The SJTA owns Atlantic City International Airport. In addition to the approximately 2,200 acres of land leased to SJTA from FAA Tech Center, the airport consists of another approximately 2,700 acres retained by the FAATC for its mission. In addition to the FAA structures, the property includes various government agencies – among them the New Jersey Air National Guard 177th Fighter Wing, United States Coast Guard Air Station/ Atlantic City and the Transportation Security Agency Federal Air Marshal national training center.

Total passenger traffic at the airport averages about 1 million and is projected to increase by double digits over the next five years.

In February 2004 the FAA issued a Record of Decision (ROD) for terminal and airfield projects at ACY.  This ROD included Terminal Area Development, Auxiliary Area Development, Hotel/Conference Center, Instrument Landing System upgrade and Holding Aprons. In recent years, the SJTA has completed a taxiway relocation project, constructed a state-of-the-art baggage screening facility that paved the way for the removal of the bulky security screening machines from the terminal lobby. The baggage screening facility is part of a $7.1 million airport renovation and improvement program that will also result in planned upgrades to the terminal building.

When completed, this improvement program also will create a more efficient and convenient flow of passenger traffic culminating with a realignment of the Transportation Safety Administration’s security checkpoint area and the installation of down escalator in the baggage claim area. This will allow passengers to utilize two escalators up to the second floor of the terminal, and allows arriving passengers to exit down a designated escalator directly into baggage claim at the other end of the building.

In order to accommodate increased use of the airport, the SJTA took a major step forward to expand parking capacity when it approved the construction of a $24.5 million, six-story, 1,400-space parking garage just steps from the terminal building. The garage, expected to be completed by spring 2008, will also accommodate rental cars and rental car offices, freeing up areas in the terminal for additional leased space and allowing for more surface parking.