Airport authority

An airport authority is an independent entity charged with the operation and oversight of an airport or group of airports. These authorities are often governed by a group of airport commissioners, who are appointed to lead the authority by a government official. 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.

The Airports Council International is the world trade association of airport authorities.

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[]

Canada
- Edmonton Airports
  - Edmonton International Airport
  - Edmonton/Villeneuve Airport
France
- Aéroports de Paris
  - Manages 14 airports near Paris
Spain
- AENA
  - Manages 46 airports and 2 heliports in Spain
Hong Kong
- Airport Authority Hong Kong
  - Hong Kong International Airport
  - Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
  - Zhuhai Sanzao Airport
India
- Airports Authority of India
  - Manages all airports in India, including:
    - 12 international airports
    - 89 domestic airports
    - 26 enclave airports
Indonesia
- Angkasa Pura
  - Angkasa Pura I
  - Angkasa Pura II
Japan
- Kansai Airports
  - Kansai International Airport
  - Itami Airport
  - Kobe Airport
Thailand
- Airports of Thailand
  - Suvarnabhumi Airport (International)
  - Don Mueang International Airport
  - Phuket International Airport
  - Chiang Mai International Airport
  - Hat Yai International Airport
  - Mae Fah Luang International Airport
United Arab Emirates
- Dubai Airports Company
  - Dubai International Airport
  - Al Maktoum International Airport
United States
- Columbus Regional Airport Authority
  - John Glenn Columbus International Airport
  - Rickenbacker International Airport
  - Bolton Field
- Jacksonville Aviation Authority
  - Jacksonville International Airport
  - Craig Municipal Airport
  - Herlong Airport
  - Cecil Field
- Greater Orlando Aviation Authority
  - Orlando International Airport
  - Orlando Executive Airport
- Allegheny County Airport Authority (ACAA)
  - Pittsburgh International Airport
  - Allegheny County Airport
- Indianapolis Airport Authority
- Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport)
  - Boston Logan International Airport
  - L.G. Hanscom Field
  - Worcester Regional Airport
- Metropolitan Airports Commission - Minneapolis-Saint Paul
  - 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)
  - Nashville International Airport
  - John C. Tune Airport
- Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA)
  - Washington Reagan National Airport
  - Washington Dulles International Airport
- Omaha Airport Authority
  - Omaha Eppley Airfield
  - Millard Airport
- Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
  - John F. Kennedy International Airport
  - LaGuardia Airport
  - Newark Liberty International Airport
  - Stewart International Airport
  - Teterboro Airport
- Wayne County Airport Authority
  - Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport
  - Willow Run Airport

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