airport authority

Runway management body

An airport authority is a government or quasi-governmental body that owns, operates, and manages one or more airports within a region.

These authorities handle everything from runway maintenance to terminal operations, often functioning independently from city or state government while remaining publicly accountable: The port authority runs both the airport and the seaport.

Opposites
operational entity type

airport authorityairline

Air transport company

air carrier · commercial airline · passenger · concessionaire · air traffic control

transport mode governance

airport authorityport authority

Transportation infrastructure oversight body

transit authority · highway department

Family

airport, authority, port, airports, authorities, airy, airborne, airway, airways

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G