California Airports Council

Name

California Airports Council

Legal name

California Airports Council

Website

https://calairportscouncil.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Aviation Advocacy Services

NAICS

Air Traffic Control (488111)

SIC

Airports, Flying Fields & Airport Terminal Services (4581)

akta.pro primary industry

Aviation Infrastructure Agencies (Public Airports, Airfield Ops, Ground Access) (BPAIALAE)

Keywords

• Airport advocacy services
• Aviation trade association
• Legislative representation
• Association management services
• Aviation policy research

Headquarters

HQ city

Sacramento

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership dues: As a trade association, CAC likely derives revenue from membership dues paid by California commercial service airports. The organization advocates on behalf of member airports and provides legislative, advocacy, and association management services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

California Airports Council (CAC) is a nonprofit trade association representing 30 commercial service airports in California. The organization provides unified advocacy before state and federal policymakers, facilitates resource and information sharing among member airports, cultivates education and professional growth opportunities for airport staff and policymakers, and publishes research on airport operations, financing, environmental practices, and economic impact. It also operates CAC Careers, a dedicated hiring platform for member airports.

Product overview

California Airports Council (CAC) operates as an association serving California's commercial service airports. The organization provides a unified advocacy voice for airports before state and federal leaders, offers educational resources including publications on economic impact, airport financing, and environmental practices, and manages CAC Careers—a dedicated hiring platform for member airports. CAC's product portfolio centers on advocacy services, knowledge-sharing publications, and a careers/job posting platform designed to stand apart from their legacy Wix infrastructure.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CAC Careers A dedicated hiring platform (careers.calairportscouncil.org) that gives the California Airports Council and its 30 member airports a unified surface for posting and browsing aviation job openings. The board serves California airport operators, planners, and public-sector teams; employers manage the application process externally while CAC curates listings.
• Advocacy and Legislative Representation Services Core advocacy service that creates a unified voice for California's 30 commercial service airports before state and federal leaders, including legislative monitoring, policy coordination, and representation before the FAA, California legislature, and the California State Transportation Agency. Targeted at airport directors and policymakers.
• Member Education and Professional Development Ongoing education and professional growth programming for airport staff and policymakers across member airports, including webinars on emerging topics such as Advanced Air Mobility. Designed to keep California's commercial service airport workforce informed on regulatory and operational developments.

Quantifiable outcome

• California's commercial airports support over 266,000 jobs and generate $75.8 billion in economic activity annually

Named customers10 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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Core technology

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• FAA (Federal Aviation Administration)coreOthersFAA is referenced as a key regulatory partner. CAC advocates for member airports before federal leaders and shares FAA resources including statements on 5G impact and funding announcements from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
• California Department of Public HealthsupportingOthersCDPH is referenced as a resource partner providing travel advisory information relevant to California airports during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• California Division of AeronauticscoreOthersCalifornia Division of Aeronautics within Caltrans is referenced as a state partner. The organization works on state-level aviation policy and is part of CAC's advocacy ecosystem.
• California State Transportation AgencycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with CAC on Advanced Air Mobility webinar. The agency presented alongside FAA during the webinar on the future of aviation in California and the nation.
• California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)supportingOthersReferenced as a state partner agency working on transportation matters including aviation infrastructure and policy.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Visit California: Visit California is a tourism promotion body for the state. CAC coordinates with CDPH and other state agencies on travel and public-health messaging that intersects with tourism promotion, making Visit California a relevant institutional neighbor rather than a competitor.
• California Chamber of Commerce (CalChamber): CalChamber is the largest broad-based business lobby in California. CAC works with similar state legislative and regulatory machinery on aviation-specific issues; CalChamber is a peer in the Sacramento trade-association ecosystem rather than a direct competitor.
• California State Association of Counties (CSAC): CSAC is a Sacramento-based statewide trade association for California's 58 counties. Many CAC member airports are county-owned/operated, making CSAC a structurally adjacent advocacy organization with similar governmental-relations scope and Sacramento-based member-services model.
• California Travel Association (CalTravel): CalTravel is a California-based trade association for the travel and tourism industry. CAC shares Sacramento policy and government-relations architecture with CalTravel and lobbies on overlapping state legislative priorities.

Direct peers

• Regional Airline Association (RAA): RAA advocates for regional airlines operating at commercial service airports. Its advocacy and policy work overlaps with CAC's on FAA reauthorization, NextGen, and infrastructure funding that affects the same California airports.
• American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE): AAAE is the largest national professional association for airport executives, offering training, accreditation, advocacy, and conferences. It is the closest direct peer to CAC: both serve as membership/advocacy bodies for commercial service airports and compete for member attention and dues on overlapping issues.
• Airports Council International - North America (ACI-NA): ACI-NA represents commercial service airports in the U.S. and Canada on policy and operational matters. Like CAC, it is an airport trade association providing federal advocacy, research, and member services — and directly overlaps with CAC on federal-level lobbying and policy.

Broad incumbents

• Airlines for America (A4A): A4A is the principal trade association for major U.S. passenger and cargo carriers. It operates in adjacent aviation policy space and frequently partners or negotiates with airport associations like CAC over federal infrastructure, funding, and environmental issues.
• National Business Aviation Association (NBAA): NBAA represents companies that use general aviation and business aviation aircraft. It engages in FAA and Capitol Hill advocacy on issues (noise, access, infrastructure) that intersect with commercial airport operators represented by CAC.

Regional players

• Southwest Chapter AAAE (AAAE): AAAE regional chapters (e.g., Southwest, Southeast, etc.) provide state-and-multistate-level advocacy and education for airport executives, much like CAC does for California. They serve as the most comparable sub-national airport trade associations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/calairports
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/california-airports-council

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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