Airport authority explained
An airport authority is an entity responsible for the operation and oversight of an airport or group of airports.[1] The Airports Council International is the world trade association of airport authorities.[2] In some countries, when the authority of an entity encompasses more than just the airports in an area, harbor and rail facilities for example, the entity may be referred to as a port authority.
Legal forms and structures
In the United States, authorities are often governed by a group of airport commissioners, who are appointed to lead the authority by a government official.[1] In Canada, airport authorities usually refer to private (not government owned or affiliated) not-for-profit companies that are established to manage a city's commercial airports.
Examples of airport authorities overseeing multiple airports
| Airport authority | Country | Airports |
|---|
| Canada | Edmonton International Airport, Edmonton/Villeneuve Airport |
| France | 14 airports near Paris |
| Hong Kong, China | Hong Kong International Airport, Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, Zhuhai Sanzao Airport |
| India | All airports in India, including: 12 international airports, 89 domestic airports, 26 enclave airports |
| Indonesia | 16 airports in central and eastern Java, Bali, eastern and southern Kalimantan, Batam, Lesser Sunda Islands, northern and southern Sulawesi, Maluku, Papua |
| Indonesia | 20 airports in Sumatra, Jakarta, West Java, Banten, Purbalingga, Banyuwangi, western and central Kalimantan |
| Japan | Kansai International Airport, Itami Airport, Kobe Airport |
| Malaysia, Turkey | 39 airports in Malaysia, 1 international airport in Turkey |
| Pakistan | All airports and airstrips in Pakistan |
| Spain | 46 airports and 2 heliports in Spain |
| Thailand | Suvarnabhumi Airport, Don Mueang International Airport, Phuket International Airport, Chiang Mai International Airport, Chiang Rai International Airport, Hat Yai International Airport |
| United Arab Emirates | Dubai International Airport, Al Maktoum International Airport |
| United States | John Glenn Columbus International Airport, Rickenbacker International Airport, Bolton Field |
| United States | Jacksonville International Airport, Craig Municipal Airport, Herlong Airport, Cecil Field |
| United States | Orlando International Airport, Orlando Executive Airport |
| Allegheny County Airport Authority (ACAA) | United States | Pittsburgh International Airport, Allegheny County Airport |
| United States | Eagle Creek Airpark, Indianapolis International Airport, Indianapolis Metropolitan Airport, Indianapolis Regional Airport (Mount Comfort) |
| Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) | United States | Boston Logan International Airport, L.G. Hanscom Field, Worcester Regional Airport |
| United States | Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, Airlake Airport, St. Paul Downtown Airport, Anoka County-Blaine Airport, Crystal Airport, Flying Cloud Airport, Lake Elmo Airport |
| Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority (MNAA) | United States | Nashville International Airport, John C. Tune Airport |
| Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) | United States | Washington Reagan National Airport, Washington Dulles International Airport |
| United States | Omaha Eppley Airfield, Millard Airport |
| United States | John F. Kennedy International Airport, LaGuardia Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport, Stewart International Airport, Teterboro Airport |
| United States | Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, Willow Run Airport | |
Notes and References
- Chen . Can . Hildreth . W. Bartley . Jacobi . Keith . Why did states fail to take control over city-owned airports? A tale of three cities . Journal of Air Transport Management . 1 July 2023 . 110 . 10.1016/j.jairtraman.2023.102423 . 12 November 2024 . 0969-6997.
- Web site: ACI . aaato.org . Association of African Aviation Training Organization . 12 November 2024 . en.
