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Airport Governance and Ownership

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This 2009 report from the National Academies examines how publicly-owned airports in the United States are governed and owned, covering the range of entities—from city governments to special airport authorities—that oversee the country's approximately 4,150 public-use airports. It analyzes the legal principles and state and federal laws that shape airport governance structures, and evaluates the advantages and disadvantages of different models, including privatization. The findings are intended to help communities assess whether their current airport governance arrangements are working effectively or could benefit from change.

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Report by Daniel S. Reimer and John E. Putnam of Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell LLP, published by the Airport Cooperative Research Program, Transportation Research Board, and National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Covers airport governance structures in the United States as of 2008, including general-purpose governments (city, county, state) and special-purpose entities (airport authorities, port authorities). Analyzes legal principles under state and federal law affecting airport governance, transfers and delegations of power, privatization, and airport performance metrics. Includes data from ACI-NA 2003 General Information Survey showing 38% of airports owned by cities, 25% by regional/airport authorities, 17% by single counties. Appendices cover operators of 150 commercial service airports, state statutory provisions, case law index, bibliography, and performance data. Cites Surplus Property Act of 1944, FAA NPIAS 2009–2013, and airport authority governance models.

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