Port Authority

Port Authorities were government institutions that supervised spaceport operationd. For a nominal fee, a Port Authority could provide precise hyperspace jump coordinates to freighters traveling along established hyperlanes. The Authority could also provide jump coordinates to more remote destinations if the customer provided accurate navigational data, or if the Authority had to plot the course themselves they would charge an expensive surcharge.The Star Wars Sourcebook During the Galactic Civil War, Port Authorities were under the authority of the Imperial Transit Authority.
Examples of Port Authorities included the Coruscant Port Authority, the Corellian Port Authority, the Foless Spaceport Authority,The Clone Wars: Strange Allies the Manaan Port Authority.Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic the Teguta Lusat Port Authority,Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu the Tasariq Port Authority, the Elrooden Starport Port Authority,Operation: Elrood the Charbi Port Authority,Legacy of the Force: Sacrifice and the Bestine Port Authority.Shadow Games
==Appearances==
*Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 
*The Clone Wars: Strange Allies
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*Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu 
*Shadow Games
*Operation: Elrood 
*Star Wars Galaxies: Rage of the Wookiees
*Legacy of the Force: Sacrifice
==Sources==
*The Star Wars Sourcebook 
*Suns of Fortune
==Notes and references==
Category:Bureaucratic and government organizations