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Airport CEO

Airport management sim about building terminals and keeping flights moving

Apog Labs · Released Mar 4, 2021

IndieSimulationStrategy

Reviews
Very Positive
82% of 8,135
Recent reviews
Very Positive
80% of 40 in 30 days
Players
152
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
9 months ago
Jan 24, 2026
Minimum PC
Any (at least 2 GB dedica…
4 GB RAM · 4 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Airport CEO?

A single-player sandbox construction and management simulation in which you build runways, taxiways, gates, and terminals from scratch. You hire staff, sign airline contracts, schedule flights, manage budgets and passenger services, and respond to delays, bad weather, equipment failures, and emergencies.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy detailed management systems and long-term layout planning
  • +you want freedom to design an airport from scratch
  • +you prefer single-player sandbox play with extensive micromanagement

Not for you if...

  • −you avoid detailed planning and resource management
  • −you dislike rebuilding layouts as your airport expands
  • −you want multiplayer airport management

What players say

82% of 8,135 reviews are positive · 80% of 40 in the last 30 days

Players praise the freedom to design an airport from scratch and the depth of its planning and management systems. The most common complaints are passenger and vehicle pathfinding bugs and severe slowdowns as airports grow; players also criticize the limited tutorial and say updates have stopped.

Players over time

▲ +29% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 210 players on Sep 21, 2026.

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Nov 7, 2026152
Nov 6, 2026141
Nov 5, 2026145
Nov 4, 2026157
Nov 3, 2026154
Nov 2, 2026145
Nov 1, 2026169
Oct 31, 2026147
Oct 30, 202697
Oct 29, 202681
Oct 28, 202672
Oct 27, 2026100
Oct 26, 2026115
Oct 25, 2026130
Oct 24, 2026116
Oct 23, 2026105
Oct 22, 2026110
Oct 21, 2026101
Oct 20, 2026128
Oct 18, 2026132
Oct 17, 2026121
Oct 16, 2026100
Oct 15, 2026104
Oct 14, 2026114
Oct 13, 2026115
Oct 11, 2026142
Oct 10, 2026136
Oct 9, 2026118
Oct 8, 202690
Oct 7, 2026100
Oct 6, 2026131
Oct 4, 2026158
Oct 3, 2026140
Oct 2, 2026116
Oct 1, 202689
Sep 30, 2026104
Sep 29, 2026101
Sep 27, 2026131
Sep 26, 202695
Sep 25, 2026102
Sep 24, 202685
Sep 23, 2026133
Sep 23, 202692
Sep 22, 202689
Sep 21, 2026210

Screenshots and trailer

Airport CEO screenshot 1

Airport CEO system requirements

Minimum: Any (at least 2 GB dedica…, 4 GB RAM, 4 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10 (64-bit)
Processor
Intel Core i5 2.4 GHz or AMD 3 GHz
Graphics
Any (at least 2 GB dedicated VRAM)
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
4 GB available space
DirectX
Version 10

Recommended

OS
Windows 11 (64-bit)
Processor
Intel Core i7 2.6 GHz or AMD 3 GHz (or higher)
Graphics
Any (at least 6 GB dedicated VRAM)
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
8 GB available space
DirectX
Version 12

Does Airport CEO have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Airport CEO run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Achievements
35
Steam features
Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English, German, French, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Dutch, Turkish, Czech, Simplified Chinese, Italian, Polish.

Does Airport CEO use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 7, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

5 DLC available.

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