page_title: Port San Antonio
section_title: Assets and Industries
hierarchical_section_title: Port San Antonio / Assets and Industries
caption_attribution_description: English: An 89,500-square-foot facility, which was formerly used by the Air Force and now serves as office space for administrative and business support operations. In 2010, it received $9 million in upgrades and is now certified LEED-Gold.
context_page_description: The Port Authority of San Antonio is a public entity created to redevelop the site of the former Kelly Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas.The site's 1,900-acre campus is the single-largest commercial/industrial property in Bexar County.
  Over 80 tenant customers employ around 14,000 people on the port's air-, rail- and highway-served property – generating approximately $5.6 billion in annual economic activity for the region. A number of the public- and private-sector tenant customers lease facilities from the Port. Port San Antonio's customers are principally engaged in advanced technology, aerospace and aircraft maintenance and completion, IT/cybersecurity, Department of Defense, logistics and manufacturing activities.
  The port is regarded as a notable example of base redevelopment. In 2010 it was named Base Redevelopment Community of the Year by the Association of Defense Communities—a Washington, D.C.- based group that supports the transition of former military facilities to serve other public and commercial uses. Additionally, Port San Antonio was named the region's Business of the Year for 2019 by the San Antonio Business Journal.
context_section_description: Industrial Airport – Approximately 1,000 acres along the Port’s runway include several large hangars and workshops that support private-sector manufacturing and aerospace/aircraft maintenance employers. Many of these properties have direct access to Kelly Field (SKF)—at 11,500 feet (3,505 meters) in length, the region’s largest runway. The airfield is owned and operated by the Port’s military neighbor, JBSA Lackland. Port customers have access to the airfield through a joint-use agreement the organization entered into with the Air Force in December 2013. The majority of air traffic generated by Port San Antonio are aircraft that undergo maintenance or other modifications with one of the Port’s tenant customers. Air cargo and general aviation operations are also supported by the on-site fixed-base operator, Atlantic Aviation.
  Principal tenant customers located at the Port’s industrial airport include The Boeing Company, Chromalloy, StandardAero, Atlantic Aviation, GDC Technics, GoAeroMX, Forward Air Solutions and Indo-MIM.
  Railport – Near the Port’s main campus is a 350-acre rail-served industrial park. Initially established by the U.S. Army in 1918 as Camp Normoyle, which housed a repair shop for military motor vehicles, the site was eventually annexed by Kelly Air Force Base in 1945 and renamed East Kelly. Today, it is known as Port San Antonio’s East Kelly Railport.
  Redevelopment activities at the rail site began in 2007, with a focus on supporting logistics and manufacturing activities.
  In 2010 the Port entered into a partnership with Watco Companies, a short-rail line developer and operator, which established the San Antonio Central Rail Road (SACRR). The switching operation transfers railcars from Union Pacific and BNSF Railway trains outside the Railport (from the adjacent South San Antonio Classification Yard, operation by Union Pacific) and relocates them to third-party logistics and manufacturing facilities operated by the Port’s tenant customers.
  As part of the 2010 agreement, Watco also built an additional four miles (6.4 kilometers) of track within the Railport—allowing the property to grow its capacity four-fold, from a maximum of 5,000 railcars that could be processed per year to its current annual capacity of 20,000 railcars.
  Principal tenant customers at the Railport include GBW, CIG Logistics, The OpTech Group, Fiesta Warehousing and Distribution and XPO Logistics.
  Force-Protected Complex – On the main Port property is a 70-acre site consisting of five buildings within a fenced perimeter. Informally known as Lackland Annex, the office facilities totaling 690,000 square feet serve as national headquarters for several Air Force and other Department of Defense operations.
  The complex is a result of a 2007 amendment to the leaseback agreement between the Port and the Department of Defense. Under the revised agreement, the Air Force relinquished control of several smaller properties it still occupied throughout the Port campus. In exchange, those operations - along with several new missions - would be consolidated at Lackland Annex.
  Between 2008 and 2012 the Port also managed $60 million in upgrades to the former Kelly Air Force Base buildings that today comprise Lackland Annex. The improvements conducted by the Port allow the property to meet anti-terrorism force protection (ATFP) standards. Features include construction of a fenced perimeter and secure entrance gates, progressive-collapse protection, and redundant telecommunications and power systems.
  Principal tenant customers at the force-protected complex include the national headquarters for the 24th Air Force (informally known as the Cyber Command), the Air Force Medical Operations Agency (AFMOA) and the Air Force Civil Engineering Center (AFCEC). Approximately 6,000 civilian and uniformed employees work at Lackland Annex.
  Mixed-Use Properties – Approximately 400 acres at the Port are occupied by former Air Force office, residential and other mixed-use facilities. Included are various historic buildings, including a bungalow colony that served as offic
caption: An 89,500-square-foot facility, which was formerly used by the Air Force and now serves as office space. In 2010, it received $9 million in upgrades and is now certified LEED-Gold.
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