Aerial rendering of the Otto Aerospace campus planned at Cecil AirportAerial rendering of the Otto Aerospace campus planned at Cecil Airport
Texas-based Otto Aerospace has released renderings of its planned Cecil Airport campus, where it proposes to construct its Phantom 3500 business jet. | Special to the Jacksonville Daily Record

Otto Aerospace plans to start construction at Cecil Airport in 2028

Published on September 1, 2026 at 11:28 am
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Otto Aerospace intends to start construction at Cecil Airport in 2028 on a facility to make “a next-generation corporate jet.”

“They plan to start actually working on an aircraft around 2030,” Tony Cugno, chief operating officer of the Jacksonville Aviation Authority, said last week.

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Cugno presented the status of the Aviation Authority to the City Council Finance Committee as council prepares the city’s 2026-27 budget, which will take effect Oct. 1.

The Phantom 3500 aircraft, which Otto Aerospace plans to build in Jacksonville.
Otto Aerospace plans to build its Phantom 3500 jet, shown in a rendering, at Cecil Airport in Jacksonville. | Jacksonville Daily Record

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