England Airpark
Government AdministrationLouisiana, United States11-50 Employees
England Airpark is an independent political subdivision in Louisiana that serves as a regional economic development hub adjacent to the city of Alexandria in Rapides Parish, within Central Louisiana. The 4,000-acre mixed-use campus encompasses Alexandria International Airport and supports a community of about 60 businesses, employing around 2,000 people, with more than 1 million square feet of commercial space and over 300 occupied housing units. The site emphasizes multimodal connectivity, including air links, interstate highway access, on-site rail, and water access, to support business operations and mobility, with 24-hour police and firefighting services on site. It provides a range of on-site incentives and amenities to attract and retain occupants, such as Certified Sites, Foreign Trade Zone designation, and Opportunity Zones, along with housing, daycare, conference facilities, and recreational options. As a central economic development driver for Central Louisiana, the park functions as a place where businesses and workers come together to live, work, and travel. In 2023, press coverage described plans for a rare earths extraction and purification facility at England Airpark, indicating ongoing expansion at the site.