With the development of civil aviation transportation, the whole transportation network needs to improve operational efficiency, especially the airport, which plays an important role in the civil aviation transportation network. The re-search results and engineering applications have shown that airport collaborative decision making can effectively improve the operational efficiency of airports. This paper compiles the development history of collaborative decision making in airports and the current situation of research and application of collaborative decision making in academ-ia and industry, both in China and worldwide; analyzes and discusses the future development trend of collaborative decision making in airports and the challenges faced by collaborative decision making in the current period; at the same time, gives some suggestions for the development of collaborative decision making in airports based on the actual situation in China, and provides theoretical support and basis for improving the operational efficiency and economic benefits of airports and the whole air transportation network. Theoretical support and basis are given to improve airports" operational and economic efficiency and the whole air traffic network.