Aviator Sports and Events Center
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| Location | 3159 Flatbush Ave Brooklyn, New York |
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| Public transit | Q35 bus |
| Owner | Gateway National Recreation Area |
| Operator | Aviator Sports and Events Center |
| Acreage | 30 acres (12 ha) |
| Opened | 2006 |
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| Multiple pro and non-pro tenants | |
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Aviator Sports and Events Center is a not-for-profit sports and events center in Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn, New York City. Operating as a concessionaire of National Park Service, Aviator has refurbished four historic aircraft hangars and surrounding grounds in partnership with the NPS. The area includes 175,000 square feet of indoor sports and event space along with adjoining outdoor turf fields and free parking for 2,000 cars. Aviator provides a variety of sports leagues and activities, including camps, birthday parties, field trips, ice skating, hockey, gymnastics, basketball, volleyball, and soccer.
The NPS and Aviator formed a partnership in 2003, and the facility opened in 2006.[1] By combining several of Floyd Bennett Field's hangars they created one of the largest sports complexes in the country.
Facilities
The Aviator Complex contains ice skating rinks within two of the hangars. The other two hangars contain a field house, a gymnastics and dance complex, and a fitness center totaling more than 48,000 square feet (4,500 m2). The complex also has several restaurants and stores, as well as a 6,000-seat football field outside.
Aviator's Sports Facilities include:
- Two synthetic turf outdoor fields[1]
- Outdoor event space
- Two indoor ice rinks[1]
- 18,000-square-foot (1,700 m2) field house with hardwood floor, climbing wall and turf field[1]
- 16,000-square-foot (1,500 m2) Gymnastics Center[1]
- 14,000-square-foot (1,300 m2) Fitness center[1]
- Arcade
- Food court[1]
- Indoor and Outdoor Sports Bar
- Full catering and food service
- Large corporate meeting and private events rooms
Aviator Sports and Events Center hosts programs and activities including camps, birthday parties, field trips, and sporting meets.
Events
Since 2011, Aviator Sports and Events Center has become one of New York City's most prominent locations for obstacle races and fun runs. Events that have taken place through a rental agreement include: Spartan Race, Rugged Maniac, The Color Run, Color Mob 5k, Illuminite Run, Electric Run, Run For Your Lives (obstacle racing), Ridiculous Obstacle Challenge (R.O.C.) Race, Tomato Battle, Civilian Military Combine and more.[2]
Strategic relationships
- Concessionaire of National Park Service [1], servicing Floyd Bennett Field area of Gateway National Recreation Area, [2]
Tenants
- ASA College Soccer
- Berkeley College Men's & Women's Soccer teams
- Bishop Ford High School Football & Soccer teams
- Brooklyn Lacrosse Club
- Blau Weiss Gottschee Soccer Club
- Dutch Total Soccer
- FA Euro, member of the Premier Development League
- Medgar Evers College Men's & Women's Soccer teams
- Mendy Kolko Football
- Metro Fighting Moose Hockey Team
- New York Empire, member of the American Ultimate Disc League
- New York Aviators Hockey Team
- New York Sharks, member of the Independent Women's Football League
- NYU-Poly Men's & Women's Soccer & Women's Lacrosse
- Rockaway Kosmos Soccer Club
- SABA Youth Soccer
- St. Ann's School Soccer
- Xavier High School Football and Soccer
- Multiple semi pro football teams
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Gordon, Jane (October 11, 2006). "Soon a Home to Flying Pucks and Balls". The New York Times. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
- ^ http://www.aviatorsports.com/past-events
External links
- 1931 establishments in New York (state)
- 1972 disestablishments in New York (state)
- Sports venues in Brooklyn
- Indoor arenas in New York City
- New York Riveters
- Soccer venues in New York (state)
- College soccer venues in the United States
- American football venues in New York (state)
- High school football venues in the United States
- Lacrosse venues in New York (state)
- Ultimate (sport) venues
- Indoor ice hockey venues in New York (state)