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Airport Website Lists

  • Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields  This pilot has assembled a list, by U.S. State, of over a thousand vanished or abandoned airfields.  Some of these could be useful in an emergency, and many have interesting histories.  You'll also find a lot of maps and photos.
  • Air Broker Center - Airports Worldwide  Listings of airports, location, ICAO and IATA codes, runway type and length, if IFR.
  • Airline and Airport Links  A very comprehensive alphabetic and regional directory of airlines and airports with a presence on the Web.  A good resource.
  • airporthub.com  A business center for the airport industry with daily air transportation news and articles, press releases, job postings, and links to airport Web sites.
  • AviatorSpot.com  This site inclues a forum, photo gallery, airport distance calculator, and an airport directory (by State) that lists detailed airport information, including location, contact information, flight operations data, runway information.
  • Flight Atlas  This site uses graphic interface to find airline flights between cities throughout Europe, and has a directory of European airport links.
  • Hotel Tango Air Links to many airports.
  • LiveAirportInfo.com  Information for US airports: airport Web sites, live airport/city Web cams, airline reservations, hotels and travel guides.
  • Smilin' Jacks Aviation Directory  Airport links and other aviation items.
  • UK Airfields Online
  • US Airports by State  A very good list providing complete airport information.  From GlobalAir.com.
  • usabc  A large list of world airport links arranged by country and city.

Airport & Airfield Links

Airport Directories, Maps, Information

General Airport Guides & Information

  • AeroChannel  This resource allows travelers to get and share important airport information.  It provides continuous live airport traffic, terminal, and flight and traveler information via Internet, wireless web, radio, television, text messaging, and 800 number services.  You'll find airport and travel tips, original features, and news of the airline and travel industry.  They also offer integration of local airport reports into the delivery platforms of radio, television, and Internet outlets.
  • Airport Bars  The authority on airport bars throughout the USA.  Find the right bar for you with information including locations, descriptions, amenities, and customer reviews.  Search by keyword, airport code or name, city or State.
  • Airportfact.com  This worldwide airport guide claims to list 13,000 airports, which are searchable by city name, IATA code, or ICAO code.  It's linked to Google Maps and shows current status of delays and weather, and airport information including website links, cariers, checkpoint wait times, and availability of airport wireless Internet access.
  • The-Airport-Guide  Information about over 13,000 airports worldwide and the companies supporting airport operations: airport information, FBO / handlers, overflight and landing, flight planning with filing, secure communications, and more.  Just enter an ICAO or IATA airport code, and right away you have available runwaus, navaids, weather, maps and charts, NOTAMS, FBO's, local hotels, catering, fuel suppliers, maintenance, charter aircraft, and flight support service companies.
  • airporthub.com  A business center for the airport industry with daily air transportation news and articles, press releases, job postings, and links to airport Web sites.
  • Airport View  Provides a searchable US airport directory including weather cameras and current airport information.  Search by airport ID, city name or airport name.  Use complete words for an exact match or a partial word to select from multiple results.  AWOS finder delivers current METARs including private stations not on the Federal network.  Weather cameras include time-lapse sequences to observe recent weather patterns and changes.
  • 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.
  • Aviation Jobs Online - World Airport Codes  Alphabetical list of airport codes, plus a list by city.
  • Aviationary Airport Directory  This is a database of airports, navigational aids, weather resources, and more.
  • FlightAware  This flight tracking site also provides airport and operational information, airport diagrams, and instrument/terminal procedures for most US airports.  FlightAware also maintains a user-contributed list of airport businesses such as FBOs, merchanics, and aircraft rental/flight schools along with a list of services and regularly updated fuel prices.
  • Flightnav.co.uk  This leading UK aviation aid seeks to provide a complete list of all civil, military, private, and farm strips and create airfield cards and useful information for each.
  • How Airport Security Works  From the Howstuffworks site.
  • IFly.com  Find maps, directions, weather, parking, airport amenities, layover ideas, and shops and stores for airports across the globe.  Also, helpful links to book flights and ground transportation.
  • InsideAirports.com Worldwide Airport Information  Contains lots of information about international airports: parking information, terminal information, business services, lounges, airlines, airlines, weather, and currencies.
  • International Airport Guide  This non-commercial site offers good information on hotels and services for major international airports.
  • Mapquest  U.S. airport maps by city, name, and airport code.
  • Military Airfield Directory  A directory of Cold War air bases and military airfields in Germany and other countries.
  • Murcia Airport Guide  Provides information and advice on car fire, flights, transfers, facilities, services and information for Murcia Airport in Spain.
  • NASA FutureFlight Central  The NASA Ames Research Center's FutureFlight Central is a technical design studio for 21st century airport operations and planning.  A 360-degree high fidelity visual airport simulation of your airport and a functionally accurate physical and software replication of current or future tower or operations center.
  • Search4Airportguides.com  Airport guides for over 300 world airports, with information from address and contact details to Luggage facilities and disabled access.
  • SFC Travel Publications Online  The Airport Transit Guide - 2001 covers over 450 airports and gives taxi rates to the city and to outlying points, tipping guidelines overseas, airport coach, limo and van schedules, parking rates at the airport, car rental agencies, inter-airport connections and more.
  • theAirDB  This project aims to collect information about airports, airlines, and connections world-wide.  View airport locations by country on maps, locations of airports served by airlines, news about airline connections added and dropped.
  • WHEL | Aerospace Resources & more  A compilation of airport runway information.
  • World Airport Database  One of the largest airport databases in the world with information on over 33,000 airports in 230 countries.nbsp; Search for airports by name, city, ICAO, IATA, or FAA code and see airport identification information, location information, airport type, use, elevtion, number of runways, UTC time zone, and aerial map.
  • World Airport Guide  Airport information listed by country.  Also, an airport news section.
  • World Airport Guide  A guide to over 200 airports around the world.  Includes maps and driving directions, as well as information on parking, car hire, public transport, airport facilities, conference and business facilities, hotels and more.
  • World Airport Locator  Specify a city or IATA code, and this Web page returns airport name, IATA code, city/country, website, flight and schedule info, directions, and weather.
  • World Travel Guide  A source for comprehensive and detailed information for countries around the world.  The great airport guide offers directions, websites, terminal transfer info, parking, car hire, public transportation, airport facilities, airport hotels.
  • World Wide Airport and City Code Database  Alphabetical database by city name and airport code.
  • Worldwide Airport Path Finder  This page has a database of the world's airports, can find multistep great circle flight paths from one airport to another, and also maps and current weather.

Regional Airport Guides & Information

  • AFRICASPOTTER.at.tt  Information about airports and aviation in South Africa, Swaziland, and Namibia with detailed descriptions, maps, high-quality aircraft photos, news, links, and forum.
  • (FAA) Air Traffic Control System Command Center  Real-time information on the operating status of the largest U.S. airports.
  • Airfields.NL  A site where general aviation pilots can contribute reviews about general aviation airports, worldwide.
  • AirNav  Free detailed aeronautical information on airports and navigational aids in the USA.
  • Airport Diagrams  The U.S. Terminal Procedure Publications (TPPs) available in PDF format files.
  • Airport Guide  Travelers and pilots can access airport information and rate and review over 30,000 U.S. airports, heliports, seaplane bases, gliderports, STOLports, balloonports, and ultralight fields around the world.  Share your comments with others and see what they have to say too.
  • The Airport Guides  Airport guides for the UK and Ireland.
  • Airport International  An online portal where decision makers can keep up to date with the latest developments in airport technology.  This site has aviation and airport firms press releases and news, a glossary of terms, an indexed listing of conferences and exhibitions concerning the aviation market, a list of associations, aviation headlines, and links to aviation websites and organisations.
  • airport-viewer.com  An airport guide with relevant and up-to-date information about major airports in the US.  Find flight and airline information, flight delays and cancellations, airport terminals and parking information, car rentals, and hotels.
  • Airports Australia - Traveler's Directory  Covering all aspects of airport/aviation service market promotion.  Accommodation, aircraft hire, city guides, dining, recreation, shopping, tours, transportation.  From Global Airport Marketing.
  • AirportsCanada.com  Covering all aspects of airport/aviation service market promotion.  From Global Airport Marketing.
  • Airports Information.co.uk  This site gathers information in one place for 23 major UK airports: airport parking, live flight arrivals, departures, security news, airport hotels, transport, and airport directions.
  • Airports 'N' More  A regional aviation website covering smaller airports in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia: classifieds, news, events, airport links, business listings and much more.
  • Airstrip America  An online airport directory featuring aerial photos of airports to facilitate navigation for pilots unfamiliar with the area.  This free site is dedicated to establishing an online photography database of U.S. landing facilities, including grass strips, airparks, taxiways and landmarks.  Information is provided for pilots, by the pilots who have landed there themselves.
  • Airwise Airport Guide  Airport news and information: contact, facilities, ground transportation, baggage storage, arrival and airside facilities, parking, hotels.
  • Best Airports in the Southeastern US  This site ranks and gives pictures and information on some of the best general aviation airports in the southeastern United States.
  • flygkartan.se  A Swedish site where you can search and review airports in Sweden.  You can also add pictures and private airports.
  • Greatairports.com  A web site for aviators flying into the State of California.  Search for any specific activity or event located at or near specific airports.
  • myAFD  Detailed information on over 20,000 public and private airports in the USA.  Ask and answer questions about any airport, read comments and articles about airports written by fellow pilots.  Find restaurants, museums, lodging, and other points of interest around your destination.  View and print Instrument Terminal Procedure Publications (Approach Plates).  Find out about aviation events happening at or near airports.  When you register (free) you will be able to save your favorite airports, automatically be notified of new comments or questions about your favorite airports, and get notified when questions you have asked are answered.
  • New England Aviation.com  Serving aviation enthusiasts throughout Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island with airport and FBO information, area attractions, and events.  Enter the airport code directly, or browse airport lists by state.
  • NGS Aeronautical Survey Program Photo Gallery  The ASP Photo Gallery contains "center shot" aerial airport photos (100 dpi scan) of major airports in the United States.  Airport images are indexed by FAA Region, State, then Airport Identifier.
  • Shortfield.com  On-line airport database with aerial photos, sectional maps, approach videos, and pilot reports.  Site focus is on U.S. mountain flying and backcountry airstrips.
  • Taxiway Alpha: The Scottish Aviation Page  Information about aviation in Scotland, raging from latest news, spotting guides and airport facility information.  Covering Edinburgh, Glasgow International, Prestwick, Aberdeen and all other Scottish airports.
  • UK Airport Guide  Provides information and advice on everything from car hire, flights, transfer, facilities, services, even duty free allowance at all UK airports.

Airport-Specific Guides & Information

  • Aberdeen Airport Guide  Flight arrivals, departures, terminal information, transportation, shopping, and other resources for airport visitors.
  • Aberdeen Airport Information  A guide to Aberdeen airport with airport parking, car rental, and live flight information.  Contact and terminal details with local information and travel advice.
  • Belfast Airport Guide  Flight arrivals, departures, terminal information, transportation, shopping, and other resources for airport visitors.
  • Birmingham Airport Guide  A guide to Birmingham airport in the UK.  All the information is within 3 clicks of the home page.  Also, links to other UK airport guides.
  • Birmingham Airport Guide  Flight arrivals, departures, terminal information, transportation, shopping, and other resources for airport visitors.
  • Blackpool Airport Guide  Flight arrivals, departures, terminal information, transportation, shopping, and other resources for airport visitors.
  • Blackpool airport information  A guide to Blackpool airport - airport parking, car rental and live flight information.  Contact and terminal details with local information and travel advice.
  • Bristol Airport Guide  Flight arrivals, departures, terminal information, transportation, shopping, and other resources for airport visitors.
  • Bristol airport flight information  A guide to Bristol airport - airport parking, car rental and live flight information.  Contact and terminal details with local information and travel advice.
  • Cardiff Airport Guide  Flight arrivals, departures, terminal information, transportation, shopping, and other resources for airport visitors.
  • Cardiff airport information  A guide to Cardiff airport: airport parking, car rental, and live flight information.  Contact and terminal details with local information and travel advice.
  • Cyprus Airport Guide  Detailed information and advice on everything from Cyprus Airport car hire, private transfers, buses, flights, arrival and departures times, hotels and the weather at Cyprus Larnaca Airport and Cyprus Paphos Airport.
  • East Midlands Airport Guide  Flight arrivals, departures, terminal information, transportation, shopping, and other resources for airport visitors.
  • Edinburgh Airport Guide  Flight arrivals, departures, terminal information, transportation, shopping, and other resources for airport visitors.
  • Gatwick Airport Guide  A guide to Gatwick airport with information on arrivals, airport parking, airport hotels, departures, airline contact details, facilities, and an up to date news section.
  • Gatwick Airport Guide  A handy reference for those travelling to, from, or through Gatwick Airport, as well as those looking for historial information and news.
  • Gatwick Airport Guide  A London Gatwick Airport guide, detailing airport transport and hotel booking, parking and car hire.
  • Gatwick Airport Guide  Flight arrivals, departures, terminal information, transportation, shopping, and other resources for airport visitors.
  • Gatwick airport information  A comprehensive guide to Gatwick airport, from airport parking, car rental and children's facilities to live flight information.  All contact and terminal details with lots of local information and useful travel advice.
  • Glasgow Airport Guide  Flight arrivals, departures, terminal information, transportation, shopping, and other resources for airport visitors.
  • Heathrow Airport Information  Flight and travel information for Heathrow Airport.
  • Heathrow Airport Information Blog  News and information about Heathrow Airport.
  • Heathrow Airport Guide  Flight arrivals, departures, terminal information, transportation, shopping, and other resources for airport visitors.
  • Humberside Airport Guide  Flight arrivals, departures, terminal information, transportation, shopping, and other resources for airport visitors.
  • Humberside airport information  Guide to Humberside airport: parking, car rental, and live flight information.  Contact and terminal details with local information and travel advice.
  • JFK Airport  A JFK airport guide with terminal, hotel, and parking information.
  • Leeds Airport Guide  Flight arrivals, departures, terminal information, transportation, shopping, and other resources for airport visitors.
  • Leeds airport information  A guide to Leeds airport: airport parking, car rental, and live flight information.  Contact and terminal details with local information and travel advice.
  • Liverpool Airport Guide  Flight arrivals, departures, terminal information, transportation, shopping, and other resources for airport visitors.
  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport flight arrivals and departures  A guide to Liverpool John Lennon airport: airport parking, car rental and flight information, contact and terminal details, local information and travel advice.
  • London City Airport Guide  Flight arrivals, departures, terminal information, transportation, shopping, and other resources for airport visitors.
  • London City airport information  A Guide to London City airport: parking, car rental, and live flight information.  Contact and terminal details with local information.
  • Los Angeles LAX Airport  A guide to LAX airport with information on airport parking, hotels, terminals, airline details, facilities, and flight information.
  • Luton Airport Guide  Flight arrivals, departures, terminal information, transportation, shopping, and other resources for airport visitors.
  • Manchester Airport Guide  This guide to Manchester airport in the UK covers everything from arrivals to shopping.
  • Manchester Airport Guide  A reference for those travelling to, from, or through Manchester Airport, as well as those looking for historial information and facts.
  • Mike Lee's Aviation Resource Photographs and aircraft movements at Exeter Airport UK.
  • Milan Airport Guide  Provides information on Milan Airport car hire, flights, transfers, facilities, and services at Bergamo, Malpensa and Linate Airports.
  • Newcastle Airport Guide  Flight arrivals, departures, terminal information, transportation, shopping, and other resources for airport visitors.
  • Nottingham East Midlands airport information  Airport parking, car rental, and live flight information.  Contact and terminal details, local and travel advice.
  • Orlando Apopka Airport History & Events  Information on history and events at the Orlando Apopka Airport (X04) with links to MLS listings, best deals, and condo information.  Site is maintained by longtime pilots and OAA owners.
  • Pisa Airport Guide  Provides information and advice on all services and facilities including car hire, transfers and flights to Pisa Galileo Galilei Airport.
  • Prestwick Airport Guide  Flight arrivals, departures, terminal information, transportation, shopping, and other resources for airport visitors.
  • Prestwick airport information  A guide to Prestwick airport with airport parking, car rental and live flight information.  Contact and terminal details with local information and travel advice.
  • Robin Hood Airport Guide  Flight arrivals, departures, terminal information, transportation, shopping, and other resources for airport visitors.
  • San Francisco Airport  This unofficial SFO Airport website puts airport information in one place - terminals, hotels, parking, arrivals, departures, real-time airport information.
  • Sicily Airport Guide  Provides information and advice on all services and facilities including car hire, transfers and flights to Sicily Catania, Palermo and Trapani Airports.
  • Southampton Airport Guide  Flight arrivals, departures, terminal information, transportation, shopping, and other resources for airport visitors.
  • Stansted Airport Guide  A good in-depth guide to Stansted airport in the UK.  Covers everything from arrivals to shopping.
  • Southampton airport information  A guide to Southampton airport: airport parking, car rental, and live flight information.  Contact and terminal details with local information.
  • Teesside Airport Guide  Flight arrivals, departures, terminal information, transportation, shopping, and other resources for airport visitors.
  • Teesside airport information  Airport parking, car rental, and live flight information.  Contact and terminal details with local information and travel advice.

Airport Authorities & Owners

Airport Blogs

  • Airportblogger  A German blog with videos, information, stories, and pictures about airports, airlines, and many other things.
  • Airport Chronicles  This blog covers airport operations, FAA regulations, safety, and all things aviation.
  • Alan's Mojave Airport Weblog  A unique airport with a huge variety of different aviation and space activities, from flight test to airliner storage to spacecraft development to antique aircraft restoration.  This blog provides a glimpse at some of the news and stories.  For more frequent discussions, see the airport's Yahoo Group.
  • Aviacion by Jimmy  Photos, video, and other content from the airport of Foronda in Spain, in the Basque country.
  • Goodwill Ambassablog  San Diego International Airport... from the perspective of Airport Authority employee bloggers.  This is a realy fresh and creative way for airport employees to share information and activities with others.
  • Towers and Tarmacs  Good, solid, professional posts about airports, every day, from Aviation Week.
  • Irish Airport News  Providing Irish aviation news to Ireland and the world.  They are the sister site of Cork Airport Fanatics.
  • LateDeparture.com  A blog about what you can do at a given airport if your flight is delayed.  It covers significant airport and airline news, but more importantly it provides funny, quirky, informational, and entertaining stories about travelling through airports.
  • LGB - Long Beach Airport Spotting and News  This blog covers aircraft movements, happenings, and news at Long Beach Airport, as well as occasional historical information and JetBlue Airways news.
  • mlaa.org  This blog promises to provide "a unique perspective of Meadow Lake Airport." [Telluride, Colorado.]
  • Miami GA Airports  A blog for any person, pilot, tenant, airplane operator, or business at any Miami General Aviation airport to post comments anonymously.
  • Terminals and Taxiways  This blog is about airports, airplanes, and aviation.  Brought to you by a certified plane nut with a Private Pilots License.

Airport Concessions

  • HMSHostCreates concession plans in travel venues, such as customized food, beverage, and retail programs at over 70 airports worldwide.  (Formerly known as Host Marriott Services.)
  • Steigenberger Gastronomie GmbH  The airport food and beverage concessionaire subsidiary of Steigenberger Hotels AG.

Airport Codes

  • Air Broker Center - Airports Worldwide  Listings of airports, location, ICAO and IATA codes, runway type and length, if IFR.
  • Airport Code Database Search  Search or browse airport codes (IATA and ICAO) from over 4000 airports world-wide.  Search by city, airport name, province or state, country, or airport code.  There are also links on this page to tools to find airports within a certain distance of a given city, and to also find the latitude and longitude of a given city.  From Wise Travel Search
  • Airport Codes  Learn how the FAA categorizes airports in the USA and browse the lists of United States airports, arranged by IATA airport code, by airport name, and by state.  Also, a list of more than four hundred airports throughout Canada, Mexico, and the rest of the world which receive scheduled passenger service.
  • Airport Locator  Specify a city or ICAO/IATA code and this Web page returns airport name, IATA code, ICAO code, city/state/country, latitude and longitude, and elevation.
  • Aviation Jobs Online - World Airport Codes  Alphabetical list of airport codes, plus a list by city.
  • Mapping the World by Heart: Airport codes  Large alphabetical list of worldwide airport codes.
  • S K Y G O D .com - Article on Airport ABC's  An explanation of Airport Identifier Codes.
  • World Airport Codes  A very useful search by country, city, airport name, airport code.  Provides longitude and latitude, and additional information on more than 9000 airports around the world.
  • World Wide Airport and City Code Database  Alphabetical database by city name and airport code.

Airport Development

  • AirSpace  This company focuses on airport development: hard to find airport hangar brokerage, management and development, and consulting services.
  • Continuing Florida Aviation Systems Planning Process (CFASPP)  The CFASPP is a method used in Florida to monitor the aviation environment and determine the development requirements to meet projected aviation demands.  This process is a component of the Federal Aviation Administration Continuous Airport Systems Planning Process.
  • Craig Aviation Maintenance Facilities  Hangars, ramp space, and a runway suitable for an MRO or military contract work.  Flight line assets include a lead lined hangar, a paint hangar, an EPA certified chemical strip hangar, and an FAA approved security fence with multiple, electronically coded entry points.  Located in the Heart of Alabama just 30 minutes west of Montgomery.
  • Joint Rapid Airfield Construction  The JRAC program responds to military needs to land aircraft in remote locations and deliver troops and supplies quickly and safely.
  • PlaneStation  Creating a world network of regional airports by re-developing de-commissioned military airports and under-performing facilities.
  • Synergy Real Estate Corporation  A Real Estate Consulting firm specializing in Non Aviation Land Development (NALD) - the process of converting an airport's underutilized land into a cash-producing asset.  Synergy's experience ranges from general aviation to international airports across the United States.

Airport Employees

  • Airport Staff Reunited  If you are retired from the air industry, or still in it, and have lost touch with others or have missing or lost colleagues, this site might help.

Hangars

Hangar space for rent, lease, or trade:

  • Aircraft Maintenance Center  The AMC at Portland, Oregon offers widebody aircraft maintenance hangar space.
  • Chino Development Group, LLC  Executive hangars at Chino airport, concrete tilt wall construction, bi-fold doors, full amenities.
  • Empty Hangar  This online tool enables pilot-to-pilot hangar rental.  Let other pilots use your hangar while away, and vice versa.
  • Hangarsource.com  A U.S. database of available hangars, tiedowns, and aviation related properties.  Free searchable database.
  • Jet Park Daytona, LLC  A private-ownership, large aircraft hangar facility at Daytona Beach International Airport for corporate flight departments, private individuals, and aviation related businesses.
  • Nightflight LLC  A fly-in modern hangar with a first class suite/pilot's lounge available for daily rental in scenic Osceola, Wisconsin USA.  Fly-in and enjoy the scenic St. Croix River valley and it's attractions.  Relax in a first-class suite with your aircraft right next to you.  Courtesy car provided.
  • OpenHangars.Com  Developed to provide an easy way to locate or sell or rent out existing hangars.  If you are looking for a hangar to store your aircraft, or if you have a hangar for sale or rent, you can list it for free.
  • Orlando Apopka Airport (X04) Hangars  Information on hangar space for lease, completed hangars for sale, and hangar lots for sale.
  • Universal Rentals  A provider of portable, temporary, and permanent hangars, tents, pavilions, and warehouses for airports and aviation facilities.

Hangars for purchase:

  • Aircraft Hangars by American Steel Span  Economical, ready-to-assemble, bolt-together aircraft hangars.  Durable, pre-engineered metal aviation hangars and steel buildings designed to withstand harsh weather conditions.  Factory direct - world wide shipping.
  • Aircraft Structures Inc.  Supplying material and engineering packages for thousands of hangars and steel buildings all over the US and Mexico since 1987.
  • Airframe Hangars  Developer of hangars from T-hangar complexes to large Corporate Hangars at municipal and private airports.
  • All Steel Corporation  Metal and steel buildings at closeout prices.
  • American Duro Span Buildings  Distributor of prefabricated arch style steel buildings and hangars.  Simple bolt-together construction.  Factory direct.
  • American Steel Span Buildings - Aircraft Hangars  Manufacturer of prefabricated arch style buildings and aircraft hangars.
  • Archcore Steel Buildings  A manufacturer of pre-engineered, easy to erect, arch-style steel buildings for a variety of uses including storage sheds, garage kits, workshops, trucking, barns, horse stables, and much more.  Made in the USA and backed with a 25-year rust-through warranty.
  • Armada-Vingida Structures  Manufacturer and supplier of diversified portable structures and buildings as portable aircraft hangars, portable storage buildings, temporary terminal buildings, maintenance buildings and architectural fabric structures for terminal covers.  Besides portable and temporary buildings, they also manufacture all sorts of steel buildings including permanent steel aircraft hangars and airport buildings.
  • ATY Steel Buildings, Inc.  Design, manufacture, and delivery of complete systems for airplane hangars and all types of steel buildings.
  • Big Top Manufacturing  Protect your airplanes from harsh weather with these relocatable, corrosion-resistant, steel-frame, clear-span fabric aircraft hangars and flight line shelters.  These customized hangars, up to 166 feet wide, have been used for civilian and military aircrafts.  They ship worldwide.
  • Braemar Metal Building Systems  Custom metal aviation hangars designed, engineered, and manufactured to fit the customer's unique style and needs.  Any size hangar, large or small.  Factory direct pricing and direct delivery anywhere in the United States and Canada.  Free consultation and quote.
  • BuildingsGuide.com - Aircraft Hangars  Pre-engineered aircraft buildings made out of steel.  Their suppliers will work with you to achieve the a custom design to suit your aircraft.
  • City Steel Buildings  Fill out the simple form with your U.S. State, and get a free no obligation consutancy from a local expert that knows your area well.
  • Coastal Steel Structures  A manufacturer of steel buildings, offering sales, accessories, and services.  They produce aviation hangars for large fleets, hobby aircraft, helicopters, and even airships and blimps.
  • Collinson  Design and construction of Best-Hall steel framed tension membrane hangars.  Clear span up to 100m wide, any length and height.
  • Curvco Steel Structures  Factory direct steel structures for a variety of agricultural, industrial, commercial, equine, and residential applications.
  • Engineered Industrial Flooring, Inc.  A flooring company specializing in aviation hangar flooring.
  • Ensign Sailplane Hangars  A portable hangar kit designed especially for sailplanes.
  • Green Diamond Building Systems  Airplane hangar building packages.
  • Hangar Door Secrets  Eight different hangar door designs so you can build your own hangar door.
  • HSS Structures  Pre-engineered membrane structures suitable for large or small aircraft hangers.  Design build available if required.
  • Ironbuilt Steel Buildings  Design and manufacture of steel buildings and metal buildings used as storage buildings, commercial buildings, warehouse buildings, horse barns, church buildings, pole buildings, farm buildings, and more.
  • Jewers Doors Limited  Aircraft hangar door design and manufacture.
  • MBMI Metal Buildings  Metal Building Manufacturers Inc. offers high quality metal buildings for aviation use.
  • Metal Building Depot.com  Design, price, and buy online.  Hangars, shops, barns, etc.
  • Metal Building Outlet  Provides clear span widths for hangars ranging from 42 to 150 feet and commercial sliding door systems up to 120 feet wide and a variety of bi-fold door options.
  • Metal Buildings `R` us  Offering durable steel buildings in many styles and sizes, for aviation and other uses.
  • Northeast & Central Florida Builders Inc.  Custom designed and manufactured hangers from single aircraft to complete complex.
  • Olympia Steel Buildings  Specializes in high quality, 100% made in the USA steel hangars for aircraft storage facilities and aviation repair shops.
  • The Patriot Group  Clear span hangars for large and small aircraft.
  • Price A Building  Online pricing system for steel buildings buyers.  Metal buildings for all purposes.
  • Ranbuild  Manufacturers and distributors of prefabricated galvanised steel frame light aircraft hangars.  Models from 12m to 30m, spans up to 6m wall height.  Australasia and Oceania.
  • Rubb Building Systems  Provides cost effective, relocatable structures for military and commercial customers, including large span commercial airline hangars, easily relocatable helicopter hangars, air cargo facilities and general aviation buildings.  Be sure to visit the Rubb Blog.
  • Schweiss Bifold Doors  Aircraft hangar doors are custom built to order, letting you focus on building the perfect hangar for your needs.  Doors for small aircraft storage or large commercial aircraft hangars.
  • Southwest Building Solutions  Providing an array of metal building systems which can be custom engineered to compliment your building application.
  • Summit Structures  Pre-engineered and custom clear span tension fabric structures from 30' to 300' wide to any length for hangar use.
  • Splash Marketing  Economical, strong, good-looking Australian multipurpose weatherproof shelters for hangars, aircraft painting bays, and general aviation storage.  Fixed and relocatable canvacon covered arch buildings which can be mounted on ground, posts or containers.
  • Texas Metal Buildings  Pre-engineered, prefabricated steel building packages, aircraft hangars, boat and RV storage, garages, sheds, shops and clear span riding arenas.  Will build to suit in most Texas locations, can engineer for and have alliances with major hanger door manufacturers.
  • Trinity Steel Buildings  Metal airplane hangars with column-free interiors up to 200 feet wide in unlimited lengths.
  • Ultra Seam Inc.  Standing seam metal roofing systems for commercial, military, educational, residential, worship, and medical construction projects.
  • Universal Fabric Structures, Inc.  Design and manufacture of fabric shelters used for hangars.
  • Vingida Ltd.  Relocatable halls, aircraft hangars, fabric structures, tensioned membranes, and inflatable buildings: manufacture, design, and construction.
  • Vision Steel Buildings  Complete metal building and steel building systems, specializing in metal steel buildings for commercial, agricultural, industrial, and residential building markets.
  • WGEI  Builds and distributes steel frame, pre-fabricated buildings across the southeastern United States.

Airport Internet

  • adAlive, Inc.  A service for personal digital assistants (PDAs) in major airports.  Point your handheld's infrared port at the adAlive device attached to billboard advertisements to access e-mail, personalized content, and downloads.
  • GRIC Communications, Inc.  A provider of Internet-based mobile office communications solutions for enterprise customers and telecommunications providers.  The TierOne Network of service providers gives end users remote Internet access, including at airports.
  • QuickAID  Airport links, QuickAID Internet station locations at airports.
  • Sky-Nets Wi-Fi Hotspot Network  Created in mid-2006 and offering free public wireless Internet access at FBOs throughout airports across the United States.  Sky-Nets is sponsor-funded and provides pre-configured hotspot equipment to participating FBOs at no charge to the FBO.
  • T-Mobile HotSpot  High-speed wireless Internet access in airports and other public locations.
  • Wayport  Provider of high-speed Wi-Fi (802.11b) wireless and wired Internet access in hotels and airports.

Airport Lounges

  • Airport Executive Lounges  UK based company supplying airport lounges worldwide.  Group, company or individual bookings welcomed.
  • Creative Host Services, Inc.  Acquires, manages, and operates airport concessions such as lounges and retail facilities at various airports across the United States.
  • Priority Pass  The Priority Pass airport lounge access program gives you access to airport and airline lounges worldwide, regardless of your airline, frequent flyer program membership, or class of ticket.
  • Servisair Executive Lounges  Airport lounges in Denmark, Sweden, and the U.K.
  • Skytrax Research  This leading Quality Advisor to the world airline and business travel industry offers reviews of airline lounges.

Airport Noise

  • Airport Noise Report  A weekly newsletter published exclusively for those interested in the topic of aircraft noise: litigation, regulations, and technical developments.
  • Citizens for the Abatement of Aircraft Noise, Inc.  Fighting for a quieter and healthier environment for the Washington, D.C. community.
  • New Jersey Coalition Against Aircraft Noise  The NJCAAN is a volunteer citizens group focused on reducing noise from New York and New Jersey metro area airports, especially by promoting ocean routes and quieter Stage 3 and 4 aircraft.
  • Noise Pollution Clearinghouse  A U.S. non-profit organization with extensive online noise related resources.  The Clearinghouse seeks to create more civil cities and more natural rural and wilderness areas by reducing noise pollution at the source.
  • 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.
  • SantaMonicaAirport.com  A site for those around the Santa Monica Airport concerned about air and noise pollution produced from the airport.
  • The Silent Aircraft Initiative (SAI)  The Cambridge-MIT Institute's 'Silent' Aircraft Initiative was launched in November 2003 to discover ways to reduce aircraft noise dramatically, to the point where it would be virtually unnoticeable to people outside the airport perimeter.
  • 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.

Airport Products and Services

  • Airfield Lighting Catalog  A comprehensive catalog of airfield and airport lighting equipment and supplies manufacturers, distributors, and services providers worldwide.
  • Airport Classified  A forum to buy, sell, lease, trade, or develop airport and aviation related properties, businesses, products, and services.
  • Airport Intelligence & Communications Service Co., LTD  A Japanese company offering system integration, information services, and consultation.
  • Airport Solution  Home of the Airport Executive blog.  Furnishing clients with marketing research and consulting, and providing a range of business services for airport entities and tenants such as business plan development, feasibility studies, strategic planning and implementation.
  • Airport Technology  A website for the airport industry with an airport industry catalogue indexed by product or service, alphabetical listing of airport contractors and suppliers, calendar of airport industry conferences, exhibitions and events, and an alphabetical listing of major airport organisations worldwide.
  • Airport Windsock Corporation  A manufacturer of windsocks and windsock frames manufactured in the USA.
  • Aloke Cables  Manufacturer of airfield lighting cables and other varieties of cables including zero halogen cables and cables with PVC substitute material.
  • Aradyne Windsocks  Windsock and flag products.
  • ASAP Aeronautical Services and Procedures  ASAP s.r.o. is a provider of aeronautical services, specifically in the arrival and departure procedure design area.  Contains information on procedure design (Pans-Ops Terps) and a procedure expert contact and discussion area.  Based in Slovakia.
  • AvTurf  An aerospace synthetic surface engineered specifically for airports.
  • Baggage Luggage Suitcase Wrapper  Airport baggage luggage wrapping equipment.
  • Cage, Inc.  A source for technical expertise in baggage, gate, and ground support systems.  They provide planning, design, construction, management, commissioning, testing, and technical support for baggage system projects.
  • Canal Bank Associates, Inc.  A supplier of airfield lighting equipment and supplies.
  • Clickairport  Provides military and civilian airports advice on how to better use information to manage aerodrome hazards and other operational duties.  At the heart of the advice is the provision of IT systems to provide greater visibility and enable better decision making.
  • CNN Airport Network  Available at over 1,700 passenger gates in 38 major airports, they are the television sets at passenger gates that constantly run an airport-personalized version of CNN news, delivered via satellite.
  • Creative Host Services, Inc.  Acquires, manages, and operates airport concessions such as food and beverage, cocktail and lounge, and news and gift retail facilities at various airports across the United States.
  • Engineered Arresting Systems Corporation  ESCO is a leader in the design and manufacture of military aircraft arresting systems.  For over five decades they have developed products for the controlled deceleration of aircraft.
  • Executive Media Network - EMN  Offers airport (and other) media opportunities for advertisers: HD digital displays, CNN Airport, experiential campaigns, framed portrait posters and Wi-Fi launch page display ads.
  • Firstco  A systems engineering company specialising in transport and infrastructure projects, including a number of airport projects.
  • FlightView  Offering airlines and airports FlightView displays, Web components, and real-time data feeds.  Also, consulting, dispatch, and reporting services.
  • Genesis Lamp  Airport lighting products: replacement bulbs and specialty replacement light bulbs including airport lighting and airport light bulbs.
  • Holland Aviation  A specialist in windsocks, heliport perimeter lights, FATO and approch lights, obstruction lights, beacons, and airport signalling.
  • Intertec Airport Division A/S Specialists in the design, supply and installation of airfield lighting and control systems as well as associated components for airport operation.
  • MetroNaps  Mid-day rest facilities in a pod - a clean, comfortable place to take a nap.  Nap while you wait for your flight.  The MetroNaps Pods block out light and sound so that you can get rest, even in a busy airport terminal.  Pods are accessible to passengers, flight crews, and airport staff.  Now at Vancouver International Airport.
  • MTECH Systems Pty Ltd  A major supplier of weather systems for airports.  Equipment and software installed at over 70 U.S. and 29 international airports throughout the world.
  • Nations Bus Corporation  A California-based new and used bus dealership for the kind of vehicles used to shuttle rental car customers at airports.  Customers include hotels, shuttle operators, tour and charter companies, car rental operations, health service providers, municipalities, retirement facilities, church groups, and many more.  Located near Los Angeles International Airport.
  • NEC  MultiSync® Large Screen Displays for airport concourses, gates and baggage claim areas, check-in counters, food courts, and lounges.
  • p.e.k., Inc.  Manufacturer of heavy-duty windsocks and windsock frames.
  • P. Wedge Co, Ltd.  Airport lighting, windsocks, poles, windcones, parts and accessories.
  • PASSUR  Gives airlines and airports accurate arrival information through a company-owned radar network, and sophisticated software integrating data from many different sources.
  • Runway Technologies  A patented runway incursion and debris detection system provides additional safety for aircraft and passengers.  Minimally disruptive to aircraft traffic because all of the sensors are located on the perimeter of the airport runway surface.
  • S2T Aviation  Manufacturer of the PERFO ground reinforcement system for grass airstrips, taxiways and aircraft parking areas.  Official European distributor for the Surecheck TPAS traffic proximity alert system.
  • Sensis Corporation  Airport Surface Detection Equipment (ASDE-X) systems and associated equipment and services.  This is a traffic management system for the airport surface that rovides coverage and aircraft identification (tags) to air traffic controllers.
  • St. Louis Tag  A manufacturer of custom printed paper luggage tags.
  • Stanwyck Avionics Inc.  Experienced in maintaining and installing instrument landing systems since 1971.
  • U Fuel Systems  Supplying airports around the world with above ground self-serve fuel systems.
  • Visiontron  Offers a variety of crowd control equipment and signs for the airline and transportation industries.
  • The Yodock Wall Company  A manufacturer of safety products widely used for airport construction (airside, terminal, and parking area) which meet FAA specifications and standards including advisory circular 150-5370-2E.
  • Zoeftig & Company Ltd.  Designers and manufacturers of system seating and furniture for airports, bus and coach stations, and public areas.

Airport Reports

  • Global Airport Privatisation Report  Published in 2004, this report offers an accurate and contemporary assessment of progress in the arena of airport financing and developments across the world. It reviews the interaction of airport, air navigation service and airline privatisations, considers legal, security and environmental cost impacts and assesses both governmental and popular attitudes to the privatisation formula.
  • The Essential China Airports Book 2004-05  Contains expanded coverage of airport development projects in China and greater detail on airport facilities in regional areas which are a major area of growth in China. This report is packed with facts and the latest data and covers 140 airports currently in operation, plus details of construction of over 100 other airports in China.

Airport Webcams

Airport Wildlife Management

  • [Transport Canada] Aerodrome Wildlife Control  Reported collisions between aircraft and wildlife in Canada, a Wildlife Control Procedures Manual, Airport Wildlife Management Bulletins, a series of safety letters, and material designed to provide education and awareness related to wildlife issues associated with the aviation industry.
  • Airport Wildlife Hazard Mitigation  This site provide users with information that will allow them to better understand and practice wildlife hazard mitigation at airports through wildlife control.
  • Avian Hazard Advisory System  AHAS is a national radar bird detection system for the U.S. Air Force.  The site provides bird strike risk for published IR, VR and SR routes, Ranges, MOA's and Military Airfields.
  • Bird Strike Committee Italy Home Page  News, members, meetings, statistics, links.
  • Bird Strike Committee USA  Formed to facilitate the exchange of information, promote the collection and analysis of accurate wildlife strike data, promote the development of new technologies for reducing wildlife hazards, promote professionalism in wildlife management programs on airports through training and advocacy of high standards of conduct for airport biologists and bird patrol personnel, and be a liaison to similar organizations in other countries.
  • Bird/wildlife Aircraft Strike Hazard (BASH) Team  Their goal is the preservation of war fighting capabilities through the reduction of wildlife hazards to aircraft operations.  They are the Air Force's point-of-contact for worldwide on-site technical assistance, and are also responsible for developing research programs to reduce bird strike potential around airfields and during low-level flight operations.  The team manages a large bird strike database often used for conducting detailed statistical analysis for aircraft component design and environmental assessments.
  • German Birdstrike Committee (GBSC)  A national civil organization in Germany to deal with any aspect of flight safety within the living environment.
  • International Bird Strike Committee  The IBSC is a voluntary association of representatives from organizations desiring to share knowledge for improving commercial, military, and private aviation flight safety through understanding and reducing the frequency and risk of colliding with birds.
  • Winfield Solutions  The AIRMAN (Airport Information Report Manager) software for airport wildlife management manages all aspects of wildlife activities at airports and generates analytical reports.

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