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Southport Aerospace Centre

  • Established in 1992 after the closure of Canadian Air Force Base Portage la Prairie, Southport has 200+ acres of developable land for aviation, industrial, commercial and residential use.
  • The community has several leasing opportunities for office space, along with industrial land development opportunities.
  • Southport also has 211 residential housing units in the rental portfolio. 188 of the units were existing rental units (former military quarters) and the remaining units consist of newly constructed rental condos in Southport’s newest residential development area, Centennaire South.

Manitoba is home to the third-largest Aerospace sector in Canada.

Advantages:

  • Experienced onsite property management team
  • Custom development based on customer’s needs
  • Affordable lease rates with financing options
  • 24/7 public use airport with four well-maintained runways
  • Lots available with direct airfield access
  • Start today – existing office space available

Southport Aerospace Centre

  • Established in 1992 after the closure of Canadian Air Force Base Portage la Prairie, Southport has 200+ acres of developable land for aviation, industrial, commercial and residential use.
  • The community has several leasing opportunities for office space, along with industrial land development opportunities.
  • Southport also has 211 residential housing units in the rental portfolio. 188 of the units were existing rental units (former military quarters) and the remaining units consist of newly constructed rental condos in Southport’s newest residential development area, Centennaire South.

Manitoba is home to the third-largest Aerospace sector in Canada.

Advantages:

  • Experienced onsite property management team
  • Custom development based on customer’s needs
  • Affordable lease rates with financing options
  • 24/7 public use airport with four well-maintained runways
  • Lots available with direct airfield access
  • Start today – existing office space available

Southport Aerospace Centre Advantages

  • Southport recently constructed a 13,600 ft2 hangar with access to FBO services. With onsite accommodations, recreation and feeding, it makes it a desirable location for any aviation company with campus needs.
  • Southport has 200+ acres of land available for development, already serviced and ready to be built on immediately as highlighted below in green.
  • Southport’s Hangar 4 is home to RRC Polytech Apprentice Aircraft Maintenance Journeyperson (AMJ). This program is the only Transport Canada approved Aircraft Maintenance Engineer apprentice-model training program in Canada, and is open to all Canadian aircraft maintainers and approved maintenance organizations (AMOs), regardless of location.

Aerospace Subsectors

Manufacturing:

  • Portage la Prairie has 44 manufacturing businesses.
  • The sector contributes almost 11% of the employment generated in Portage la Prairie, which situates manufacturing as the third largest employer in the region.
  • Highly competitive wages ($25.82/hr).
  • Airport Technologies Inc. (ATI) located in Southport Aerospace Center manufactures a wide range of airport snow removal equipment known to be the best in the world.

Aviation Community

Southport is home to one of KF Aerospace centres (KF Aero is Canada’s largest commercial MRO). KF Aerospace leads a group of partner contractors to provide Selection, Basic and Advanced pilot training and in-service support for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) in Southport.

Stuck in the Middle (SIM) Airlines is Southport’s newest Hangar 5 tenant that utilizes the space for maintenance on their ATR-300. SIM is an indigenous owned airline that services people from the north.

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