Roswell International Air Center - Other Uses

Other Uses

The RIAC is home to a plastic manufacturer; Novabus Inc. has a bus factory there; a candy manufacturer and the Roswell Municipal Airport. Eastern New Mexico University has a campus there, and aircraft repair and refurbishing companies have airliners stored onsite.

RIAC is the home of the New Mexico Rehabilitation Center.

The Boeing Company uses RIAC for braking performance testing of its aircraft, most recent was the testing of the BF Goodrich carbon brakes on the 737-900ER model. Also testing on brakes was performed on the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

A New Mexico National Guard unit uses some of the buildings of the facility.