Long Beach Airport’s commercial, corporate and general aviation services are augmented by a diverse array of facilities and amenities that make the Airport Area Complex a powerful economic engine: flight schools; air cargo operations, an air manufacturing center, two Class A business parks, industrial facilities, and a hotel and municipal golf course.The numbers paint the picture of our complex’s economic benefits:

• More than $6 billion in sales and approximately $1.4 billion in payroll directly generated by 417 business establishments
• At the regional level, with indirect and induced impacts, an increase in this number to $11 billion in goods and services
• Employment of high-paying 18,000 direct and 25,000 indirect jobs
• More than $53 million spent by overnight airport-related visitors on hotels, restaurants and other businesses
• No use of taxpayer dollars

With its diverse operations, Long Beach Airport is clearly an important component of the city’s overall vitality. As a crucial gateway to the city and the region, the airport will remain an integral component of our transportation and economic system for years to come.

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