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]

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
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]

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

• List of airports in Florida

References

External links

• 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