Airport Planning

More than ever before, airports today are being confronted with a wide range of issues. Just like small cities, airports have to face planning, infrastructure, security, funding, and level of service issues daily. Not unlike their municipal counterparts, airport sponsors and airport management staff are being challenged to find creative solutions to have a positive impact on all their stakeholders, including passengers, air carriers, airport tenants/users, cargo handlers, airport neighbors, community groups, business organizations, local/regional governmental agencies, and elected officials.

For more than 40 years, our aviation planning staff has provided full-service consulting for airport airside, landside, and facilities development projects. PBS&J is also a recognized leader in airport revenue diversification, operating under the premise that an airport should function as a business, requiring full-service capabilities. We have completed planning assignments for clients throughout the U.S. and around the world, including commercial service and general aviation airports in Nashville, Orlando, Atlanta, Austin, Reno, Dayton, San Diego, Sarasota, St. Petersburg/Clearwater, Panama City (FL), West Palm Beach, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, Thailand, and Romania.

Capabilities:

• Airport business plans
• Airport layout plans
• Airport master plans/updates
• Airport security studies
• Economic/financial planning
• Environmental assessments/environmental impact statements
• FAR Part 150 noise studies
• Feasibility studies
• GIS mapping services
• Land acquisition, appraisal, and relocation services
• Obstruction studies
• Program management
• Runway length analysis
• Site development planning
• Site selection studies
• Terminal/facility planning
• Zoning and land use planning