DATE:
October 22, 2025
08
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
Title
MCCLELLAN-PALOMAR AIRPORT - NEW AVIATION LEASES WITH PALOMAR AIRPORT ROAD 2006 LLC AND RELATED CEQA EXEMPTION (DISTRICT: 3)
Body
OVERVIEW
The proposed action is the approval of two new 50-year aviation leases with Palomar Airport Road 2006, LLC (PAR2006), formerly known as Carlsbad Jet Center, at McClellan-Palomar Airport (Palomar Airport) to promote the self-sufficiency of Palomar Airport and enhance the economic viability and sustainability of the County Airport system.
The County of San Diego (County) owns and operates Palomar Airport, a 454-acre commercial and general aviation airport in the City of Carlsbad that serves the aviation needs of North San Diego County. The airport is one of seven airports owned by the County of San Diego and operated by the Department of Public Works (DPW), using funding from the Airport's self-sustaining maintenance and operations fund (Airport Enterprise Fund/AEF), at no cost to the General Fund. Palomar Airport is the County's only commercial service airport and includes runways, a control tower, and a terminal, as well as many airport-related businesses.
The Airport provides valuable general aviation, corporate, and commercial services acting as an economic engine for North San Diego County and the City of Carlsbad. Palomar Airport and its surrounding commercial leaseholds drive $543M in direct and indirect economic impact, support over 3,200 jobs, and generate $87M in federal, state, and local tax revenue. Airport-related capital investment, operational employment, visitor spending and airport-owned business park activity contribute directly to regional employment, industry activity, and tax revenues. Moreover, this direct spending creates indirect and induced impacts across the broader economy as direct spending drives purchases in industry-related sectors. Palomar Airport serves as a gateway to world-class resorts and tourist attractions and...
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