A Wealth of Business Opportunities

Galveston Island is located 45 miles southeast of Houston, Texas via Interstate Highway 45.

The area’s tropical ambiance, friendly business climate, interstate highway and deepwater port make Galveston International Airport (GLS) a valuable business advantage.

The Texas Aviation Hall of Fame, Lone Star Flight Museum is located right on the ramp. The Moody Gardens hotel and convention center are located on the airport with its associated theme park.

Build or lease with long-term competitive rates. GLS is the perfect location for a variety of businesses, including:

• An office park with technology, engineering and management offices for offshore oil companies operating in the Gulf of Mexico
• Support services for Galveston’s world class medical community.
• Support businesses for the Galveston convention, and tourism industries.
• Commercial applications for technology transfers from research at The University of Texas Medical Branch and Texas A&M University at Galveston.

We have approximately 180 acres of leasable space and we welcome the opportunity to discuss your future needs.

Our annual rate structure for land leases is listed below:

• Unimproved Land $0.12/square foot
• Land adjacent to the ramp $0.15/square foot
• Ramp Space $0.18/square foot
• Buildings/Warehouse $1.50/square foot
• Terminal Building $1.00/square foot

The Galveston International Airport has hangar space available for housing of aircrafts only, the rate structure is listed below:

• 36 x 42 $190.00 per month
• 50 x 41 $400.00 + utilities per month
• 60 x 54 $500.00 + utilities per month

Airport Minimum Operating Standards

Scholes International Airport at Galveston's Minimum Operating Standards are available for download here, either in Microsoft Word or Adobe .pdf format (requires Acrobat Reader.):

Download in Microsoft Word
Download in Adobe Acrobat .pdf