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 I
 * Manages 16 airports in central and eastern parts of Java and most of Bali (except Purbalingga, Malang, Jember and Banyuwangi), eastern and southern Kalimantan (except Samarinda and Tarakan), Batam, Lesser Sunda Islands (except Labuan Bajo), northern and southern Sulawesi, Maluku and Papua
 * Angkasa Pura II
 * Manages 20 airports in Sumatra (except Batam), Jakarta, West Java, Banten, Purbalingga and Banyuwangi regencies and western and central Kalimantan
 * Japan
 * Kansai Airports
 * Kansai International Airport
 * Itami Airport
 * Kobe Airport
 * Malaysia
 * Malaysia Airports
 * Manages 39 airports in Malaysia and 1 international airport in Turkey
 * Pakistan
 * Pakistan Airports Authority
 * Manages all airports and airstrips in Pakistan.
 * Thailand
 * Airports of Thailand
 * Suvarnabhumi Airport (International)
 * Don Mueang International Airport
 * Phuket International Airport
 * Chiang Mai International Airport
 * Chiang Rai International Airport
 * Hat Yai 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
 * Eagle Creek Airpark
 * Indianapolis International Airport
 * Indianapolis Metropolitan Airport
 * Indianapolis Regional (Mount Comfort) Airport
 * 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