Airport security management is a rapidly evolving process which results in new regulations,new procedures or equipment and the acquisition of new skills for aviation personnel. The fireprotection of Chopin Airport in Warsaw serves as an example intended to show a pattern ofactivities of entities responsible for safety that clearly strive for perfection, and are comprised bythe safety management process, which can be replicated by other institutions. The essence of thearticle is to identify the key factors that determine the safety of an airport on the example ofChopin Airport in Warsaw. The article presents the results of own research. The analysis of expertinterviews conducted with airport personnel responsible for security and officers of the StateFire Service showed the reality of airport security management from the perspective of the entityresponsible for it. New directions of change and areas for improvement were thus acknowledged.The result of the interviews is the development of the authors concept of the improvement of toolsused within the Safety Management System at Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport.