Airport Regions Council Explained

Airport Regions Council
Location:	Brussels, Belgium
Area Served:	aviation, airports, airport regions, spatial planning, interregional cooperation, EU projects, communication
Services:	Development and implementation of European projects, advocacy and representation at EU level, production of thematic studies and publications, organisation of events and development of communication campaigns.
Num Employees:	3-4

Airport Regions Council (ARC) - formerly known as Airport Regions Conference, is an association of regional and local authorities with an international airport within or near their territories, founded in 1994.^[1]

Currently, the ARC has more than 30 members, ranging from regions hosting the largest hubs in Europe (e.g. Frankfurt, Madrid, etc.) to small regional airports (Oulu and Iasi).

The governance structure of the organisation includes an executive committee (the President and 7 members), an Assembly (ARC member regions) and a Secretariat, which is based in Brussels, Belgium.

Projects

Current projects

The ARC is part of one European Union-funded project - ANIMA (Aviation Noise Impact Management through Novel Approaches).^[2]

Past projects

Previous projects include dAIR, LAirA, DREAAM, all EU-funded projects.^[3]

ARC Members

In August 2019, these are the members of ARC:

Austria

• Vienna City Council

Belgium

• Flemish Brabant Province
• Wallonia The Walloon Company of Airports

Czech Republic

• Prague Airport Region

Finland

• Oulu Town Council
• Uusimaa Regional Council
• Vantaa City Council

France

• IAU Île-de-France (Paris Region Planning and Development Agency)
• Val d'Oise Department

Germany

• State of Berlin & State of Brandenburg
  • Frankfurt Rhein-Main Regional Authority Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region

Hungary

• Budapest District XVIII

Ireland

• Fingal County Council

Malta

• Transport Malta

Poland

• Mazovia Region

Romania

• Iași County Council

Spain

• Barcelona Municipal County
• Government of Catalonia
• El Prat de Llobregat Town Council
• Gavà Town Council
• Madrid City Council

Sweden

• Gothenburg Region
• Municipality of Härryda
• Stockholm County Council & Sigtuna

• Beek City Council
• Drenthe Province
• Rotterdam City Council

Norway

• Akershus County Council
• Øvre Romerike Development

Notes and References

1. Alexander. E. R.. June 1998. Amsterdam in the Red Queen's Country: Interorganizational coordination and EU-local interaction in spatial planning and policy. European Planning Studies. 6. 3. 283–298. 10.1080/09654319808720462.
2. Web site: Anima. 2020-09-29. en-US.
3. Web site: PREVIOUS PROJECTS. 2020-09-29. Airport Regions. en.