Aviation

Is your airport prepared for the changes shaping the aviation industry? Our talented and forward-thinking aviation professionals work by your side to help you achieve your goals through comprehensive and innovative airport planning, engineering, construction support and consulting services. Airport operators and aviation clients trust our team’s unmatched blend of technical and market knowledge to resolve their operational challenges with intelligent solutions that bridge the gap between planning and successful delivery.

WHAT CLIENTS ARE SAYING
“Hanson team members are experienced, caring and dedicated to assisting their customers on all matters, whether project- or regulatory-related. I am glad my friends at Hanson are always available and excited to help me when I need them.”
Chris CollinsAirport Director, Mount Vernon Airport Authority

Overcoming challenges with ingenuity

Skilled support is imperative to navigate the industry’s rapid evolution and demanding regulatory environment. Our experienced team includes numerous former airport managers well-versed in the challenges associated with airport development and daily operations. When you work with us, you will benefit from our long-term relationships with federal, state and local governing agencies. This unique blend of insight helps us stay ahead of hurdles and efficiently advance solutions.

Accelerate your development initiatives

Your needs require experience, and our portfolio includes hundreds of projects spanning every stage. Because our priority is helping aviation clients achieve their goals, we offer many services beyond conventional airport engineering and planning. Through our comprehensive project and program support, we help airport operators propel their development initiatives to liftoff.

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The next step in airport planning

The best results come from best practices, and your project deserves full support. We help you lay the groundwork  for each step of airport business planning, airport layout and master planning, facility and landside planning and program implementation. Our aviation team will walk with you through the steps of securing funding, coordinating licensure, connecting with partners and increasing staffing capacity while keeping you ahead of the vast changes facing the industry.

While planning matters, equally important are the daily operations that keep your airport running. We’re here to help you perform the essential tasks that enhance your facility’s safety and efficiency — from the data collection that catalogs infrastructure to the data-driven approaches that inform decisions on capital improvement plans. With our staffing and engineering support, you can proactively manage your infrastructure needs and enhance your airport’s resiliency.

Our services
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Elevate your navigation

We have numerous ways of helping you keep your airport a place where pilots and travelers alike can confidently and comfortably navigate.

Our services
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Antiterrorism and force protection

We can help safeguard your personnel, facilities and operations from terror threats and maintain your readiness.

Airport engineering, construction and alternative delivery

Your vision becomes reality with our engineering and construction support services. As a registered general contractor, we engage alternative project delivery methods to give you flexibility in meeting project objectives. We employ the innovation and involve the outside parties necessary to make things happen for projects of all sizes.

Prioritize sustainability and resiliency

Do you want to reduce energy use, lower operation and maintenance costs, increase equipment uptime and prepare for your airport’s future energy needs? Our range of building commissioning services enables your energy-intensive systems to perform to their as-designed specifications. Through data-driven energy audits, we help you strategically plan for future improvements and enhance your operational resiliency.

If you’re ready to take on the future of aviation, our smart airport initiative will prepare you to accommodate emerging technologies. We’re a leader in advanced air mobility and other airport energy, sustainability and resiliency initiatives. Through our grant writing group, we can secure funding necessary for your airport’s growth.

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