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Ames Field

Coordinates: 29°35′15″N 082°52′16″W / 29.58750°N 82.87111°W / 29.58750; -82.87111
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Ames Field
Summary
Airport typePrivate
OwnerBill J. Haynes
ServesTrenton, Florida
LocationLevy County, Florida
Elevation AMSL64 ft / 20 m
Coordinates29°35′15″N 082°52′16″W / 29.58750°N 82.87111°W / 29.58750; -82.87111
Map
6FL8 is located in Florida
6FL8
6FL8
Location of airport in Florida
6FL8 is located in the United States
6FL8
6FL8
6FL8 (the United States)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 2,600 792 Turf
Statistics (2001)
Aircraft operations1,200
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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e FAA Airport Form 5010 for 6FL8 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e "8J2: Ames Field". AirNav. Federal Aviation Administration. April 10, 2008. Archived from the original on April 18, 2008.
  3. ^ a b c "Ames Field" (PDF). FDOT, Continuing Florida Aviation System Planning Process (CFASPP). April 2005.
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