The Falcon Hill Aerospace Research Park is the centerpiece of the Falcon Hill Project Area, established in 2008 to support Hill Air Force Base while creating opportunities for economic development and infrastructure investment. Through the Air Force’s Enhanced Use Lease (EUL) program, underutilized federal property is leveraged for private development, generating value that can support modern replacement facilities, infrastructure, and the long-term mission of Hill AFB, while also creating economic and community benefits throughout northern Utah.

Falcon Hill encompasses approximately 550 acres across Davis and Weber counties, adjacent to the communities of Clearfield, Riverdale, Roy, and Sunset. In 2009, MIDA partnered with the U.S. Air Force and Sunset Ridge Development Partners, a joint venture between Woodbury Corporation and Hunt Companies, to advance one of the Department of Defense’s largest commercial EUL developments. The partnership brings together federal, state, local, and private-sector resources to coordinate development, infrastructure, municipal services, and investment across jurisdictional boundaries.

Today, Falcon Hill demonstrates the intent of that partnership: supporting Hill AFB’s mission and modernization, attracting aerospace and defense investment, building critical infrastructure, and generating economic value that can be reinvested in the Project Area and surrounding communities.

• 2025–2030 – Participate in the IGSA program in support of Hill AFB and our community partners, including:

  • On-base MILCON projects

  • 2027 Hill AFB Air Show

• 2026–2027 – Complete the 3-Gate Trail improvements in coordination with state and local partners. The section from 5600 South to 650 North is currently under construction.
  2026–2035 – Complete major Falcon Hill infrastructure projects, including the 1800 North Gate and connection to the new interchange, water infrastructure improvements, and the Falcon Hill Drive extension from 200 South to 5600 South.

• 2026–2030 – Work with our partners to continue implementation of the Falcon Hill master plan, including flex office, retail and food-service uses, and other complementary commercial development.

• Ongoing – Support environmental restoration, remediation, and long-term site management throughout the Falcon Hill Project Area, coordinating development with Hill AFB environmental programs and regulatory requirements. 

Falcon Hill strengthens one of Utah’s most important economic and national defense assets. Hill Air Force Base supports nearly 70,000 direct and indirect jobs and generates an estimated $13 billion in annual economic impact. As one of the Air Force’s largest and most strategically important installations, Hill is home to missions supporting aircraft sustainment, engineering, logistics, munitions, and national defense. Falcon Hill provides development, infrastructure, and partnerships that support the continued growth and modernization of these missions.

The Roy Innovation Center, anchored by Northrop Grumman, demonstrates the scale of that impact. The campus supports the U.S. Air Force’s Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile program and other critical national defense missions and has grown to six buildings encompassing more than 1.1 million square feet, with capacity for more than 6,000 employees. Across the broader 550-acre Falcon Hill Aerospace Research Park, 1.3 million square feet of development is complete and 100 percent leased, with additional commercial, mission-support, and infrastructure projects underway.

Falcon Hill is also delivering on one of the foundational promises of the partnership: using development on underutilized Air Force property to help replace aging facilities and strengthen the mission. Building 1573, the first Air Force replacement building delivered through the Falcon Hill partnership, is now under construction. The four-story, 100,000-square-foot facility will accommodate more than 750 relocated personnel and is anticipated for completion in 2027.

The benefits of Falcon Hill extend beyond the installation. In FY2025, the Project Area generated approximately $8.9 million in revenues, supporting continued investment in infrastructure and services. Falcon Hill’s success has also created opportunities to give back to its community partners. MIDA was able to share $300,000 in municipal service funds among the six municipal and county partners within the Project Area, commit $300,000 over three years to the Hill Aerospace Museum, and continue supporting statewide Veterans and Military Affairs initiatives. Together, these investments demonstrate the broader value of Falcon Hill: strengthening Hill AFB and national defense, supporting high-skilled jobs and economic growth, delivering critical infrastructure and replacement facilities, and reinvesting resources into the communities and organizations that support Utah’s military mission.