Syracuse Regional Airport Authority

The Syracuse Regional Airport Authority ® (“the Authority”), a public benefit corporation, was established to operate the Syracuse Hancock International Airport and to foster the development of safe, secure and efficient aviation services at the Airport and in the Upstate New York Region. The Authority is committed to promoting the growth and success of the Syracuse Hancock International Airport by providing fiscal responsibility, regional marketing, and job creation in the aviation industry, and those industries that support aviation. The Authority was established under the Public Authorities Law of the State of New York.

Board Members

The members of the Syracuse Regional Airport Authority ® bring extensive knowledge and experience in the areas of business, finance, management, education, communication, government and public relations.  The Authority consists of eleven members; seven appointed by the Mayor of the City of Syracuse, one by the County Executive of Onondaga County, one by the Town Board of the Town of Dewitt, one by the Board of Education of the East Syracuse Minoa School District, and one appointment is shared, on an alternating basis, by the Board of Education of the North Syracuse School District, and the Town Boards of the towns of Salina, Cicero, and Clay.  Members of the SRAA Authority Board serve in a volunteer capacity.

The Authority also has a Regional Advisory Board consisting of eight non-voting members appointed as follows: one member appointed by the County Executive of Oneida County, one member each appointed by the chairpersons of the county legislatures of Onondaga, Oswego, Cortland, Cayuga, and Jefferson counties, one member appointed by the chairperson of the Board of Supervisors of Madison County, and one member appointed by the Syracuse Common Council.

Visit the Syracuse Regional Airport Authority website for the following information: