Aerospace

The Imperial Valley offers qualified locations and attractive prices to support industries such as engineering, manufacturing, research and development of the aircraft and spacecraft industries.

Imperial Valley Advantages
  • Availability of uncongested airspace

  • Proximity to restricted airspace

  • Rural locations to facilitate rocket and jet testing

  • An average of 360 days of clear flying weather per year

  • Availability of affordable workforce

  • Proximity to San Diego County’s $1.3 billion Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) industry

  • Proximity to Mexicali, BC Mexico which currently has 25 aerospace related companies with a workforce of approximately 7,500 engineers, technicians and operators

Imperial County Airports