Garmin has acquired a hangar and office complex at the Mesa Gateway airport in Mesa, Arizona. This new facility will expand the company's capacity for its aircraft certification and flight test organisations.

“We are excited to add another aviation facility to our business. The capabilities this location will provide are instrumental in extending aircraft airworthiness approvals and market coverage for our product lines. This expansion represents Garmin's continued investment in infrastructure that supports growth and innovation in our aviation business segment,” says Phil Straub, Garmin executive vice president and managing Director, aviation.

The facility consists of two adjacent hangars of approximately 75,000 sq ft and includes office space that can accommodate approximately 75 associates. The Mesa Gateway airport has three parallel runways, two of which are over 10,000 ft in length. This overall infrastructure, along with generally clear weather throughout the year, provides an ideal flight operations setting. This new Mesa location joins Garmin's two existing flight operations centres in New Century, Kansas and Salem, Oregon. Additionally, Mesa Gateway is home to numerous aviation companies, including the customer support/service centres of three major aircraft manufacturers, namely Embraer, Gulfstream and Textron, further underscoring the value of the community and location.

The Phoenix area has served as a Garmin engineering hub for over 25 years, initially at a facility in Tempe, and later at a larger facility in Chandler. More recently, Garmin further expanded its footprint to Scottsdale after acquiring AeroData in 2019. The proximity of these locations provides support and infrastructure as Garmin continues to grow. The additional facility and expanded operations will allow Garmin to hire experienced associates for the engineering, aircraft airworthiness approvals and flight test teams in Mesa.