Executive Summary Because airport cities are an emerging phenomenon, research surrounding them is scarce. The majority of authors who examined airport cities in their studies focus on their development, significance for urban development, and position as future employment hubs. When approached from the quality management point of view, airport cities are not evaluated as a whole; rather, they are discussed as separate but communicating units. The purpose of this study is to understand whether the EFQM model can be used as a suitable framework to create pillars for measuring the quality of airport cities. Content analysis was used to evaluate how airport cities are perceived in research, what measurement of their quality is used, and whether any additional frameworks are proposed to assess them as whole units. The findings indicate that no common framework exists for the measurement of the quality of airport cities; at best, their districts (cargo, logistics, hospitality, retail, etc.) are evaluated with no consideration of other parts. The EFQM model is suggested as a suitable framework due to the transparency, effectiveness, and reliability it offers. Introduction The emergence of airport cities, their history, and their development are presented in this section. The author discusses the uniqueness of the airport cities as a phenomenon and utilizes current research to present the concept in detail. Literature Review The author uses current research literature about airport cities, their development, and the use of the EFQM in various projects (governmental, urban, etc.). The section aims to present the EFQM model, discuss the research dedicated to it, compare the discussions of different authors about EFQM and airport cities, and demonstrate the suitability of the EFQM model to the evaluation of airport cities. Research Gaps In this section, the aim of the study is presented through the identified research gaps. The identified gaps are to serve as the basis for the problem definition and research questions. Problem Definition and Description of the Approach The purpose of the study and research questions and objectives are presented in this section. Based on the presented research questions and objectives, the author formulates the research hypothesis. The deductive approach is utilized as the main approach to the research questions and hypothesis, and its discussion is based on the example (content analysis). Research Design The research design is presented in this section. The author uses a qualitative approach that relies on secondary data analysis to answer research questions and demonstrates the advantages and disadvantages of the chosen method and design. Data Collection and Analysis The author discusses the tools and devices used for data collection. Google Scholar, Science Direct, ProQuest, and the University of Wollongong library are utilized to gather secondary data. Journal articles, books, newspaper articles, website entries, and editorials are presented as main sources for data collection. The process of the research analysis, divided into two parts (the analysis of two different samples of articles dedicated either to airport cities or EFQM) is also presented in the section. Results and Major Findings The results of the conducted content analysis indicate that the use of the EFQM model is not considered in the research and management of airport cities; instead, other frameworks that are only partly aligned with