Aerospace Activities | Mojave and Southeast Kern County

At the heart of our community is Mojave Air & Space Port – a world renowned flight research center spanning 3300 acres, hosting the latest and most advanced aeronautical designs. More than 60 companies call Mojave Air & Space Port home, with activities spanning light industrial to highly-advanced aerospace design, flight test and research to heavy rail industrial.

From its humble beginnings in 1935 as a small, rural airfield serving the local gold and silver mining industry, Mojave Air & Space Port has emerged as the leading aerospace test center for commercial operations in North America, amassing more first flights and significant newsworthy flight activity than any other airport in the world over the past ten years. Learn more here.