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Airport construction projects are inherently complex due to size, multidisciplinary and stakeholder involvement. We offer experienced leadership, best practices and knowledge of integral design and engineering to deliver projects safely, on schedule and within budget. Our professionals have thorough technical knowledge of operational airports. We are expert in undertaking such works in live and commercially sensitive environments.

Strategic Asset Surveys enable our clients to approach asset management extremely efficiently, channelling funds in a risk averse and cost effective manner. Such surveys identify and focus on high risks to safety and commercial elements of the portfolio.

Authorities are increasingly shifting their emphasis from road alignment safety and economic designs to requiring environmental impacts, socio-economic impacts and proof that roads will be constructed using labour intensive construction methods in line with the Expanded Public Works Program (EPWP). Our geometric designers are committed to adhering to the requirements of these authorities and we have introduced a specialist service to assist clients in the field of geometric design of roads and railway.

Airside infrastructure has to comply with strict safety regulations to avoid haz­ards under all weather and light conditions. NACO offers expertise combined with hands-on experience to design new airside infrastructure and to plan major rehabilitation programs of distressed pavements. Our designs are based on principles such as efficiency, reliability and safety & security. We provide creative solutions and construction phasing plans to minimize disruption while implementing on operational airports, to reduce risks and to optimise sustainable use of materials. We adhere to value engineering principles to control costs. We offer services related to the technical planning and engineering of all the civil elements of an airport including: runways, taxiways and aprons and associated systems, roads, ducts, drainage, signage, etc. all in accordance with international regulations. 

Our clients understand and realise the importance and necessity of a long-term development plan to guide the actual development of the airport. Our approach of integrating strategy development, functional airport planning (airside, facilities and landside) and financial planning results in efficient, feasible and realistic solutions. Our capabilities also encompass airport related studies such as strategy development, process optimization, aeronautical studies, etc.

Sustainable airport buildings fulfil specific requirements related to functionality, service levels, flexibility, efficiency and safety & security. NACO assists with defining these requirements and converting them into user-friendly and flexible designs. The strength of our facility planning and design practice is that our designs are based on extensive knowledge regarding operational processes and functional lay-out and also reflect the ambitions of all stakeholders. Our innovative and sustainable facility concepts focus on future demands, enhance service levels and keep capital investments manageable. In addition to airport terminal buildings, we design air traffic control towers, cargo buildings, MRO hangers, VIP terminals and any other airport facilities.