Epicenter for Aerospace
The Heart of Aerospace and Aviation Tourism
As the epicenter of the world’s aerospace community manufacturing, Snohomish County draws business associates, families and individuals from around the world, offering a world-class tourism cluster with many vibrant attractions.
The Future of Flight opened in December 2005 as a joint venture of Snohomish County government, The Boeing Company and the Future of Flight Foundation. This top flight attraction is visited annually by more than 167,000 visitors, generating $2.5 million to $3 million in ticket sales and adding an estimated $20 million a year in local retail spending.
A major tourist destination Paine Field offers as attractions, the Future of Flight Aviation Center & Boeing Tour and the Flying Heritage Collection, Legend Flyers, which is building Me-262 aircraft, the Museum of Flight Restoration Center and the Historic Flight Foundation, opening in early 2010.