Aviation Planning

Due to the industry’s evolution in the past decade, more airports are now managed as commercial entities competing for a bigger piece of the market. While this has long been true for large connecting hubs, demand is more dependent on airport strategy than the size of the metropolitan area it serves.

The growth and viability of an airport rely on a best-practice plan that proves resilient to disruption and adaptable to change, while maintaining an attractive cost for users.

Worldwide Expertise to Help You Plan

With more than 75 years of aviation experience, WSP is an ideal partner to help airports plan how to efficiently replace aging infrastructure and how to best respond to industry change while enhancing competitiveness.

Airport staff is scarcer and therefore busier than ever, and a master plan is always just one of several ongoing efforts that requires their attention. Our teams adapt to client needs, reducing master plan-related workload, while preserving the desired degree of client control. We work with our clients early in the process to establish optimal communication protocols, and together we determine review requirements, involvement in technical development, and the amount of administrative support needed.

Emphasis on Responsiveness 

We assign a dedicated team to each client, which means senior staff members familiar with the ongoing efforts are always available. Beyond our own staff, we team with sub-consultants that have a strong record of proven performance. Over the years, we have built a network of preferred SWMBE firms, allowing us to exceed your XBE goals.

Long-term planning must provide a full range of options to prepare an airport for new direction or new developments in the aviation industry. However, probably more important, planning recommendations must be realistic, implementable and affordable. To that end, WSP planners look ahead to the next steps after the plan; the smooth implementation of proposed projects. We therefore call upon engineers, environmental and financial planners, cost estimators and other niche experts. This look-ahead approach means your plan will be implementable.

Quality Performance

Quality is one of our enduring priorities. The international experience of our staff and a strict internal peer review practice assure quality results. Our expertise includes:

• Airport master planning/strategic planning
• Airport system planning
• Airport layout plans
• Land use planning, aeronautical zoning and airspace analyses
• Terminal and facility planning
• Heliport planning
• Airfield capacity studies
• Airfield site selection studies
• Business planning/financial and operational feasibility studies
• CAPEX
• Economic impact assessments and cost-benefit analyses
• Operations planning
• Apron optimization and gating analyses
• Intermodal and multimodal facilities
• Environmental planning, noise and air quality studies
• Air traffic control tower siting

We can help plan your future projects efficiently, while minimizing disruption. We tailor our work to meet your needs, the industry’s requirements and the specific challenges of the existing infrastructure.