New Jersey airport reaches out to business aviation operators

Local airports frequently attract negative attention.

June 5, 2007

Local airports frequently attract negative attention. Ocean County, N.J. officials are trying to fend off this perception by emphasizing the local airport’s potential to help industry develop, thereby reducing the tax burden for residents. Ocean County officials envision county-owned R.J. Miller Airpark (MJX) in Tom’s River, N.J., developing into a major business aviation center, serving the area between New York and Philadelphia. On May 1, that goal moved closer to reality as airport officials cut the ribbon on a new 20,000-sq-ft hangar, large enough to hold two GVs and several smaller jets.

The county freeholders and the chamber of commerce are enthusiastic about the airport’s potential to attract new industry to the area. Currently, the county’s chief industry is tourism, which brings $3.2 billion to the county annually. Ocean County ranks third in the state behind Atlantic County (Atlantic City) and Cape May County, according to Freeholder Joseph Vicari, who oversees the airport.

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