Airport Groups and Associations

• The Airport Association for Benchmarking  TAAB is an association of airport management professionals established to compare operating performance and identify the best business practices.  Basic membership is available to employees of corporations that manage airports.
• Airport Consultants Council  The ACC is the international trade association representing more than 200 companies providing services to airports and the aviation industry.  Members offer architectural, engineering, planning, financial, management, economic, construction, consulting services, as well as airport equipment, materials, and products.
• The Airport Operators Association  AOA is the trade association that represents the interests of British airports and is the principal body with whom the UK Government and regulatory authorities consult on airport matters.
• Airports Council International The ACI is a worldwide, non-profit-making professional association of airports representing more than 500 airport operators at over 1250 airports.
• Airports Council International - European Region  The ACI is a worldwide professional association of airport operators.  Conferences, news releases, polcies, e-publications.
• Airports Council International - Latin America Chapter  ACI-LAC represents the interests of the airport operators from the Latin American and the Caribbean Region.
• Airports Council International - North America  ACI-NA represents local, regional and state governing bodies that own and operate commercial airports in the United States and Canada.
• Airports Council International - Pacific ACI Pacific Region, a branch office of ACI, is based in Vancouver (Canada), represents the interests of some 160 airports around the Pacific Rim.
• American Association of Airport Executives  AAAE is a large professional organization representing airport management personnel at public use airports.  The Association's primary goal is to assist airport executives in fulfilling their responsibilities to the airports and communities they serve.
• British Airports Group  The B.A.G. has been endorsed by the Minister for Trade as the representative body for the UK companies wishing to be involved in civil aviation and airport developments overseas.
• The Croydon Airport Society  Formed to keep alive the memory of Croydon Airport, London's first major airport, which opened in 1920 and closed in 1959.
• The European Union - Airport Coordinators Association  The EUACA is the trade association of Europe's coordinators.  Members manage access to more than 100 airports throughout the EU and the neighboring countries from the Canary Islands in the South West to Finland in the North-East.
• International Air Transport Association  About IATA, events, press releases, contacts, links.  See also the International Air Transport Association Online Store for publications, training, conferences and exhibitions, services, data and statistics.
• International Association of Airport Executives  Affiliated with the American Association of Airport Executives.
• Iowa Public Airports Association  IPAA is dedicated to provide service to all of the publicly owned airports in the State of Iowa.
• PARTNERS @ Solberg  "Pilots And Residents Together Negotiating Effective and Reasonable Solutions" is a non-profit organization whose members include residents, local business representatives, and people from the general aviation community.  PARTNERS' purpose is to provide information and to educate people about general aviation's benefits to the community.  By communicating with citizens, general aviation pilots, and airport managers they hope to ensure the long-term economic success of airports with the support of the surrounding community.  Solberg-Hunterdon Airport is in Readington, New Jersey, USA.
• The PDK Airport Association  The Peachtree DeKalb Airport Association (PDKAA) is comprised of pilots, businesses, and general aviation enthusiasts dedicated to promoting the positive aspects of both general aviation and DeKalb Peachtree Airport (PDK), providing a voice in matters concerning the airfield, and its use by everyone.
• Right to Quiet Society for Soundscape Awareness and Protection  This non-profit organization addresses noise pollution in general, but quite a lot of content is focused on aircraft and airport noise pollution.
• Sane Aviation For Everyone, Inc.  A coalition of independent citizens groups and individuals in the New York City metropolitan area dedicated to stopping and reversing the environmental and health impacts of JFK, LaGuardia, and Newark Airports.  Conspiract theorists will enjoy this.
• State of Nebraska Department of Aeronautics  Established to encourage and facilitate the development and use of aviation in Nebraska: links to Nebraska airport websites, airport manager contacts, airport photos, events, and other Nebraska aviation information.
• U.S. Citizens Aviation Watch A national organization comprised of local airport groups, environmental organizations and civic groups, cities and townships concerned about noise, environment, public health and other quality of life issues related to aviation operations.
• Wireless Airport Association  The American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE), Air Transport Association (ATA), and the Airports Council International - North America (ACI-NA) joined to form the WAA, an association dedicated to the expansion of state-of-the-art wireless services at airports.  The goal of the Association is to provide recommendations, models, and best practices for the provision of wireless services at airports in a manner that will best meet the needs of passengers, employees, and airport tenants.  Membership in the association is free and open to individuals or companies that have an interest in wireless services at airports.