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Oklahoma City’s growth potential in aviation is
grounded in an impressive list of findings in
the latest assessment of the industry recently
completed by the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber.
The study outlines Oklahoma’s rise to one of the top
10 states in terms of traditional aerospace occupation
employment, and how the Greater Oklahoma City
region’s steady growth created the largest aviation
cluster in the state.
Completed by Oklahoma State University Center for
Applied Economic Research economist Mark Snead,
Ph.D, the study identifies the industry’s government
entities and private firms, and assesses the industry’s
size and composition in the Oklahoma City region. The
report provides an estimate of the direct economic
impact of business activity generated by public and
private sector aviation and aerospace firms.
Many comparative studies only focus on private sector
employment, which does not adequately portray the
strength of Oklahoma City’s aerospace and aviation
sectors. This assessment considers federal employees,
making it more comprehensive and reflective of the
unique structure of aerospace in Oklahoma City.
Key findings from the assessment include:
• A total of 265 public and private-sector aviation and
aerospace firms in the 10-county Greater Oklahoma
City region employ nearly 38,000 workers producing an
estimated $3.3 billion in goods and services and earning
$1.9 billion in income.
• Two federal government facilities — Tinker Air Force
Base and the FAA’s Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center
— form the foundation of the industry in the region and
employ a combined 31,600 federal and civilian contract
workers, with a payroll of more than $1.5 billion.
• The MRO operation at Tinker AFB relies on the largest
group of civilian Air Force personnel in the country.
• Oklahoma ranks 12th nationally in the number of
aerospace engineers, fifth in aircraft mechanics and
service technicians and eigth in avionic technicians
when using occupation-based data that includes federal
employees.
• A strong training infrastructure is in place with nearly
400 workers in aviation and aerospace whose primary
job activity is education and training.
• A large pool of aviation and aerospace industry
managerial talent is concentrated in the region, with
more than 550 workers whose primary job activity is
management.
• Procurement contracting activity is concentrated in
the Greater Oklahoma City region, where 609 vendors
secured $1.089 billion in funding, or more than 75
percent of the statewide total.
• The estimated economic multiplier effects from
aviation and aerospace activity in the region results in
an additional 35,600 workers statewide earning $995
million in income and producing $2.8 billion in goods
and services.
• In total, firms engaged in aviation and aerospace
activities in the Greater Oklahoma City regional economy
in 2005 supported, either directly or through spillover
effects, the jobs of more than 73,600 workers earning
$2.9 billion in income, and the production of $6.1 billion
in goods and services.
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Quality tRaining pROgRams lift students and industRyc
entral Oklahoma’s highly proficient aerospace
workforce is growing and evolving as fast as the
industry, thanks to top-ranked training programs
and educational institutions. Workers and students in
Oklahoma City are equipped with the skills needed to
make any aviation or aerospace operation a success.
A large part of this success is due to partnerships
between education and training facilities, like Oklahoma
City’s Aviation and Education Alliance. The Alliance is
a collaborative effort between technology centers,
community colleges, colleges and universities to build
a capable aerospace workforce through the delivery of
training and academic degree programs. Its members
share a common goal: to improve the overall quality,
effectiveness and efficiency of aviation/aerospace
programs delivered by public education institutions
serving the Oklahoma City Metropolitan area. Private
and public sector industry partners, such as Boeing,
the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Tinker Air
Force Base, maintain an active dialogue with educational
members to ensure workers have the latest technology
skills needed by the industry.
At the CareerTech level, Metro Technology Centers’
nationally acclaimed Aviation Career Campus offers
a quality training experience to prepare aircraft
maintenance technicians. Classrooms, practical labs,
and separate airframe and powerplant hangars are
available for academic and hands-on training. The
Aviation Maintenance Technician program is an 18-month,
FAA certified and approved course. Metro Technology
Centers’ Adult and Continuing Education Division
provides specialized training programs to meet the rising
technological demands of the aviation community.
Oklahoma also invests in aerospace training on a
statewide level, with the nationally recognized Training for
Industry Program (TIP). TIP helps aerospace companies
by providing customized training for employees to create
a workforce that is ready for operations from opening
day. TIP is free and delivered through Oklahoma’s
CareerTech system, with 54 state-of-the-art technology
centers across the state. The technology centers
also provide ongoing, customized training for existing
employees at significant cost savings.
Other efforts, like the Oklahoma Research Initiative, focus
on linking higher education and the state’s aviation and
aerospace firms. A key component of the Oklahoma
Research Initiative, sponsored by the Oklahoma State
Regents for Higher Education, is the development of
technologies related to aviation/aerospace. The Regents
also formed the Center for Aircraft and Systems/Support
Infrastructure (CASI), making it easier for the aviation
community and businesses to access university-based
training and support.
At the college level, Oklahoma State University’s Aviation
Education programs range from a bachelor’s degree,
with options for professional pilot, aviation management
and technical services management, to a doctorate in
applied educational studies with an Aviation and Space
Science Specialization. No matter what the degree level,
all courses prepare students for careers of sustained
advancement and achievement in the aviation and
aerospace industry.
Since 1981, the University of Oklahoma has assisted the
FAA Air Traffic Academy in its efforts to train air traffic
controllers at the Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center. In
addition, the university’s aviation department offers B.S.,
M.S. and Ph.D.’s in aviation/aerospace management and
engineering.
BOeing Building On success in OklahOma city
Our mission at Boeing Oklahoma is to support the warfighter’s efforts in maintaining mission readiness.
The Boeing people in Oklahoma provide engineering and logistics services, aircraft maintenance support, software development, training and mission
courseware for various Boeing weapon systems.
These include:• B-l, B-2, B-52 bombers• E-3 AWACS, E-4B • KC-10, KC-135, 767 tankers• C-32, C-40, 737 derivative• T-43, E6 TACAMO • F/A-18 at Fallon, Nevada• C-17, T-38, T-1
In addition, our people provide functional and management support on U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army programs at 75 different sites around the U.S. and 18 foreign countries. We are proud of the work we do and the warfighter we support.
Boeing has been in Oklahoma since 1953. Our operation here started with 10 employees and has grown to more than 900 in the state. To accommodate our growth, we are breaking ground on a new, 200,000-square-foot office building that will open in April of 2008.
Boeing is proud to work together with more than 220 companies in Oklahoma that create jobs and economic opportunity. In 2006, Boeing made purchases from these companies in the amount of $481 million.
Education and community outreach are also very important to us. Not only do we offer further education to our employees, but we invest in local schools by partnering with them in the areas of math, science and literacy. We also partner with many non-profits and donated more than $200,000 back to the community last year.
Ben RobinsonBoeing Oklahoma City Site Director
Programs at Oklahoma’s technology centers, colleges and universities offer training, certificates and degrees in all the necessary specialties including: • Air Frame and Power Plant Technicians • Nondestructive Testing • Transport Aircraft Training • Flight Simulator Maintenance Technician • Avionics • Piloting • Aviation Sciences
• Aviation Management • Aerospace Administration• Quality Control• Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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a centuRy Of aviatiOn in OklahOma city
since statehood, the aviation industry has flourished in Oklahoma City, beginning
with the state’s first powered flight on March 18, 1910, which took place just
south of Oklahoma City’s Capitol Hill.
During WWI, the Oklahoma City Chamber operated the city’s first airfield. The seeds
for military aviation in Oklahoma City were planted early, as this airfield was used by
military from Ft. Sill, Oklahoma. With the help of the Oklahoma City Parks Department,
the Chamber opened two more airports in the 1920s – County Line Airfield, and
Southwest Aviation Park.
WW II brought tremendous expansion in the
military, and Oklahoma City benefited. In 1940,
12 local business leaders founded the Oklahoma
Industries Foundation to attract a military facility,
and were rewarded in 1941 when the War
Department announced it would build a new
air materiel depot, employing 3,500 people, in
Oklahoma City. What became Tinker Air Force
Base was originally known as the Midwest Air
Depot. Shortly after, the Army Air Forces built
what was then one of the largest buildings in the
world – the Douglas Aircraft Assembly Plant (now
the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center) next to
the Depot.
During the war, more than 18,000 military and
civilian employees overhauled thousands of aircraft engines. The Douglas factory
employed 24,000 people and produced more than 5,300 C-47 Skytrain aircraft, and
parts to build C-54 cargo planes and A-26 invader bombers. A bomber base was
built at what’s now Will Rogers World Airport, which served as a light bomber and
aerial photography training center, preparing thousands of personnel for the war.
By this time, Oklahoma City’s status as a major center of aircraft manufacturing and
modification was secure.
The federal Air Standardization Center, responsible for standardization of air traffic
controllers, moved to Oklahoma City from Houston in 1946. Soon after, the Civil
Aeronautics Authority’s Midwest Aircraft Maintenance Base and Signals Division School
were combined. Later, the facility also housed the CAA’s Civil AeroMedical and Aircraft
Registration divisions. This facility became the FAA
Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center, where most
of the world’s air traffic controllers are trained. It
is home to the second largest concentration of
federal Department of Transportation personnel
outside of Washington, D.C.
Today, Tinker AFB, with its Air Logistics Center,
is the largest single-site employer in Oklahoma,
providing 26,000 jobs. Tinker’s economic impact
is between $3-4 billion a year. Its payroll is $1.1
billion. Tinker is a major reason why Oklahoma is
one of the top six centers in the world for aircraft
maintenance, repair and overhaul.
In Oklahoma, one in 10 employees derive income
from the aviation industry. The industry has an
industrial output of nearly $12.5 billion a year. Aviation jobs are attracting talented
people within Oklahoma and beyond, especially as the industry continues to thrive.
aviatiOn histORy highlightsOklahoma’s sense of exploration, pioneering spirit and entrepreneurship are
synonymous with aviation history. The state is credited with many aviation firsts that
sealed its fate as an industry leader.
• Wiley Post, famed for his 1931 flight around the world and the invention of the
pressure suit, and Clyde Cessna, who started testing aircraft near Enid in 1911,
paved the way for the future of aviation pioneers in Oklahoma.
• In the 1920s, Oklahoma oilman Erle Halliburton started one of the first commercial
airlines in the nation. Halliburton’s Southwest Air Fast Express, also known as
S.A.F.E. Way, soon began operating flights throughout the region. American Airlines
eventually acquired S.A.F.E. Way.
• Also in the 1920s, Oklahoma entrepreneurs
Tom and Paul Braniff started the first passenger
airline in the Southwest – the Tulsa-Oklahoma City
Airline.
• Every airplane in the U.S. is registered in
Oklahoma and all U.S. pilots have their licenses
on record in Oklahoma City through the FAA Civil
Aviation Registry.
• The drop down oxygen masks and emergency
lighting in airplanes were developed in Oklahoma
at the FAA’s Civil AeroMedical Institute.
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will ROgeRs wORld aiRpORt cOmpletes RenOvatiOn; adds nOnstOp flights and mRO hangaR“Aviation is the greatest advancement of our time” – Will Rogers
no doubt the newly completed, $110-million
renovation of Oklahoma City’s Will Rogers World
Airport would make its namesake proud. The
project, which began in 2001, nearly doubled the size
of the terminal, adding a new concourse; a redesigned
baggage delivery system; two Transportation Security
Administration (TSA) security checkpoints; expanded
ticketing, lobby and baggage claim area; name brand
retail, food and beverage concessions; and wireless
internet service. Most importantly, travelers agree
the changes have achieved the expansion’s ultimate
mission: to make traveling as effortless and enjoyable
as possible. Officials say the airport was redesigned not
just to make travelers feel as if they have landed, but
as if they have arrived. Will Rogers World Airport serves
approximately 3.6 million passengers a year.
“Cities have just one chance to make a first impression,
and Oklahoma City officials are confident the $110
million renovation of Will Rogers World Airport makes
a good one for the city and the state,” said Roy H.
Williams, Greater Oklahoma City Chamber President &
CEO.
Future plans include constructing a second, five-story
parking garage, as well as another expansion of the
Terminal, which will add eight more gates.
Will Rogers World Airport is the center for commercial
aviation services in the region, with approximately
10,000 employees and 67 tenants, including the FAA
Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center, the U.S. Federal
Transfer Center, ARINC, Metro Tech Aviation Career
Center and Southwest Airlines Reservation Center.
Nonstop Flights GrowOfficials at Will Rogers have also been busy developing
air service. In the last ten months, 11 new daily,
roundtrip nonstop destinations have been announced.
Will Rogers now serves 27 cities with nonstop service.
The trend started when United Airlines began service to
Los Angeles in September 2006. United also started
service to Washington Dulles in June 2007. Houston-
based carrier ExpressJet
began rolling out nonstop
service in February
2007 to San Diego,
Sacramento, LA/Ontario,
Austin, San Antonio,
and Albuquerque. In
August 2007, Southwest
Airlines began service to
Baltimore/Washington.
Continental Airlines
recently announced it will
begin nonstop service
to Cleveland and Delta
Airlines will add nonstop
service to Los Angeles.
Southwest Airlines is
adding nonstop service to
Denver. Other carriers are
upgrading their fleet and
adding additional seats to
flights.
More Flights, More CargoCarriers serving Will
Rogers World Airport posted an increase in freight
transportation of more than 13 percent to 2.88 tons in
May 2007, led by a 16.3 percent increase of in-bound
freight. This improvement came despite a 4.4 percent
hike in freight prices by domestic airlines – the largest
hike since October 2000 – according to “Logistics Management” magazine.
Beyond the TerminalSince its beginning in 1930, Will Rogers World Airport
has grown from an 80-acre municipal “aviation park” to
one of the largest airports in the country in land area,
covering some 8,000 acres. Approximately 2,000 acres
of vacant land is available for aviation-use development
at the airport. The initial step in developing this extensive
area was the recent completion of a $13.6 million
aircraft hangar on the east side of Will Rogers World
Airport. The hangar is used by ARINC, an engineering
and communications company that serves aviation,
airports, defense, government and transportation
industries. ARINC, a world-class provider of aviation
services for more than 75 years, is expected to add
100 jobs at the facility over the next five years.
The ARINC hangar was designed to accommodate a
second hangar to capitalize on ARINC’s growth and the
potential of the land surrounding Will Rogers Airport.
“So many good things have been happening at Will
Rogers,” said Mark Kranenburg, Director of Airports
for Oklahoma City. “Our passenger traffic is at record
numbers, and our terminal expansion was a huge
success. Updated, wide-open facilities, great new
concessions, increased air service and WiFi all further
enhance the travel experience for our customers.”
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pROfile: mike mOnROney aeROnautical centeR aRinc sOaRs in OklahOma city
ARINC opened its Oklahoma City office in 1990 with a small staff and high expectations. A skeleton group of three worked to support the KC-10 and various corrosion research jobs — primarily for the KC-135.
By 1993, ARINC was supporting industrial and engine repair work at Tinker AFB, and as our growing workload required more resources, our staff increased to 40. This prompted a move to a new building, as healthy growth continued with additional work at Tinker.
However, a major turning point was when our Oklahoma office won the R2CSR (Rapid Response to Critical System Requirements) contract with U.S. Army Communications and Electronics Command (CECOM) in August of 1998. Rapid growth followed with another move to a new state-of-the-art office and industrial facility, with an employee count exceeding 250.
At that point, we fully recognized the potential for further growth in Oklahoma City — a market with a wide range of military activities and a highly skilled and growing workforce. We started planning for expansion.
In April of this year, ARINC opened a sophisticated 81,000-square-foot Aircraft Modification and Operations Center at the Will Rogers World Airport. It is the largest commercial aircraft hangar in the Oklahoma City region — four times the size of our previous facility — with room to continue our unprecedented growth. ARINC now offers academic and on-aircraft training at the Center, including pilot proficiency and mission training; avionics and missions systems training; and aircraft maintenance training.
Our experience indicates Oklahoma City is a smart location for companies looking to innovate and grow. We expect to benefit from this positive business environment for a very long time, and we expect to contribute to the community as well.
t he Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Mike
Monroney Aeronautical Center serves as a
cornerstone for the Greater Oklahoma City region’s
aviation/aerospace industry. But, as the principal source
of all FAA aviation training and a nerve center for the
nation’s air transportation system, the Center’s influence
extends far beyond the region and the state.
Established in 1946 as a centralized training and logistics
facility, the Mike Monroney Center has grown to employ
more than 5,500 federal and civilian contract workers,
who provide training and logistics services, aviation
safety-related services and business support products
and services. It houses the FAA Academy, the FAA
Logistics Center and a host of other organizations serving
the FAA, including military units and the Department of
Transportation. In fact, the Center is home to the largest
concentration of Department of Transportation personnel
outside of Washington, D.C.
A breakdown of the workforce at the Center shows the
FAA maintains a highly skilled labor force in Oklahoma
City. Engineering and architecture occupations account for
nearly one-fourth of the Center’s workforce. A large pool
of FAA engineers based in Oklahoma City provide ongoing
technical services to FAA customers nationwide.
The workforce at the Monroney Center grew in 2006
when the Federal Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC)
Commission directed the relocation of the Air Force Flight
Standards Agency (AFFSA) from Andrews Air Force Base
to Oklahoma City. Similar to the FAA, AFFSA’s mission
entails the acquisition and sustainment of air traffic control
facilities, setting standards for Air Force aviation, air traffic
control and airfield management.
The FAA and Air Force partnership leverages each
organization’s resources and provides significant cost
savings. FAA provides aircraft and AFFSA provides flight
inspection crews (trained by FAA) to support theater
combatant commanders by flying into hostile areas to
flight inspect navigational equipment used by combat
aircraft.
The Mike Monroney Center is renowned for offering highly
individualized training that enables personnel to operate
and maintain the busiest and most complex airspace
system in the world. More than 60,000 students are
trained at the center each year. Trainees include all air
traffic control system personnel; electronic technicians;
system specialists; engineers; manufacturing inspectors;
aviation safety inspectors; FAA and non FAA airport
personnel; and international civil aviation personnel.
This training combines the resources of a slate of aviation
education partners in the region, including the University
of Oklahoma FAA/ATC training Support Program and the
Career Tech Aviation Career Campus located at the Will
Rogers World Airport.
mike youngVice President, Aerospace Systems Engineering & Support
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tRansfORmatiOn cReates efficiency fOR tinkeRcOmpany snapshOtsnORthROp gRumman cORpORatiOnNorthrop Grumman, a $30-billion global defense and technology company, recently teamed with Taboada Research Instruments and Cherokee CRC to design, build and integrate a one-of-a-kind laser positioning system.
Work on the project was conducted at the FAA’s Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center in Oklahoma City and Brooks City Base in San Antonio, Texas. This technology will help define how U.S. Air Force pilots respond to lasers pointed at aircraft during flight. The researchers integrated eye-safe lasers in the flight simulator to monitor pilots’ reaction so that new flight safety measures can be developed to counter the threat. Visit www.northrupgrumman.com to learn more.
pRatt & whitneyPratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines, space propulsion systems
and industrial gas turbines. The company’s Oklahoma City operations include a joint maintenance facility in partnership with the U.S. Air Force for the overhaul of F119 engines at the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center (OC-ALC) at Tinker Air Force Base. The F119 Heavy Maintenance Center (HMC) is the result of a partnership between the U.S. Air Force and Pratt & Whitney’s Military Aftermarket Services (MAS) unit to support the U.S. government’s transformational goals for the military. The HMC is considered the center of excellence for depot-level support of F119-PW-100 engines powering the F/A-22 Raptor stealth fighter. Find out more at www.pw.utc.com.
Jet seRvice enteRpRises, incJet Service is an industry leader in superior service and quality products for the aviation and aerospace sector. Their location in Oklahoma City ensures quick delivery and turn times as an authorized repair station for Goodrich Corporation (a distributor for Marathon Technologies) and an approved supplier for Gulfstream and Raytheon Aircraft Company. For more information, visit www.jetserviceenterprises.com.
tinker Air Force Base (TAFB) has made remarkable
strides in dramatically increasing productivity at
its Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center (OC-ALC)
Air Depot. Since 1999, TAFB has focused on improving
its manufacturing operations through the application
of lean and process improvement techniques. With the
development of the Lean Institute at Tinker in 2004,
the Depot has made remarkable strides in establishing
a lean culture. The result: lean manufacturing has
become a way of life for all Tinker employees and
maximizes support to the warfighter in the Global War
on Terror.
The OC-ALC is well into a 10-year lean transformation
of the manufacturing process designed to provide
unprecedented warfighter support at a fraction of
the cost to the U.S. Air Force. In all, seven OC-ALC
business units are scheduled for transformation by
March 2016.
Tinker’s aggressive lean process revolves around
implementing Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st
Century (AFSO21).The first step in establishing the lean
culture is 5S+1, which stands for:
• Sort (eliminate what is not needed)
• Straighten (get organized)
• Shine (keep work areas clean and solve
problems along the way)
• Standardize (standardize tasks across the
board so everyone knows the standard
operating procedure regardless of how big
or small the task)
• Sustain (develop procedures for maintaining
and sustaining best practices)
• Safety (maintaining a safe working
environment)
The next step is training the workforce to accomplish
continuous process improvement, which is the primary
mission of the Lean Institute. In partnership with the
University of Oklahoma, the OC-ALC has developed
curriculum for Lean Awareness, as well as Six Sigma
Greenbelt and Blackbelt training. In the last year, all
senior OC-ALC leaders have completed Greenbelt
training and worked real-life projects to improve
processes.
The final step is integrating transformation activities,
including those directed from higher headquarters, as
well as local initiatives for Wing and Staff organizations.
A governance structure has been established,
consisting of OC-ALC key process owners, to ensure
all initiatives align to the strategic plan, and to monitor
execution of transformation initiatives.
While the total projected investment in the overarching
transformation is estimated at $496.6 million, officials
hope to recoup the entire amount in just eight years by
virtue of increased efficiencies.
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aviatiOn centeR taking Off: BOeing anchORs new aviatiOn paRk
the Greater Oklahoma City region’s soaring status as a
national maintenance hub is bolstered by the completion of
The Boeing Company’s first hanger at the Oklahoma City
Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul Technology Center (MROTC),
a 370-acre aviation park adjacent and connected to Tinker Air
Force Base (AFB). The hanger, which will be used to make contract
modifications on Air Force E-3 AWACS aircraft, is the first of three
planned at the center by Boeing.
Scheduled for completion in August 2008, the two additional
hangers will bring Boeing’s total investment in the MROTC to $100
million and create more than 300 jobs for the region. Workers at
Boeing’s three hangars will initially update flight navigation and
communications systems on the AWACS. Future modernizations will
include new mission hardware and software, improved operational
consoles and upgraded radar equipment.
With the first hangar and tow-ways connecting to Tinker AFB
finished, the initial development phase in the MROTC is well
underway. The $500 million MROTC will eventually grow to 17
hangers, with more than one million square feet of space designed
for industrial, educational and training facilities for commercial and
military operations. The MROTC allows contractors like Boeing to
locate literally across the street from Tinker’s Oklahoma City Air
Logistics Center.
The MROTC is designed to assist the Air Force by allowing Tinker
the potential to lease hangars for some of its current maintenance
work, relieving congestion and freeing space on base for new work,
and to foster partnering opportunities between industry and the
government.
“By providing businesses the opportunity to locate next to the
largest aircraft/jet engine repair center in the U.S., Greater
Oklahoma City provides a competitive edge unmatched by other
locations,” said Greater Oklahoma City Chamber President & CEO
Roy H. Williams. “The MROTC strongly complements Tinker AFB’s
military aviation emphasis, significantly diversifies the region’s
aerospace activity and ultimately strengthens Oklahoma’s status as
a national maintenance hub.”
The MROTC is the result of a partnership between Oklahoma
Industries Authority and Trammell Crow Company.
• $500 million investment in Oklahoma’s aerospace industry
• 17 hangars planned for military and commercial operations
• 370-acre aviation park
• More than one million square feet of hangar and back-shop space
• 500,000 square feet of industrial space
• 100,000 square feet of research and classroom space
• 1,000 new jobs created with an estimated payroll of $50 million
annually when completed
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The Oklahoma City region’s aviation & aerospace industry consists
of 265 public and private-sector firms in the 10-county area
employing nearly 38,000 workers.
The Greater Oklahoma City Chamber is deeply committed to
developing this important industry, whose economic impact in
Oklahoma, including spillover into other industry sectors, exceeds
$6.1 billion.
For more information on the Oklahoma City Region’s
Aviation & Aerospace Cluster, contact:gary pence
sr. Business development manageraviation & aerospace
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