Knights Chairman Chuck Jacob knew the one time air base was the ideal location for his club to take on the 2007 season once construction was completed on the 2,000-seat venue late last year.

    “The Metropolitan Oval is a fantastic, historic facility, but we always preferred that our USL team play in Brooklyn. When Aviator Field came along, it was perfect for us. Not only is it conveniently located for our Brooklyn fans, it’s also easily accessible for supporters in neighboring Queens and Manhattan. ’’

     In addition to satisfying the demands of local soccer fans, Aviator’s Fieldturf field will allow Knights players to reach their full potential. “The smaller fields we’ve had in the past have restricted some of our technically skilled players,” said Jacob. “Aviator Field, however, is a brand new, full international size field that will allow our athletes to develop their game and compete at the highest level.”

    The Knights will kick off their 10th season in the Premier Development League (PDL) of the USL at Aviator Field against the Vermont Voltage on Saturday, May 12, at 7:30 p.m.  Aviator Field is just off Belt Parkway exit 11-S.  Parking is free.

Floyd Bennett Field
Brooklyn, NY 11234

Phone: 718-758-9800

Fax: 718-758-9801

information@aviatorsports.com

soccer@aviatorsports.com

From Lower Manhattan: Take the Battery Tunnel (exit 2) toward 278/Brooklyn (Westbound). Left hand merge onto the Belt Parkway (East). Take exit 11S off the Belt Parkway (Flatbush Ave. South) towards the Rockaways. Proceed south on Flatbush Ave. approx. 1.5 miles (watch for Aviator building and sign on the left). Entrance to Floyd Bennett Field is approx. 0.75 mile. Turn left at the last traffic light (just before the toll bridge) to enter Floyd Bennett Field. Proceed past the guard house and take the 1st left (approx. 0.25 mile from entrance). Proceed north on the former runway (parallel to Flatbush Ave.) approx. 0.75 mile. Turn left into the parking area near the last group of hangars.

From Upper East Side of Manhattan: East 125th St./Martin Luther King Jr Blvd. or FDR Dr. to the Triborough Bridge. Cross the Triborough Bridge to Queens (278 West). 278 West becomes the Grand Central Expressway. Take the Jackie Robinson Pkwy./Van Wyck Expy. (exit 13/toward Kennedy Airport). Take exit 1W off the Van Wyck Expy. toward Verrazano Bridge/Belt Pkwy. West. Bear right onto N. Conduit Avenue. Merge onto Belt Pkwy. towards Verrazano Bridge. Take exit 11S off the Belt Pkwy. (Flatbush Ave. South) towards Rockaways. Proceed south on Flatbush Ave. approx. 1.5 miles (watch for Aviator building and sign on the left). Entrance to Floyd Bennett Field is approx. 0.75 mile. Turn left at the last traffic light (just before the toll bridge) to enter Floyd Bennett Field. Proceed past the guard house and take the first left (approx. 0.25 mile from entrance). Proceed north on the former runway (parallel to Flatbush Ave.) approx. 0.75 mile. Turn left into the parking area near the last group of hangars.

From Westchester: I-95 South Take the Hutchinson Pkwy. South (exit 14) towards Whitestone Bridge. Merge onto Hutchinson River Pkwy. S. Hutchinson River Pkwy. becomes 678. Take exit 1W toward Verrazano Bridge/Belt Pkwy. West. Bear right onto N. Conduit Avenue. Merge onto Belt Pkwy. towards Verrazano Bridge. Take exit 11S off the Belt Pkwy. (Flatbush Ave. South) towards Rockaways. Proceed south on Flatbush Ave. approx. 1.5 miles (watch for Aviator building and sign on the left). Entrance to Floyd Bennett Field is approx. 0.75 mile. Turn left at the last traffic light (just before the toll bridge) to enter Floyd Bennett Field. Proceed past the guard house and take the 1st left (approx. 0.25 mile from entrance). Proceed north on the former runway (parallel to Flatbush Ave.) approx. 0.75 mile. Turn left into the parking area near the last group of hangars.

From Eastern LI (Long Beach): Long Beach Blvd. towards E. Park Avenue. Turn left on E. Park Avenue. Turn left on Pennsylvania Avenue. Turn right on W. Beech Street. W. Beech St. becomes Park Street. Park St. becomes Nassau Expressway. Take the ramp toward Rockaways/Brooklyn. Merge onto Seagirt Blvd. Turn left on Rockaway Freeway. Rockaway Freeway becomes Beach Channel Drive. Turn right on Beach 84th Street. Turn left on Beach Channel Dr. (becomes Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge). Turn at the 1st right after the toll bridge into Floyd Bennett Field. Proceed past the guard house and take the first left (approx. 0.25 mile from entrance). Proceed north on the former runway (parallel to Flatbush Ave.) approx. 0.75 mile. Turn left into the parking area near the last group of hangars.

From Northern LI: Long Island Expy. (495) toward New York. Take the Cross IS Pkwy. (exit 31 N-S) toward Whitestone Bridge/Kennedy. Take the Cross IS Pkwy. South (on the left toward Kennedy). Stay straight to go onto Belt Pkwy./Cross IS Pkwy. S. Take exit 11S off the Belt Parkway (Flatbush Ave. South) towards Rockaways. Proceed south on Flatbush Ave. approx. 1.5 miles (watch for Aviator building and sign on the left). Entrance to Floyd Bennett Field is approx. 0.75 mile. Turn left at the last traffic light (just before the toll bridge) to enter Floyd Bennett Field. Proceed past the guard house and take the first left (approx. 0.25 mile from entrance). Proceed north on the former runway (parallel to Flatbush Ave.) approx. 0.75 mile. Turn left into the parking area near the last group of hangars.

From Southern LI: Southern State Pkwy. West, until it becomes the Belt Parkway. Take exit 11S off the Belt Parkway (Flatbush Ave. South) towards Rockaways. Proceed south on Flatbush Ave. approx. 1.5 miles (watch for Aviator building and sign on the left). Entrance to Floyd Bennett Field is approx. 0.75 mile. Turn left at the last traffic light (just before the toll bridge) to enter Floyd Bennett Field. Proceed past the guard house and take the 1st left (approx. 0.25 mile from entrance). Proceed north on the former runway (parallel to Flatbush Ave.) approx. 0.75 mile. Turn left into the parking area near the last group of hangars.

From Brooklyn (via Flatbush): Flatbush Ave. south (towards Kings Plaza and the Rockaways). Continue on Flatbush Ave. past the Belt Pkwy. entrance. Proceed south on Flatbush Ave. approx. 1.5 miles (watch for Aviator building and sign on the left). Entrance to Floyd Bennett Field is approx. 0.75 mile. Turn left at the last traffic light (just before the toll bridge) to enter Floyd Bennett Field. Proceed past the guard house and take the 1st left (approx. 0.25 mile from entrance). Proceed north on the former runway (parallel to Flatbush Ave.) approx. 0.75 mile. Turn left into the parking area near the last group of hangars.

From Brooklyn (via BQE/278): 278 West. Merge on left onto Belt Pkwy. East. Take exit 11S off the Belt Pkwy. (Flatbush Ave. South) towards Rockaways. Proceed south on Flatbush Ave. approx. 1.5 miles (watch for Aviator building and sign on the left). Entrance to Floyd Bennett Field is approx. 0.75 mile. Turn left at the last traffic light (just before the toll bridge) to enter Floyd Bennett Field. Proceed past the guard house and take the 1st left (approx. 0.25 mile from entrance). Proceed north on the former runway (parallel to Flatbush Ave.) approx. 0.75 mile. Turn left into the parking area near the last group of hangars.

From Queens: Van Wyck Expwy/678 South (towards Kennedy Airport) to exit 1W toward Verrazano Bridge/Belt Pkwy. West. Bear right onto N. Conduit Avenue. Merge onto Belt Pkwy. towards Verrazano Bridge. Take exit 11S off the Belt Pkwy. (Flatbush Ave. South) towards Rockaways. Proceed south on Flatbush Ave. approx. 1.5 miles (watch for Aviator building and sign on the left). Entrance to Floyd Bennett Field is approx. 0.75 mile. Turn left at the last traffic light (just before the toll bridge) to enter Floyd Bennett Field. Proceed past the guard house and take the 1st left (approx. 0.25 mile from entrance). Proceed north on the former runway (parallel to Flatbush Ave.) approx. 0.75 mile. Turn left into the parking area near the last group of hangars.

From Staten Island: 278 East toward Verrazano Bridge. Keep right at the fork onto 278 East (toward Verrazano Narrows Bridge). Merge left onto Belt Pkwy. East. Take exit 11S off the Belt Pkwy. (Flatbush Ave. South) towards Rockaways. Proceed south on Flatbush Ave. approx. 1.5 miles (watch for Aviator building and sign on the left). Entrance to Floyd Bennett Field is approx. 0.75 mile. Turn left at the last traffic light (just before the toll bridge) to enter Floyd Bennett Field. Proceed past the guard house and take the 1st left (approx. 0.25 mile from entrance). Proceed north on the former runway (parallel to Flatbush Ave.) approx. 0.75 mile. Turn left into the parking area near the last group of hangars.

From Northern New Jersey: I-95 North. Merge onto 678 S via exit 10 (toward Whitestone Bridge). Take exit 1W toward Verrazano Bridge/Belt Pkwy. West. Bear right onto N. Conduit Avenue. Merge onto Belt Pkwy. towards Verrazano Bridge. Take exit 11S off the Belt Pkwy. (Flatbush Ave. South) towards Rockaways. Proceed south on Flatbush Ave. approx. 1.5 miles (watch for Aviator building and sign on the left). Entrance to Floyd Bennett Field is approx. 0.75 mile. Turn left at the last traffic light (just before the toll bridge) to enter Floyd Bennett Field. Proceed past the guard house and take the 1st left (approx. 0.25 mile from entrance). Proceed north on the former runway (parallel to Flatbush Ave.) approx. 0.75 mile. Turn left into the parking area near the last group of hangars.

From Southern New Jersey: NJ Turnpike (I-95) North (toward New York). Merge onto 278 East/Verrazano Narrows Bridge (via exit 13. Continue towards Verrazano Bridge. Merge left onto Belt Pkwy. East. Take exit 11S off the Belt Pkwy. (Flatbush Ave. South) towards Rockaways. Proceed south on Flatbush Ave. approx. 1.5 miles (watch for Aviator building and sign on the left). Entrance to Floyd Bennett Field is approx. 0.75 mile. Turn left at the last traffic light (just before the toll bridge) to enter Floyd Bennett Field. Proceed past the guard house and take the 1st left (approx. 0.25 mile from entrance). Proceed north on the former runway (parallel to Flatbush Ave.) approx. 0.75 mile. Turn left into the parking area near the last group of hangars.

Via New York City Transit: The 2 or 5 train to the Flatbush Avenue/Brooklyn College station (last stop). Take the Q35 bus 1 block from the train station (Flatbush). Between Nostrand Ave. and Ave. H request the bus to stop across from Aviator Sports and Recreation at Floyd Bennett Field (the bus will stop inside the complex after the Grand Opening in September 2006). Walk across the road, enter the open gate by the Ryan Visitor Center. Complex is in the hangars to the left of the Visitor Center. Walk around the Visitor Center toward the Aviator Sports complex.

Via Other Subways: The R to the Court Street station in Brooklyn and transfer to the 2 or 5. Take the N or Q to the Atlantic Avenue station in Brooklyn and transfer to the 2 or 5. Take the B or D to the Atlantic Avenue station in Brooklyn and transfer to the 2 or 5. Then follow the above directions from the 2 or 5 train.