Southern California Logistics Airport Employs 4,100 as 60% of Victorville Quiz Takers Missed Its Existence
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Updated · VVdailypress.com · Jun 22
Southern California Logistics Airport Employs 4,100 as 60% of Victorville Quiz Takers Missed Its Existence
1 articles · Updated · VVdailypress.com · Jun 22
Summary
Nearly 4,100 people work at Southern California Logistics Airport, making the Victorville site the High Desert’s largest employment center across aviation operations and a sprawling industrial park.
Forty-nine tenants operate there, with 99% of leasable buildings under agreement; the airport handles flight testing, aircraft storage, painting and maintenance for customers from Asia, Europe and South America.
Seven million square feet of industrial space is occupied by companies including Amazon, Keurig Dr Pepper, Goodyear, Mars and Graco, with Amazon’s fulfillment center alone employing about 1,000 workers.
The complex sits on the former George Air Force Base, where 7,500 jobs vanished after the 1992 closure; Victorville reopened the property as a public airport in 1994 to rebuild the local economy.
City officials say the airport is still expanding and point to a 20-year Victor Valley College mechanic-training program as a pipeline for future High Desert jobs.