Aviation View | Volume 1, Issue 2

140 AVIATION VIEW VOLUME 1, ISSUE 2 El Paso International Airport Proud Partner of the City of El Paso, TX & www.atlanticaviation.com Boeing Business Park. “We still have more than 1700 acres of prime property ready for development,” Rodriguez points out. “Much of it is slated for mixed-use and is adjacent to Fort Bliss land where the military is about to open a brand new $1.5 billion hospital. We are also about to break ground on the Marmaxx facility – a $150 million distribution center for Marmaxx, the parent company for TJ Maxx, Marshalls, and HomeSense. Through this partnership, we are developing over 200 acres of land and bringing in 950 jobs. In addition to those opportunities, the related 50-year lease agreement we negotiated should bring in over $48 million of revenue to the airport.” Cargo is another major element of the airport business. FedEx has doubled its capacity at the airport in the last couple of years, as has UPS. DHL is looking to triple the size of their cargo