• By number of flights, Floyd Bennett Field was the second-busiest airport in the U.S. that year, behind only Oakland International Airport in California.[63][64].
  • Visit the Ryan Visitor Center to find out all the park has to offer. Facilities. Ryan Visitor Center: Learn about the aviation history of Floyd Bennett Field.
  • 328.5 acres of Floyd Bennett Field were listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a historic district in 1980.
  • “The wide open spaces are the one most amazing thing about Floyd Bennett Field. People come out here to just stop and take a breath.
  • Floyd Bennett Field was New York City’s first municipal airport. Beginning operations in 1931, it was located in the Marine Park neighborhood of southeast...
  • That airport is Floyd Bennett Field, and it has had three distinct historical phases: origins, military use, and preserved history.
  • Named after the first person to fly over the North Pole (and Brooklyn resident), Floyd Bennett, the field was New York City’s first local airport.
  • CONTACT: NPS Operation Ryan Visitor Center 718-338-5180 office Introduction: Welcome to the Historic Floyd Bennett Field web site.
  • New York City’s first municipal airport, Floyd Bennett Field is a historic treasure and one of New York City’s largest open spaces.