Airport authority

An airport authority is an entity responsible for the operation and oversight of an airport or group of airports. The Airports Council International is the world trade association of airport authorities. 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. 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
Edmonton Airports	Canada	Edmonton International Airport, Edmonton/Villeneuve Airport
Aéroports de Paris	France	14 airports near Paris
Airport Authority Hong Kong	Hong Kong, China	Hong Kong International Airport, Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, Zhuhai Sanzao Airport
Airports Authority of India	India	All airports in India, including: 12 international airports, 89 domestic airports, 26 enclave airports
Angkasa Pura I	Indonesia	16 airports in central and eastern Java, Bali, eastern and southern Kalimantan, Batam, Lesser Sunda Islands, northern and southern Sulawesi, Maluku, Papua
Angkasa Pura II	Indonesia	20 airports in Sumatra, Jakarta, West Java, Banten, Purbalingga, Banyuwangi, western and central Kalimantan
Kansai Airports	Japan	Kansai International Airport, Itami Airport, Kobe Airport
Malaysia Airports	Malaysia, Turkey	39 airports in Malaysia, 1 international airport in Turkey
Pakistan Airports Authority	Pakistan	All airports and airstrips in Pakistan
AENA	Spain	46 airports and 2 heliports in Spain
Airports of Thailand	Thailand	Suvarnabhumi Airport, Don Mueang International Airport, Phuket International Airport, Chiang Mai International Airport, Chiang Rai International Airport, Hat Yai International Airport
Dubai Airports Company	United Arab Emirates	Dubai International Airport, Al Maktoum International Airport
Columbus Regional Airport Authority	United States	John Glenn Columbus International Airport, Rickenbacker International Airport, Bolton Field
Jacksonville Aviation Authority	United States	Jacksonville International Airport, Craig Municipal Airport, Herlong Airport, Cecil Field
Greater Orlando Aviation Authority	United States	Orlando International Airport, Orlando Executive Airport
Allegheny County Airport Authority (ACAA)	United States	Pittsburgh International Airport, Allegheny County Airport
Indianapolis Airport Authority	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
Metropolitan Airports Commission	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
Omaha Airport Authority	United States	Omaha Eppley Airfield, Millard Airport
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey	United States	John F. Kennedy International Airport, LaGuardia Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport, Stewart International Airport, Teterboro Airport
Wayne County Airport Authority	United States	Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, Willow Run Airport