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Long Beach Airport approves 50-year ground lease for Sky Harbor Group to develop corporate jet hangars
Summary
Council approved a 50-year ground lease with Sky Harbor Group for a 17-acre aeronautical development at Long Beach Airport that staff said would represent a $60 million private investment and create hundreds of jobs.
Long Beach — The City Council approved a ground lease on Tuesday that will allow Sky Harbor Group to build corporate-jet hangars, a terminal and related facilities on a 17‑acre parcel at the Long Beach Airport.
Airport staff described the proposal as an aeronautical, two‑phase development at the Wardlow Road terminus on land adjacent to Goodman properties and Relativity. The company proposed approximately $60 million in capital improvements, five large aircraft hangars sized to house long‑range business jets (examples cited included Gulfstream and Bombardier Global class aircraft), a terminal and office areas, EV charging, aircraft ramp parking and an open‑air restaurant.
The ground lease term approved by council is 50 years. Airport presentations said the project would emphasize corporate and privately owned business jets, provide dedicated ground support services for tenants and was intended to base Long Beach‑based aircraft at the site. Staff estimated the development could support about 650 jobs in construction and long‑term employment and said the project will be subject to environmental review and standard airport approvals.
Sky Harbor representatives said the firm is committed to workforce development, including job training programs used in other Sky Harbor locations, and to partnering with the city on community integration. Council members praised the private investment and emphasized workforce and youth-training opportunities; they also sought and received clarification that the proposed facilities are intended for large corporate jets and not for flight schools or general aviation flight‑training operations.
The council approved the lease (motion carried). Staff said details of environmental review and project permits will follow the approved lease framework.
Why it matters: The lease represents a significant private investment in Long Beach aviation infrastructure and is intended to expand local aeronautical capacity and jobs. The project will proceed through further environmental review and permitting.
