The Charleston County Aviation Authority, CCAA, owns and operates the Charleston International Airport, Charleston Executive Airport (Johns Island), and the Mount Pleasant Regional Airport. Chartered in 1970 by the State of South Carolina, it is responsible for managing, operating, and developing all public airports in the Charleston County Airport District. The Authority coordinates its activities with the Federal Aviation Administration and the South Carolina Aeronautics Commission.
The District is a municipal corporation established by the Generally Assembly of the State of South Carolina in 1970 and is governed by the Authority. The Authority is composed of seven members appointed to four-year terms by the Governor and six ex officio members: the Mayor of the City of Charleston, the Mayor of the City of North Charleston, the Mayor of the Town of Mount Pleasant, the Chairman of Charleston County Council, and the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Charleston County Legislative Delegation.
Regularly-scheduled Aviation Authority Board meetings are held on the 2nd floor of the Terminal at either 10:00 a.m. or 2:00 p.m. the third Thursday of each month, except June, July, and August, when meetings are scheduled on an as-needed basis. From time to time, special meetings are called. Advertisements for all meetings run in the Post and Courier the day prior to the meeting.
A list of current Authority Members follows:
2013– 2014
Andrew J. Savage, III
Chairman, Charleston County Aviation Authority
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The Honorable Billy Swails
Vice Chairman
Mayor, Town of Mount Pleasant
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The Honorable Lawrence E. Richter, Jr.
Secretary
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B. Spencer Pryor
Treasurer
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Michael Stavrinakis
Assistant Secretary
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George Patton Waters
Assistant Treasurer
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Mallory Factor
Authority Member
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Thomas F. Harnett
Authority Member
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The Honorable Joseph P. Riley, Jr.
Mayor, City of Charleston
Ex Officio Member
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The Honorable R. Keith Summey
Mayor, City of North Charleston
Ex Officio Member
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The Honorable Teddie E. Pryor, Sr.
Chairman, Charleston County Council
Ex Officio Member
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The Honorable Harry B. Limehouse, III
Chairman
Charleston County Legislative Delegation
Ex Officio Member
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The Honorable George E. Campsen, III
Vice Chairman
Charleston County Legislative Delegation
Ex Officio Member
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