# Ames Field (6FL8)

**Ames Field** (FAA: 6FL8) is a small airport in Trenton, Florida, United States. It opened in Jul 1977. It has one runway, 2,600 ft (793 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/6fl8

## At a glance

- FAA: 6FL8
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Trenton, Florida, United States
- Opened: Jul 1977
- Elevation: 64 ft / 20 m
- Coordinates: 29.5875, -82.8712
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,600 ft / 793 m
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ames_Field (4 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4745870
- Weather station: KCTY · WMO 72212
- Ident: 6FL8

## Timeline

- Jul 1977: Ames Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 2,600 ft / 793 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,600 ft / 793 m | =19,572 of 29,858 | =8,307 in North America | =7,090 in US |
| Elevation | 64 ft / 20 m | =38,531 of 43,403 | =17,485 in North America | =14,494 in US |
| Age | Opened 1977 | =7,544 of 15,079 | =5,572 in North America | =5,476 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

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- [79FL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/79fl.md) Neal Field · 2.4 mi / 3.9 km
- [FA36](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fa36.md) White Farms Airport · 5.2 mi / 8.3 km
- [73FD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/73fd.md) Brookins Air Strip · 5.3 mi / 8.6 km
- [FL33](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fl33.md) Watson Flight Strip · 6.2 mi / 10.0 km
- [6FL9](https://dromopedia.com/airports/6fl9.md) Saw Whet Farms Airport · 7.1 mi / 11 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/6fl8/data