As a result of terrorist attacks or attempted terrorist attacks, more and more restrictions are being introduced at civilian airports, e.g. in the form of catalogues of items prohibited for carriage by air. The aim of the article is to present the activities of security services that use tools such as profiling and biometrics to improve the organization of the civil aviation security system. These tools can improve the organization of the civil airport security system. The research problem was expressed in the question to what extent profiling and biometrics can improve the organisation of the civil airport security system? The results of preliminary research justified the assumption that both organisational solutions in the field of ensuring security at civil airports require improvement – in accordance with the identified needs and adequately to the changing security threats in civil aviation. The following methods were used in the article: the method of analysis of documents, literature on the subject, the method of direct observation, as well as case studies. The main conclusion from the conducted research: Threats to civil aviation in the form of acts of unlawful interference adversely affect the state of safety and security of civil aviation.