Who are we?
- Aeroports de Catalunya is a public company, promoted by the Catalan government and attached to the Ministry of Land and Sustainability. It manages airports, airfields or heliports owned by the Catalan government.
- This company aims to be the leader in aviation management in Catalonia. It aims to consolidate a new role model of airport management, working in favour of an effective commercial policy and promoting the existing facilities and the future airports. The company works to maintain and enhance a more complete airport and aerodrome network and preserve a heliport network with all the possible services.
What are our goals?
- Create, extend and transform current airport infrastructures
- Manage, conserve and provide all kind of services through the exploitation of its airport facilities
- Promote the commercialisation of the infrastructures and air transport
- Develop training in the aeronautic and airport fields.
- Develop research in the aerospace transport sector and its infrastructures.
- Promote air-route management organizations.
- Offer technical assistance in design, construction and airport infrastructure management.
- Participate in the management of airports for the general interest.
Aims
- Promote the Catalan aerodromes and airports network
- Support the consolidation of Barcelona airport as a quality and international connectivity airport
- Consolidate a network of aerodromes balancing public services and the development of general aviation
- Strengthen the network of heliports as a social and community service and promote the establishment of companies that use the helicopter for their movements
- Cooperate in the promotion of the aviation industry located in Catalonia. Strengthen training, research and innovation especially in the areas to ensure sustainable growth of aviation activity and associated industries.
- Work for the complementarities of the airports in Girona and Reus to Barcelona airport
- Build the brand Pyrenees Airport if the airport Lleida-Alguaire continue working to bring more companies and tour operators to fly to Lleida
- Make-Pyrenees Airport La Seu d'Urgell, a key airport for general aviation
Board of Directors members
President
- Francesc Damià Calvet and Valera, Secretary of Territory and Mobility of Town and Country Planning and Sustainability of Catalonia's Government
Vocals
- Ricard Font and Hereu, General Director of Transport and Mobility, Government Ministries of Town and Country Planning and Sustainability
- Josep Solà, Director of The Department of Services in the Town and Country Planning and Sustainability of Catalonia's Government Isidre Gavin and Valls, General Director of CIMALSA
- Jordi Moreso and Rodolfo, Responsible for Institutional Relations in the Ofice of the Spokesman of the Presidency Department .
- Mª Angels Barbarà and Fondevila, Governance and Public Administration Department
- Antoni Castellà and Clavé, Secretary of Universities and Research of the Ministry of Economy and Employment
- Olga Tomàs and Huerva, Director of Services of the Department of Enterprise and Employment
- Domènec Vila and Navarra, General Director of Food, Quality and Food Industries Department of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, Food and Natural Environment
Secretary
- Lluís Angosto and Poza, Town and Country Planning and Sustainability Department
Social and Corporate Responsibility
Aeroports de Catalunya wants to add value to the territory where there is an airport infrastructure, working together with the institutions in the territory and contributing actively in the environmental improvement of its airports
There is a commitment with the region organizing Strategic Meetings (Lleida-Pyrenees La Seu d'Urgell, Igualada-Òdena, Girona, Reus) to work together for the improvement of these infrastructures in line with local governments.
Aeroports de Catalunya also aims (following the report of the Environmental Sustainability Plan for Airports, Airfields and Heliports 2009-2015) to improve the environment:
- Define mechanisms for monitoring air quality, noise, water cycles, waste, energy, mobility and wildlife
- Establish standards for use, deciding what is considered normal emissions, as a starting point for the improvements set.
- Establish mechanisms for the communication between managers and airport administration.
Aeroports de Catalunya contributes to the "Airport Regions Conference," an association of local and regional governments in Europe with an international airport located within or near their territory. One goal of ARC is to find a balance between economic benefits and environmental impact and quality of life of residents



