Ascent Aviation Breaks Ground on Expansion at County-Owned Pinal Airpark

On Friday, March 29, 2024, Ascent Aviation Services, one of the largest independent aircraft aftermarket services providers in the world, broke ground at the County-owned Pinal Airpark on two new wide-body aircraft hangars to establish a North American conversion site to carry out passenger-to-freighter conversions and heavy maintenance.

The site, located just north of Marana in the south of Pinal County, represents a capital investment of $55 million. It will support more than 300 new aviation jobs. Click on the video to learn more about the project.