Roy Fuhrmann

Roy Fuhrmann serves as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) for the Metropolitan Airports Commission, responsible for airport planning and development activities and management and operations of Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) and six general aviation airports in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. He also serves as the MAC’s liaison with airlines, airport tenants, the Federal Aviation Administration, Customs and Border Protection and other local and state agencies related to airport operations, flight navigation, regulations and guidelines.

Fuhrmann first became involved with the MAC as a noise intern technician in 1991 and became a permanent MAC employee in 1994, as an aviation noise/geographic systems specialist. In 1996, he moved to the Reliever Airports Department as assistant manager of tenant relationships and was also responsible for Crystal Airport’s day-to-day operation. Fuhrmann later rejoined the Environment Department as manager of aviation noise and satellite programs before becoming director of environment in August 2001. In 2012, he was named Vice President of Management & Operations, overseeing the operation of all seven MAC airports as well as the Airport Police and Fire departments before being appointed as the COO in 2018.

In addition to his lengthy service to the MAC, Fuhrmann served more than 20 years as an Army National Guard aviation and medical officer, with deployments to Guatemala, Bosnia and Iraq. Over the course of his service, he commanded three aviation units before retiring from military service in 2009.

Fuhrmann holds a bachelor’s degree in public administration from the University of North Dakota. He has been active in aviation organizations including serving on multiple American Association of Airport Executives’ (AAAE) committees. He is actively involved with Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA) and has chaired the Operations and Technical Affairs Committee, NextGen Working Group, Environmental Affairs Committee, the national NextGen Advisory Committee Sub-Committee (NASCSC), and is currently serving on ACI’s World Safety and Technical Affairs Standing Committee. He is also a member of Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) and is an ABS Life member.

He is a commercial and instrument pilot rated in helicopters and airplanes and resides in Webster, MN.