Aviation
Tetra Tech provides comprehensive aviation services to enhance the planning, design, and operation of airports and airspace systems across both airside and landside environments.
Achieving the optimum balance between the economic benefits, construction costs, and environmental effects of the aviation industry is key to supporting sustainable development. Our airport consultants bring decades of experience delivering projects delivered both airside and landside, with deep technical expertise and a clear understanding of the evolving regulatory and sustainability standards.
Our integrated teams use digital tools and smart analytics to support safe airside and landside operations, sustainability planning, and passenger and cargo logistics. We have a deep understanding of delivery within the strict requirements of the aviation industry, including security constraints, night-time or restricted working, de-lethalisation, low-visibility procedures, environmental protection (bird activity), and maintaining airport functionality.
Our unique blend of aviation consultancy services adds long-term value at every stage of development—from streamlining airport operations and resilience to delivering sustainable design solutions. Our expertise spans masterplanning and environmental assessments, and the design and project management of airport schemes to enhance both economic benefit and passenger experience.
Airport Planning and Development
We support clients through the full lifecycle of airport planning and development, balancing operational performance with environmental responsibility.
- Masterplanning and site selection
- Strategic planning advice, preparation, submission, and management of applications and appeals
- Negotiating planning conditions and agreements
- Stakeholder engagement and public consultation
- Integrated sustainability and carbon strategies
- Low-carbon design, resilience, and climate adaptation planning
Airport Building and Airfield Infrastructure design
From our experience working with airlines on regional airports, business aviation operators, hangars and engine ground running areas, we understand the challenges of different budget constraints and optimising passenger experience.
- Airside and landside infrastructure
- Airfield ground lighting
- Airfreight facilities
- Business aviation facilities
- Cargo and passenger terminals
- Maintenance hangars
Environmental and Risk Assessment
Through environmental assessments, we provide sustainable solutions for airport developments that deliver economic benefits while reducing environmental and community impacts.
- Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
- Health Impact Assessment
- Airport health, safety and risk management
- Flood risk and hydraulic modelling
- Sustainability and net zero carbon consultancy
- Biodiversity net gain
- Geotechnical and contamination investigation
- PFAS Assessment
Project Management
We provide expert, client-focused cost and project management services that help clients achieve commercial certainty, and deliver projects efficiently in complex environments.
