Floyd Bennett Field Hangars 3 and 4

Hangars 3 and 4

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Project Vision and Purpose

The National Park Service is rehabilitating two historic hangars (Hangars 3 and 4) at Floyd Bennett Field. This $25 million project will preserve the historic structure, representing commercial aviation architecture from the art deco era.

Floyd Bennett Field was New York City’s first municipal airport; later it became a World War II naval air station. Today this area includes over 1,300 acres of grassland, saltmarshes, tidal mudflats, a marina, and the former airfield, including a control tower and terminal that is now the William Fitts Ryan Visitor Center (Ryan Visitor Center). Many recreational opportunities are available, including biking, archery, gardening, ice skating, hockey, and gymnastics and other indoor sports.