Griffiss was constructed back in 1942 as a supply depot for the Army Air Forces and was home for the 416th Bomb Wing flying B-52s and KC-135s until it was closed in 1996. Major aviation related tenents on the business park include Empire Aero Center, an MRO, Air Force Research Laboratory - Rome, Northeast Air Defense Sector (ANG), and Million Air-Rome. In 2006, Oneida County airport moved from UCA to RME and in 2008 it was renamed Griffiss International Airport. RME has 11,800x200ft of runway with enough ramp space to handle B-747 size aircraft. Million Air-Rome took over FBO operations on 13 Oct 2008 from Oneida County and looks forward to serving Central New York patrons for many years to come.