Honeywell

Expansion of Honeywell's Olathe aerospace manufacturing campus to increase production of avionics, cockpit systems, and connectivity hardware for commercial and defense aircraft.

Investment
$84.0M
Permanent jobs announced
156
Status
Under Construction
Revised opening date
Not confirmed
Why this project qualifies

With 156 permanent operating jobs announced, this project clears AFT's 100-permanent-job threshold (AFT includes any project meeting $100 million in facility-specific investment OR 100 permanent operating jobs). It is also confirmed by official public sources and involves a physical manufacturing facility in the United States.

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Why it matters

The aerospace & defense context.

Facilities manufacturing aircraft, spacecraft, launch vehicles, aircraft engines, avionics, missiles, rocket motors, munitions, ordnance, military vehicles, and weapons systems. Naval vessels and submarine components remain in Shipbuilding; semiconductor fabrication remains in Semiconductors.

Project record

At a glance

Company
Honeywell
Industry
Aerospace & Defense
Location
Olathe, Kansas
Investment
$84.0M
Permanent jobs announced
156
Status
Under Construction
Announced
Feb 27, 2024
Opening timeline
No opening or cancellation confirmation was found in the sources searched as of October 26, 2026.
Added to tracker
Feb 27, 2026
Sources

Official references

  • Primary source
    https://www.honeywell.com/us/en/press/2024/02/honeywell-to-invest-84-million-in-expansion-of-kansas-aerospace-manufacturing-facility

Cite this project

American Factory Tracker. "Honeywell, Olathe, KS." https://americanfactorytracker.com/projects/honeywell-olathe. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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