Which states do not run their own airports?

Hawaii, Alaska and Maryland are the only three states that don't have one. Now, if our airports were the model of efficiency and order, we wouldn't need to question why we have eschewed something that the vast majority of states have deemed necessary.



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Over the past 20 years of the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA's) Airport Privatization Pilot Program (APPP), only two airports have successfully navigated the process: Luis Munez International Airport (LMM) in Puerto Rico and Stewart Airport in Newburgh, New York.

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There are, according to Paul Freeman's extensive efforts, 1,849 mostly or entirely abandoned airports and airfields in the United States, and, according to Ronald V (who was inspired by Freeman's efforts in the US) 1,071 airports and airfields of similar abandoned status in Europe.

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1990s to present. During five periods since 1990, Delaware has been the only U.S. state without any scheduled commercial airline flights: from 1993 through 1998, again from 2000 to 2006, from April 2008 until June 30, 2013, between April 2015 and February 2021, and from June 2022 to January 2023.

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But one of the most important places in the country to corporations ? Delaware ? now has no commercial air service.

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Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) is the City of Los Angeles department that owns and operates Los Angeles International (LAX) and Van Nuys (VNY) general aviation airports. Both play an integral role in helping to meet the Southern California regional demand for passenger, cargo and general aviation service.

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Miami International Airport (MIA) Miami International Airport (MIA), located on 3,230 acres of land near downtown Miami, is operated by the Miami-Dade Aviation Department and is the property of Miami-Dade County government.

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The city of Atlanta – which owns Hartsfield-Jackson airport.

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Vatican City is not only an independent city-state, but it's also the smallest country in the world. The 109-acre spot does not have its own airport, likely because it is actually “enclaved” within Rome.

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Inactive since 2008, Berlin's Tempelhof Airport was the world's largest building until the construction of the Pentagon. Lying on grounds previously belonging to the Knights Templar, Tempelhof was inaugurated in the 1920s and served as a key Nazi military base during the Second World War.

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John F. Kennedy International Airport is one of the nation's leading international gateways. It is located in the borough of Queens in New York City. It is owned by the City of New York and managed by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey under a long-term operating lease.

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In the US, almost all major airports are government-owned – usually by the local federal or city government. In New York, for example, JFK and La Guardia airports are owned by the City of New York.

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