Professional Certificate Course, *AMPAP Elective, Airport Finance Diploma
Delivery: Classroom/Virtual
Duration: 5 days
This immersive course introduces the core principles of airport economics and finance, then guides you step by step through the building blocks of aeronautical charges — from establishing the cost base and traffic forecasts, to allocating costs across services, structuring tariffs, and ensuring alignment with international best practice as set out in ICAO’s Policies on Charges (Doc 9082).
Through interactive discussions, real-world case studies, and hands-on calculations, you will develop the practical expertise needed to navigate policy considerations and economic oversight of airport charges with confidence. Whether your focus is revenue management, strategic planning, or regulatory affairs, you will leave with actionable tools to design sustainable charging frameworks and deliver measurable results consistent with international best practice.
Learning Objectives
Upon completing this course, participants will be able to:
- Explain the economic characteristics of airports and air transport demand and assess how these influence revenue generation and pricing strategies.
- Apply the financial building-block methodology - OPEX, depreciation, Regulatory Asset Base WACC - to design and evaluate airport charges under single-till, dual-till, and hybrid regulatory models.
- Interpret and implement the key charging principles set out in ICAO’s Policies on Charges (Doc 9082) to ensure compliance with international best practice.
- Prepare and lead effective airport–airline user consultations, articulating transparent, data-driven justifications for proposed charges.
- Analyze and monitor competition, market structures, and market power, and evaluate their implications for regulatory oversight and differentiated pricing strategies.
Target Audience
- Airport General Manager/Executive Director
- Airport Financial Directors, Managers and staff
- Airport Marketing and Commercial Managers and staff
- Airport Investors, Airport Business Planners and Financial Analysts
- Civil Aviation Authorities/Regulators
- Airline Staff and Officials
Course Content
- Master Airport Economics & Financial Models
- Decode the Building Blocks of Aeronautical Charges
- Navigate ICAO Policies & Charging Principles
- Design and Differentiate Individual Charges
- Lead Effective User Charges Consultations
- Analyze Contemporary Policy Challenges
Upcoming sessions
| Dates | Location | Member / WBP Price | Non-Member Price | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-13 November 2026 | Montreal, Canada | 9:00am - 5:00pm | $US 2,200 | $US 2,200 | Register |
Note: ACI-ICAO joint courses are excluded from any applicable discounts.
Complete these courses to get the Airport Finance Diploma
The ACI Airport Finance Diploma aims to provide participants a detailed understanding of the diversity of issues airports face in managing financial resources.
This course is part of the Airport Management Professional Accreditation Program (AMPAP)
ACI and ICAO established a formal partnership to provide accessible, affordable and universally available specialized management training to the global airports community. This initiative gave birth to the Airport Management Professional Accreditation Program (AMPAP).
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