Virginia's Proven Portal to Air and Space
Wallops Research Park combines Accomack County’s pro-business climate with the Eastern Shore of Virginia’s beautiful setting to offer your aerospace or aviation organization the perfect place to thrive.
Population
The WRP site is located in Accomack County, Virginia, approximately 5 miles west of the town of Chincoteague. In 2000 the U.S. Census Bureau reported that the population of the Commonwealth of Virginia was about 7.1 million and Accomack County’s population was 38,305, with a population density of 84.1 people per square mile (Census Bureau, 2008).
Wallops Flight Facility provides segregated airspace for UAV research and operations of both fixed wing and rotary wing Unmanned Air Vehicles.
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