Airports are the interface between air and surface transport. To enable both passengers and cargo to move efficiently and cost effectively from origin to destination, all elements of the complex process that is an airport must be well planned, designed, constructed, maintained, operated and managed. These tasks must be done in an environmentally responsible way to ensure the airport is a good neighbour to the community it services.

In recent years, rationalisation and outsourcing local Airports has seen many regional Councils needing to accept ownership and operational responsibilities for their local airports.

Sinclair Knight Merz is able to provide a complete solution from the initial feasibility studies and environmental assessment through concept design, project justification, approvals, detailed design, project management and supervision, training and commissioning to operation and maintenance.

Sinclair Knight Merz offers Local Government clients the following comprehensive and integrated services to meet airport needs:

Operation Airfield capacity analysis     Analysis of terminal and facilities operation     Operational analysis     Passenger and baggage handling service levels     Property development     Concession performance     Training     CADD     Bird strike risk analysis and management     Road safety audits     Communications system analysis and design     Security system analysis and design     Energy conservation     Waste handling     Airport automation Airport Ownership Transfer, Transport Economics and Aviation Policy Airport privatisation studies   Aviation policy review   Strategic planning   Regional economic development studies   Demand forecasting and trend analysis   Passenger and Cargo Logistics   Revenue analysis   Pricing and airport charges   Economic development studies   Government regulation and regulatory studies   Routing and passenger analysis   Tourism studies   Investment analysis   Financial studies and planning   Economic analysis   Airport benchmarking   Efficiency studies

Maintenance Programmed asset maintenance, asset inventory and condition survey     Asset condition evaluation reports     Trend analysis     Data management and storage     Asset modelling and planning     Asset valuation and whole of life cycle costing     Maintenance standards     Contract delivery     Aircraft pavement condition inspection and evaluation Survey/Aeronautical Mapping Engineering/Topographical Survey     Survey/Mapping     Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP) Charts     Type A/B Aerodrome Charts     GIS Transportation and Traffic Transport Planning   Traffic Management   Patronage Survey and Forecasting Airport Planning Site analysis   Facility requirements   Alternative analyses   Airport layout plans   Master planning and landuse plans   Feasibility studies   Access plans   Protection of airspace