Business View Magazine | Volume 8, Issue 10

237 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 8, ISSUE 10 CORPUS CHR I ST I INTERNAT IONAL A I RPORT love to see FedEx Air join the cargo growth for our region. We have earmarked space on the airfield for an air cargo operation directly across from the FedEx ground facility.” FedEx operates a substantial ground shipping operation from CCIA, a tremendous asset to the cargo sector, and Delmar College runs an AMP school for mechanics, as well. According to a study done pre-COVID, in 2019, the airport was responsible for 747 jobs with a $91.5 million economic output. That being said, there have been a few occurrences that have slowed growth over the last couple of years. “When Hurricane Harvey hit,” recalls Miller, “it hit the coast hard, and the airfield was no exception. We have had to rebuild a couple of hangars and we’ve been making some repairs to the terminal and other areas of the airfield because of the storm. But we have a solid hurricane program, and every member of our team has explicit expectations and responsibilities when a storm is imminent. We have a Category Five ready level of our terminal which can house between two and three hundred people in case of an emergency.” The airport also recently earned the GBAC STAR Facility Accreditation. This is the gold