Runways and taxiways need to comply with very strict regulations to ensure safety under all weather and lighting conditions. This extends to the entire airfield, including aprons, drainage facilities and airside roads. NACO’s design principles are efficiency, reliability and safety & security. Our engineers provide the skills to design new airside infrastructure compliant with all safety requirements, whilst allowing the airport to remain operational during construction.
Our expertise regarding the design and engineering of airport infrastructure is built on a long track record of many airports around the world in a range of climatic conditions.
Our specific expertise pertains to rehabilitation of distressed pavements, in particular single runway rehabilitation on operational runways. These projects require careful investigation regarding the causes of distress. They demand creative solutions to minimize disruptions, reduce safety risks and to optimize sustainable use of materials. Adhering to value engineering principles guarantees cost control.
Construction phasing plan
To ensure that the airport remains operational during project implementation, our engineers prepare a phasing plan to ensure sufficient runway capacity during all stages of the project. This plan includes the availability of critical taxi routes and sufficient parking positions.
Apron-building interface
This a very specialized field involving the aircraft parking positions in relation to fleet mix and stand allocation, Passenger Loading Bridges (PLB), aircraft fuelling and powering, apron safety, ground service equipment (GSE) manoeuvring, etc.
NACO also offers other infrastructure services to cover airside tunnels, landside road access systems and airport utilities.