Smart Airport Technologies Association

SMART Airport Technologies Association is a non profit association focused on airport technology. It was formed to promote technology innovation and good practice for airport owners, airlines and their service providers. Membership is free for airport owners and government staff.

The association runs Best Practice Teams. The TAMI team covers total airport management intelligence, including digital twins, business intelligence and artificial intelligence. It aims to optimize passenger experience, operational capacity, health, safety, security and sustainability.

The RAD team focuses on processing airport passengers, baggage, cargo, aircraft and ground transport with robots, autonomous vehicles and drones. It also covers backend operations and maintenance, such as security screening and safety inspections.

Other teams cover user experience, IT and security. The UX team focuses on giving information clearly to individual passengers, meeter greeters and support staff.

The association runs AIRPORTECH, an international symposium. The next event is listed at Tampa International Airport from January 26 to 28, 2027. Staff from over 50 airports have engaged with the association.

The association keeps a library for each team, plus a governance library and a SMART sheets library. It also offers certification services and an associate membership.

Visitors can create an account, sign in and read a news blog.

Services

• Best Practice Teams
• Best Practice Libraries
• Certification services
• Associate membership
• AIRPORTECH symposium
• SMART Sheets library
• Governance library