Founded in 1928, Barnstable Municipal Airport handles several charter, corporate and general aviation aircraft from various airlines, including Nantucket Air, Island Airlines and US Airways Express. The airport maintains a gift shop that offers various handbags, jewelry items, watches and ornaments. Barnstable Municipal Airport provides parking, taxi, and bus and ferry services. The airport also maintains a restaurant that offers catering and dining services. Barnstable Municipal Airport, earlier known as Barnstable Airport, provides noise abatement services, as well as features several runways. The airport is administered by the town of Barnstable in Massachusetts, which governs police, public works and administrative departments.