Business View Magazine - January 2024

is associated with the military, says Deputy Director Jenna Lanfor. It hosts a full range of military aircraft and is a fuel stopping point for cross-country military flight operations. Various C130s fly to Roswell from Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico and the U.S. Navy trains pilots onsite three months each year in T-6s. KC-135s regularly land in Roswell for training from Fairchild Air Force Base in Washington, Lanfor says. The air center also hosts maintenance repair services, overhaul storage areas, and dismantling services, also known in the industry as aviation storage facilities and boneyard. These services are provided by an array of maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) partners. Roswell Air Center hosts daily flights to and from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport with American Airlines. It previously offered commercial routes to and from Phoenix. FACILITY UPGRADES AND FUTURE INVESTMENTS The City of Roswell is investing in new infrastructure, facilities, and technology at the Roswell Air Center.An 281 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 11, ISSUE 01 ROSWELL AI R CENTER