still another ¾ of a mile ahead.) Make left at the last traffic light (just before the toll bridge) to enter Floyd Bennett Field. You will pass a guard house. Take first left (about ¼ mile after you enter Floyd Bennett Field). You are now heading north on a former runway, parallel to Flatbush Ave. Go ¾ of a mile. Make left into parking area when you see the last group of hangars. This is the Aviator complex. From New Jersey - Northern New Jersey: Take 95 N Merge onto 678 S via Exit 10 – toward Whitestone Bridge Take Exit 1W toward Verrazano Bridge / Belt Pkwy West Turn slight right onto N Conduit Ave Merge onto Belt Pkwy towards Verrazano Bridge Take Exit 11S off the Belt Parkway – Flatbush Ave. South – towards Rockaways Go South on Flatbush Avenue about 1½ miles. (You will see Aviator’s fields and football goal posts on left, but the entrance to Floyd Bennett Field is still another ¾ of a mile ahead.) Make left at the last traffic light (just before the toll bridge) to enter Floyd Bennett Field. You will pass a guard house. Take first left (about ¼ mile after you enter Floyd Bennett Field). You are now heading north on a former runway, parallel to Flatbush Ave. Go ¾ of a mile. Make left into parking area when you see the last group of hangars. This is the Aviator complex. Southern New Jersey: Take the NJ Turnpike North (I95 N) – toward New York Merge onto 278 East / Verrazano Narrows Bridge – via Exit 13 Continue towards Verrazano Bridge Merge left onto Belt Pkwy East Take Exit 11S off the Belt Parkway – Flatbush Ave. South – towards Rockaways Go South on Flatbush Avenue about 1½ miles. (You will see Aviator’s fields and football goal posts on left, but the entrance to Floyd Bennett Field is still another ¾ of a mile ahead.) Make left at the last traffic light (just before the toll bridge) to enter Floyd Bennett Field. You will pass a guard house. Take first left (about ¼ mile after you enter Floyd Bennett Field). You are now heading north on a former runway, parallel to Flatbush Ave. Go ¾ of a mile. Make left into parking area when you see the last group of hangars. This is the Aviator complex. Via New York City Transit: NOTE: The 5 train only operates Monday – Friday during rush hours. The 2 train operates all hours. Take the 2 or 5 train to the Flatbush Avenue/Brooklyn College station (last stop) Take the Q35 bus one block from the train station – Flatbush Ave. between Nostrand Avenue and Avenue H Request the bus to stop across from Aviator Sports and Recreation at Floyd Bennett Field Walk across the road, enter the open gate by the Ryan Visitor Center The Aviator Sports complex is in the hangars to the left of the Ryan Visitor Center Walk around the Ryan Visitor Center toward the Aviator Sports complex Via Other Subways: Take the R to the Court Street station in Brooklyn and transfer to the 2 or 5 Take the N or Q to the Atlantic Avenue station in Brooklyn and transfer to the 2 or 5 Take the B or D to the Atlantic Avenue station in Brooklyn and transfer to the 2 or 5 Then follow the above directions from the 2 or 5 train