Other Support Activities for Air Transportation
Description
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing specialized services for air transportation (except air traffic control and other airport operations). Illustrative Examples: Aircraft maintenance and repair services (except factory conversions, overhauls, rebuilding) Aircraft passenger screening security services Aircraft testing services
Hierarchy
| Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 48 | Transportation and Warehousing 2-digit sector | The Sector as a Whole The Transportation and Warehousing sector includes industries providing transportation of passengers and cargo, warehousing and storage for goods, scenic and sightseeing transportation, and support activities related to modes of transportation. Establishments in these industries use transportation equipment or transportation-related facilities as a productive asset. The type of equipment depends on the mode of transportation. The modes of transportation are air, rail, water, road, and pipeline. The Transportation and Warehousing sector distinguishes three basic types of activities: subsectors for each mode of transportation, a subsector for warehousing and storage, and a subsector for establishments providing support activities for transportation. In addition, there are subsectors for establishments that provide passenger transportation for scenic and sightseeing purposes, postal services, and courier services. A separate subsector for support activities is established in the sector because, first, support activities for transportation are inherently multimodal, such as freight transportation arrangement, or have multimodal aspects. Secondly, there are production process similarities among the support activity industries. One of the support activities identified in the Support Activities for Transportation subsector is the routine repair and maintenance of transportation equipment (e.g., aircraft at an airport, railroad rolling stock at a railroad terminal, or ships at a harbor or port facility). Such establishments do not perform complete overhauling or rebuilding of transportation equipment (i.e., periodic restoration of transportation equipment to original design specifications) or transportation equipment conversion (i.e., major modification to systems). An establishment that primarily performs factory (or shipyard) overhauls, rebuilding, or conversions of aircraft, railroad rolling stock, or ships is classified in Subsector 336, Transportation Equipment Manufacturing, according to the type of equipment. Many of the establishments in this sector often operate on networks, with physical facilities, labor forces, and equipment spread over an extensive geographic area. Warehousing establishments in this sector are distinguished from merchant wholesaling in that the warehouse establishments do not sell the goods. Excluded from this sector are establishments primarily engaged in providing travel agent, travel arrangement, and reservation services that support transportation establishments, hotels, other businesses, and government agencies. These establishments are classified in Sector 56, Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services. Establishments primarily engaged in providing rental and leasing of transportation equipment without operator are classified in Subsector 532, Rental and Leasing Services. Establishments primarily engaged in providing medical care with transportation are classified in Sector 62, Health Care and Social Assistance. |
| 488 | Support Activities for Transportation 3-digit subsector | Industries in the Support Activities for Transportation subsector provide services which support transportation. These services may be provided to transportation carrier establishments or to the general public. This subsector includes a wide array of establishments, including air traffic control services, marine cargo handling, and motor vehicle towing. The Support Activities for Transportation subsector includes services to transportation, separated by type of mode serviced. The Support Activities for Rail Transportation industry includes services to the rail industry (e.g., railroad switching and terminal establishments). Ship repair and maintenance services not done in a shipyard are included in the Other Support Activities for Water Transportation industry. An example would be floating drydock services in a harbor. Excluded from this subsector are establishments primarily engaged in providing factory conversion and overhaul of transportation equipment, which are classified in Subsector 336, Transportation Equipment Manufacturing. Establishments primarily engaged in providing rental and leasing of transportation equipment without operator are classified in Subsector 532, Rental and Leasing Services. Also, establishments primarily engaged in providing travel arrangement and reservation services are classified in Industry Group 5615, Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services. |
| 4881 | Support Activities for Air Transportation 4-digit industry group | This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing services to the air transportation industry. These services include airport operation, servicing, repairing (except factory conversion and overhaul of aircraft), maintaining and storing aircraft, and ferrying aircraft. |
| 48819 | Other Support Activities for Air Transportation 5-digit NAICS industry | See industry description for 488190. |
| 488190 | Other Support Activities for Air Transportation 6-digit U.S. detail | This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing specialized services for air transportation (except air traffic control and other airport operations). Illustrative Examples: Aircraft maintenance and repair services (except factory conversions, overhauls, rebuilding) Aircraft passenger screening security services Aircraft testing services |
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Classification References
- 01Wholesaling fuel at airports--are classified in Industry 424720, Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers (except Bulk Stations and Terminals);
- 02Providing aircraft janitorial services--are classified in Industry 561720, Janitorial Services;
- 03Providing air traffic control (except military) services--are classified in U.S. Industry 488111, Air Traffic Control;
- 04Providing airport operations (except air traffic control)--are classified in U.S. Industry 488119, Other Airport Operations;
- 05Providing factory conversion, overhaul, and rebuilding of aircraft--are classified in Industry 33641, Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing; and
- 06Providing food services to airlines on a contractual arrangement (i.e., food service contractors)--are classified in Industry 722310, Food Service Contractors.
Index Items
Aircraft ferrying services
Aircraft inspection services
Aircraft maintenance and repair services (except factory conversion, factory overhaul, factory rebuilding)
Aircraft testing services
Airport passenger screening security services
Fueling aircraft on a contract or fee basis
Independent pilot, air (except owner-operators)
Inspection services, aircraft
Maintenance and repair services, aircraft (except factory conversion, factory overhaul, factory rebuilding)
Testing services, aircraft
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External Resources
Census.gov NAICS Detail
Official US Census Bureau definition and scope for NAICS 488190.
American Airlines
One of the largest carriers in the U.S. providing general passenger and cargo air transportation services.
Federal Aviation Administration
The United States government agency responsible for regulating and overseeing the civil aviation industry.
Airports Council International - US
A non-profit trade association representing the airport industry, which encompasses air traffic support activities.
