Aviation View Magazine | Volume 1, Issue 4

30 AVIATION VIEW VOLUME 1, ISSUE 4 At Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, you can learn from nationally recognized faculty and gain hands-on learning experiences. We offer a supportive environment designed to help students succeed. It is a close-knit community with big opportunities in a beautiful coastal setting. FIND YOUR PURPOSE AT TAMUCC.EDU WHERE ISLAND LEARNING MEETS ISLAND LIVING AMERICA’S #1 COLLEGE BY THE SEA much-anticipated update. With two 7510’ x 150’ runways, Corpus Christi International readily caters to all four categories of aviation: Commercial, Cargo, Corporate, and General Aviation. United, American, and Southwest Airlines all have passenger service and there is also charter service. “We are developing our cargo capabilities as we speak,” says Smith. “Southwest Airlines just moved their cargo operation from an old maintenance building on the east side of the field into the terminal. They now have a huge operation and have signed two new contracts, one with a florist out of California shipping dozens and dozens of flowers daily, and another shipping agreement to ship over 200 pounds of crab a day to Boston. So when you are eating your Boston crab… it just might be a Corpus Christi Crab!” One of the largest airport tenants is the Fixed