The Monterey Peninsula Airport District is a California Public Agency and was created in 1941. The District is governed by five publicly elected Board Members. The primary role of the members of the Board of Directors is to establish and oversee implementation of policy for the District.

The District is not incorporated into the city or the county and its boundaries encompass the cities of Carmel, Del Rey Oaks, Monterey Pacific Grove, Sand City and portion of Seaside, Pebble Beach, Carmel Highlands, and the west end of Carmel Valley and the Monterey-Salinas Highway to Laureles Grade.