Aviation View Jan 2023

14 AVIATION VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 2, ISSUE 4 AT A GLANCE CORPUS CHRISTI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WHAT: A full-service commercial, cargo, corporate, and general aviation airport WHERE: Corpus Christ, Texas WEBSITE: www.corpuschristiairport.com C orpus Christi is booming! This southern city on the Gulf Coast of Texas had over 326,000 people before the pandemic hit and has been growing its economic footprint ever since. An example of this is Whitecap Preserve, an 800-million-dollar development that will see a planned community with intertwined canals, housing, shopping, and recreation being created by Ashland Development. “All of this development is having an impact on the airport,” says Kevin Smith, Director of Aviation at Corpus Christi International Airport, “and it is happening in every sector. Oyster farming is taking off. There are lots of new Corpus Christi Everything’s looking up International Airport