Establishment and general duties of the Houston Airport System.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 9-2
in effectSec. 9-2. - Establishment and general duties of the Houston Airport System.
(a) There is hereby created a department of the city to be known as the Houston Airport System.
(b) The Houston Airport System and its employees shall be charged with the following duties:
(1) To develop, redevelop, operate, supervise, manage, and maintain the city airports.
(2) To plan the further expansion of the city airports as may be necessary or desirable to properly accommodate the needs of the public.
(3) To evaluate the city airport system facilities and services and the domestic and international scheduled air services to and from the city for the purpose of ensuring adequate public air services, and to initiate, direct, or recommend, when so indicated, corrective action for deficiencies revealed.
(4) To cooperate and coordinate with and represent the city with the FAA, TSA, and all other agencies constructively concerned with air transportation for the city and its trade territory.
(5) To do all things necessary to assure the development and growth of air passenger and air cargo traffic to, from, and through the city.
(6) To design or cause to be designed improvements to aviation facilities and construct or cause to be constructed such improvements under the supervision of its own professional architectural and engineering staff.
(7) To acquire land and interests therein as may be required for the expansion of city airports and other aviation facilities, dispose of surplus land and interests therein, and lease aviation facilities to users thereof.
(8) To administer all commercial and general aviation matters in which the city is interested and perform such other duties and functions as may be assigned to or required of the department or its personnel by and under any provision of the federal or state laws or the Charter or the ordinances or other appropriate action of the city.
(Ord. No. 02-1184, § 1(Exh. A), 12-18-02)
Source: City of Houston, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/houston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH9AV_ARTIINGE_S9-2ESGEDUHOAISYFetched: 10/26/2026