2022 NAICS national industry in sector 48-49 Transportation and Warehousing
488119 Other Airport Operations
NAICS 488119 is the US industry code for other airport operations. This U.S.
- Code
- 488119 (2022 NAICS)
- Title
- Other Airport Operations
- Part of
- Airport Operations
- SBA small business limit
- Average annual receipts up to $40 million
- Closest UK SIC
- 52230, 52241, 52242, 52243 and 2 more (details)
Changes coming. The NAICS 2027 revision applies to data from 1 January 2027, and SBA proposed new size standards on 20 August 2026. The values on this page are the ones in force today; we update this page when the official files change.
Official definition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) operating international, national, or civil airports, or public flying fields or (2) supporting airport operations, such as rental of hangar space, and providing baggage handling and/or cargo handling services.
When to use a different code
Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:
- Providing air traffic control (except military) services are classified in U.S. Industry 488111, Air Traffic Control.
- Providing factory conversion, overhaul, and rebuilding of aircraft are classified in Industry 33641, Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing.
- Wholesaling fuel at airports are classified in Industry 424720, Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers (except Bulk Stations and Terminals).
- Providing airport janitorial services are classified in Industry 561720, Janitorial Services.
- Providing food services at airports on a contractual arrangement (i.e., food service contractors) are classified in Industry 722310, Food Service Contractors.
Activities listed under 488119
The Census index assigns these 15 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.
- Aircraft hangar rental
- Aircraft parking service
- Airport baggage handling services
- Airport cargo handling services
- Airport operators (e.g., civil, international, national)
- Airport runway maintenance services
- Airports, civil, operation and maintenance
- Aviation clubs, primarily providing flying field services to the general public
- Fixed base operators
- Flying field operators
- Hangar rental, aircraft
- Maintenance services, runway
- Parking services, aircraft
- Runway maintenance services
- Vacuuming of airport runways
SBA size standard for 488119
To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 488119, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed $40 million in average annual receipts. Check your business.
Source: SBA table of size standards, effective March 17, 2023.
Closest UK SIC 2007 codes
There is no official one-to-one link between NAICS and UK SIC. These codes share the same international class (ISIC Rev. 4: 5223, 5224, 8129), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.
- 52230Service activities incidental to air transportationUK SIC
- 52241Cargo handling for water transport activitiesUK SIC
- 52242Cargo handling for air transport activitiesUK SIC
- 52243Cargo handling for land transport activitiesUK SIC
- 81291Disinfecting and exterminating servicesUK SIC
- 81299Other cleaning servicesUK SIC
Built from Census concordances 2022→2017 NAICS and 2017 NAICS→ISIC Rev. 4.
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Data last changed November 14, 2026. How this page is built.