The Greater Moncton International Airport (GMIA) became the first privatized National Airport System airport in Atlantic Canada on September 1, 1997 – 60 years after first opening.
The Greater Moncton International Airport Authority (GMIAA) Inc.’s board of directors contracted Vancouver International Airport Services (YVRAS), a subsidiary of the Vancouver International Airport and internationally recognized as a leader in airport management, to manage the GMIA on its behalf.
GMIAA Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation headed by the board of directors. The corporation has no shareholders and receives no government funding or subsidies.
The board of directors is composed of 14 experienced community leaders who are nominated by a number of government levels and organizations:
- City of Moncton
- City of Dieppe
- Town of Riverview
- Government of Canada
- Province of New Brunswick
- Greater Moncton Chamber of Commerce
- Enterprise Greater Moncton
- Greater Moncton International Airport Authority Inc.