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Kerrville Airport Sees New Growth with Business Aerospace Cluster

Gulf Avionics customers in Texas’ Hill Country will only have to travel to Kerrville Airport now for service and installations. Gulf Avionics
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Key Takeaways:

  • Kerrville/Kerr County Airport (KERV) is developing into a thriving "aerospace cluster," attracting new businesses and experiencing significant positive growth.
  • Gulf Avionics recently relocated its headquarters and operations to KERV, projecting 50 new jobs and an economic infusion of over $16 million into the local economy.
  • Adding to the growth, Killdeer Mountain Manufacturing is also establishing a facility at KERV, expected to create 400 jobs and generate $82 million in economic output, joining long-time resident Mooney International Corporation.
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It is always good news when a general aviation airport sees positive growth, such as the new business activity at Kerrville/Kerr County Airport (KERV), which is becoming a magnet for aerospace companies. KERV is the long-time location of Mooney International Corporation (formerly Mooney Aircraft) and is now home to Gulf Avionics after the company recently relocated their headquarters and operations into 7,000 square feet of space at one of the airport’s hangars. The move will create 50 avionics and aerospace jobs in the next five years. The new jobs, specifically the avionics technicians, will earn upward of $75,000 in annual wages, which will infuse more than $16 million into the local economy, according to the company.

Dan Pimentel

Dan Pimentel is an instrument-rated private pilot and former airplane owner who has been flying since 1996. As an aviation journalist and photographer, he has covered all aspects of the general and business aviation communities for a long list of major aviation magazines, newspapers and websites. He has never met a flying machine that he didn’t like, and has written about his love of aviation for years on his Airplanista blog. For 10 years until 2019, he hosted the popular ‘Oshbash’ social media meetup events at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh.

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