Endless Fun at Aviator Sports & Events Center, Brooklyn

Sometimes, my family and I love taking our NY Adventures out of Manhattan. So, when Aviator Sports and Events Center invited us to spend a day touring and enjoying their location, we jumped at the chance.

Aviator Sports and Events Center is located in Floyd Bennett Field at 3159 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn. This 800-acre facility is a decommissioned airport and is inside a former airplane hanger. The feel and look of this is pretty cool and exciting for kids especially.

We arrived around 11:30 on a Saturday morning and already the place was full of activity. Ice-skating, basketball, soccer, gymnastic – you name it, kids and their coaches were busy at work while parents sat on the sidelines talking to one another, reading or drinking coffee.

Being from Manhattan, I of course immediately thought of Chelsea Piers, it’s larger, more expensive counter part in the city. I love Chelsea Piers, don’t get me wrong, but I can rarely afford to sign my kids up for the classes there, and with it being larger, it lacks that more intimate feel I got at Aviator Sports.

In addition to the aforementioned sports, Aviator also has cheer leading, volleyball, flag football, ice hockey, lacrosse, and rock climbing up the “Aviator Rock”, a 35-feet tall indoor wall, one of the tallest in NYC. They also have two pools, which we didn’t see but hear are pretty great.

Depending on your children’s passion and focus, Aviator Sports offers different Summer Camp activities that help keep them active and entertained. Groups are divided into that of 3 and 5 year olds, then 5-15 year olds. The prices are reasonable, and discounts are offered to siblings as well as to returning customers.

The center also hosts various families events. During the time of our visit the kids got to enjoy a performance by the children’s musical group The Silly Dilly Band.

Another event which started today and will go till May 30th is the Kings County Fair, which offers visitors rides, games, treats and live performances.

While we were there we were treated to lunch in one of their birthday rooms. Parents can choose different packages to customize the experience for their child and Aviator Sports even takes care of the food.

We did a lot during our visit. The kids got to have a fun hour of gymnastics, which they absolutely loved. The coaches were great will all the kids there and really made the kids get a work out, while having a blast.

My husband and teen loved trying to conquer the wall. It seems that it is a lot harder then it looks, but if you can get to the top it’s a huge rush. I loved taking the pics with both feet on the ground.

We also gave ice skating a try. I am not the best ice skater, and my little ones were a bit too scared to try it for too long, but it’s a nice size rink (one of two), and it was great to have the kids try it out. My family and I really enjoyed our day at Aviator Sports. There are a lot of things we would love to come back and do if it weren’t so far for us.

Truth is, if you have a car, it’s a short drive from Manhattan. However, we don’t and thus took the train in. It was an hour train ride for us (from Upper Manhattan), and then a bus, which we didn’t take cause it took so long, so we took a cab ($15). The cab ride back was more challenging for us. Aviator Sports provided us with a list of car services, but because we are a family of 5, the car company insisted we hire to cabs (at $12 each). Luckily we had a friend take one of our kids in her car while we took a cab back to the train station.

For the camps, Aviator Sports and Events Center does offer bus services for an additional fee. Contact the center to find out where they currently pick up and drop off.

I would visit again, if I had a car. It was tons of fun and affordable.

To see more pictures of our fun day at Aviator Sports and Events Center, please check out our Flickr page:

Disclosure: Admission, meal, concert and activities were complimentary of  Aviator Sports and Events. No monetary compensation was received. The opinions expressed here are entirely my own.

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