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FIRM OVERVIEW

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Firm History

CHA Consulting, Inc. (CHA) is an innovative engineering design, consulting and construction management firm delivering sustainable, integrated solutions to the world’s most challenging infrastructure projects. With decades of experience, we bring inspired talent, forward-leaning technology, and essential partnerships to meet our clients’ evolving needs. We are your trusted advisors and partners committed to responsibly improving the world we live in.

CHA serves as your single point of contact from start to finish, utilizing technology advancements and adapting teams, schedules, budgets, and services to each unique challenge. Our client focus is driven by trust and collaboration. We study, design, manage, and build projects that enhance our communities and our world.

We are committed to the values of inclusion, diversity and equality, and the full participation of all people. These are core company values at the heart of who we are as an organization. CHA has and will continue to embrace and celebrate the diversity of voices our employees, clients, partners, and communities represent.

Our commitment to sustainability comes through in the work we do, in the communities we build, and as we work to create a better, more sustainable workplace. Our diversification across markets, geographies, and the services we provide has driven our success.

Our robust health and safety program empowers our people to take ownership of safety through education and access to the best safety tools. Our “people first” approach instills a culture of health and safety that minimizes the risk of workplace incidents, injuries and exposure to hazards for our employees, partners and the public. Proactive engagement to health and safety permeates throughout all levels of our organization.

At CHA, engineering and client engagement go hand-in-hand. Providing both yields amazing value… and amazing results.

Infrastructure

Clean water and reliable ground and air transportation are essential to our nation. CHA’s Infrastructure Sector is committed to designing, maintaining, upgrading, and building aviation, transportation, and water infrastructure that is resilient and supports a healthy economy.

Aviation

Airports are as diverse as the destinations they serve, from large-hub commercial airports to small general aviation facilities and military airbases. This diversity has shaped our approach to aviation design and planning for over 50 years. Leveraging our extensive experience, we deliver customized airside, landside, and facility-related design and construction projects with minimal disruption to airports and their travelers. Our deep understanding of state and federal regulations, along with the technical demands of modern airports, ensures projects are completed on time and within budget, resulting in a seamless travel experience.

Our expertise spans the requirements of the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), and other federal agencies. We recognize that airport development differs from other building and civil projects, with safety, security, speed, and efficiency being paramount. Our aviation team excels in providing tailored services, seamlessly integrating the full resources of our company to support airport clients.

We specialize in program management, planning, engineering, architecture, and construction administration services, focusing on safety, efficiency, and service to deliver measurable benefits to our clients.

Transportation

Transportation done right means safe and efficient movement of people and goods between locations. We aim to enhance our nation’s transportation infrastructure, ensuring goods are shipped safely, communities are strengthened, and the economy is enhanced. Our transportation specialists plan, design and help maintain and construct these most valued assets—including roads, bridges, railways, waterways, and multi-modal facilities—for public and private transportation owners, agencies and authorities. We use state-of-the-art technology to identify and solve complex traffic management and Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) challenges, including congestion, safety and work zone traffic. Whether an initiative involves a cost-effective rehabilitation or an innovatively funded major capital improvement, we provide the experience, creativity and expertise to improve mobility and safety.

Water Resources

Ensuring water is clean and safe is one of the most important services each community can provide. From the innovative to the conventional, we craft environmentally sound and costeffective stormwater, water and wastewater projects, each designed while considering every unique environmental, water quality, permitability, or funding concern. Our experienced and highly skilled professionals are able to assess, plan, design, and construct required infrastructure while meeting increasingly stringent regulations. From CSO and stormwater solutions to solid waste, wastewater treatment, water supply services, and sewer system design and rehabilitation, our resume covers hundreds of projects, miles of pipelines, acres of treatment ponds, and many satisfied clients.

Buildings

Built structures with unique identities that promote passion for the activities within and add to the surrounding community require careful design and planning. CHA collaborates with clients, owners and communities to create sustainable building solutions. We are committed to the on-time, on-budget, high-quality completion of new construction and complex renovations from a diverse portfolio including all types of commercial spaces, schools, retail, and sports venues.

Building Design

We combine art and science to rethink, refine and reshape the built environment. From schools and courthouses to multifamily housing and healthcare facilities, we have a long history of public and private work and have developed an approach to designing high-performance buildings that involves energy conservation and green building principles. We believe in design that responds to the natural environment, community values, and clients’ functional needs.

Our skilled engineers, designers and architects strive to strike a proper balance between engineering, environmental, functional, and economic issues when developing project solutions. We help our clients create new economic, recreational and cultural opportunities.

Land Development

A well-executed project requires cooperation among the developer, regulatory agencies, local review boards, consultants, and the community. Careful consideration must be given to impacts on traffic, stormwater drainage, water and sanitary services, and the environment. With all those moving parts, a developer needs one resource that can plan a project tactically, design it cohesively, permit it seamlessly, and construct it successfully. We have the permitting, engineering and construction experience to expedite project approvals and deliver projects on-time and on-budget.

Project Management and Construction Management

We actively lead a project and support the owner from preliminary planning and design through construction and project close-out with a focus on three core priorities: schedule, cost and quality. Our services provide clients with the tools needed to successfully manage their projects. Our team will consult on assembling the full project team, including onboarding the contractor and managing the construction through to stabilized occupancy. Our project

managers will oversee budgets and schedules and provide onsite representation with keen eyes and ears on every aspect of the design and construction. We’ll ask the right questions, help determine the best delivery methods, provide solid recommendations, report on progress and decision points, and bring in additional services and reviews when required.

Sports

Each year the athletic and recreation landscape reinvents itself with new regulations, materials, and technologies. We translate these changing demands into buildable, affordable and exciting facilities. From Division I athletics to large municipal field venues, we champion award-winning solutions and designs that generate the most value for owners, athletes, fans, and the surrounding communities defined by their sports. We combine in-house architecture, landscape architecture, and full engineering capabilities into a single comprehensive package, bringing fans to the stands and athletes on the field in record time. By providing better designs, we give back to the sports we cherish—and the communities that love them.

Fire Protection Services

We strive to provide customers with the latest in design options to meet the ever-changing requirements for industrial, commercial, and design/build projects. Our certified technicians can provide training, installation oversight, and commissioning services locally or internationally. From extremely detailed projects to common big-box warehouses, our team offers a variety of turnkey solutions for codecompliance, storage efficiencies, and cost-effective fire protection systems. With our knowledgeable staff, strong relationships with manufacturers, and utilization of cuttingedge technology, we continuously exceed client expectations with superior designs and services.

Power

CHA delivers a full complement of power, utility infrastructure, industrial/manufacturing, facilities management, and environmental services under one roof. Our power services are tied by a common thread: an innovative approach to problem solving. We embrace new, renewable technologies and strive to enhance the reliability of existing transmission and distribution networks, evaluate and retrofit facilities for smart consumption, expand alternative energy options, address complex environmental issues, and analyze geographic data to produce focused, actionable information.

Advanced Energy and Manufacturing

Optimizing process and energy efficiency requires trusted intuition backed by mastery over planning and design. From small companies to multinational conglomerates, our clients rely on us to expand and improve their operations, reducing their operating costs and making them more competitive. We prioritize measures with the greatest potential to reduce costs that require the least planning and interference to operations and provide the most attractive return on investment.

We offer specialized resources for the management of your most valuable physical assets. CHA helps clients make informed and considered business decisions, from equipment to multimillion dollar process line or research area expansions.

We also strive to safeguard your most valuable asset, the environment. Our engineers, ecologists and scientists partner with clients to develop practical solutions that strike the right balance between environmental sustainability, community needs and cost. We draw upon considerable environmental site assessment and remediation experience to solve often complex environmental problems.

Asset Management

For more than 30 years, we have specialized in asset management, risk and integrity management, regulatory compliance assurance, and successfully tailoring solutions for operational improvement and overall cost reduction. We develop easy-to-use asset, compliance, integrity management, and mobile solutions for organizations large and small. We also provide a comprehensive scope of regulatory compliance and staff augmentation services to help operators improve their operations and ensure they do so in compliance with the federal and state regulations under which they must operate.

Utility Infrastructure

Today, utility companies are pushed to their limits to deliver power reliably and efficiently to support flourishing economies. CHA promotes the safe, efficient and costeffective delivery of natural gas and electricity. We base our approach on a thorough understanding of your structure, needs and regulatory environment. Our team will assist you in defining an energy vision, identifying the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of system upgrades, and creating design packages that meet your standards and the needs of your customers. Together, we will enhance the reliability of existing transmission and distribution networks, evaluate and retrofit facilities for smart consumption and expand usage of alternative energy.

Construction and Facilities Management

CHA offers clients the convenience and effectiveness of working with a single point of responsibility for design and construction needs or facilities management. At our core is a fervent dedication to providing professional management services with a commitment to owner satisfaction. We focus on building strategic partnerships and collaborative solutions that last throughout the construction of all our projects, and we dedicate specialized resources to the management of your most valuable physical assets. We’ll help you build with confidence—no matter where you are. CHA has provided construction services and facilities management across North America.

AVIATION OVERVIEW

CHA’s Aviation Team

Our aviation team excels in providing tailored services to airport clients, seamlessly leveraging the full resources of our multidisciplinary company. This broad range of expertise allows us to drive project schedules efficiently, resulting in reduced costs for our clients.

The CHA team consists of dedicated professionals in engineering, architecture, and construction services, capable of executing all facility and infrastructure requirements. Our staff is committed to delivering innovative, efficient, sustainable, and comprehensive design solutions. As we have grown to meet our clients’ needs, our focus on quality and continuous improvement has remained steadfast.

Architecture

The CHA team has served as a trusted advisor to aviation clients for over 50 years. The team brings together highly skilled aviation experts with experience in all aspects of airport design, from terminal programming, planning and design to checked baggage inspection systems and passenger security screening checkpoints. Our team brings a wealth of experience in aviation consulting services to airports throughout the country. The CHA team provides creative solutions through a well-rounded set of expertise for client long-term growth.

Airport Planning

The CHA team provides all necessary airport planning and airfield development plans, activity forecasting, design and obstruction evaluation, and project cost estimating. While master plans are the foundation of our airport planning services, we provide a full complement of related services such as forecasting of aviation demand, asset management, public outreach programs, property easement/acquisition, noise/land use studies, environmental assessments, airfield/airspace evaluations, wetland delineation and permitting, wildlife management assessments, as well as grant administration services.

Engineering

The CHA team can provide all necessary airside and landside engineering services. The rehabilitation or reconstruction of runways, taxiways, and aircraft parking aprons is a core part of an airport pavement maintenance program. The CHA team’s runway and taxiway design experience spans from some of the world’s busiest commercial service airports to small private airports. We know that clients must maintain existing operations during construction projects; thus, we focus our design and phasing plans to meet the complex sequencing required to maintain continued aircraft operations during construction. We’ve built a strong niche in the middle-market that has resulted in us being selected for numerous airside design projects at small commercial service and corporate airports.

Additional engineering experience includes the design of helipads, airfield lighting, electrical vaults and control systems, hydrant fueling, aircraft wash and rinse facilities, site improvements, site utilities, stormwater management, parking and rental car facilities, construction engineering, resident observation, and vehicle service roadways.

Environmental/Sustainability

The CHA team’s environmental planning group works with our clients to conduct assessments and environmental planning tasks to address potential environmental issues from airport development, such as quality, climate change, land use, natural resources, water resources, noise, and waste. When it comes to environmental planning and compliance issues at airports, the goal is always to minimize your risk. We make every effort to provide clients with practical solutions to environmental challenges, navigate the NEPA process, and comply with regulatory requirements. The CHA team offers a range of environmental compliance consulting services, including environmental planning (NEPA) and permitting, ecological services, hazardous materials assessment, sustainability, and air quality modeling and permitting.

Our aviation team specializes in providing tailored services to our airport clients. Hundreds of CHA employees have worked on airport projects. CHA has a broad range of technical resources needed for your airport, from wildlife hazard assessments to building management systems.

The multi-disciplined nature of CHA allows us to provide a broad range of expertise to our clients so that the need for multiple subconsultants involved in a project is minimized. Our commitment to maintaining this technical expertise allows CHA to drive project schedules resulting in reduced costs to our clients.

At CHA we provide the following aviation services to our clients:

AVIATION SERVICES

AIRPORT PLANNING

Airport Master Planning

• Airport Layout Plans

• Terminal and Apron Gate Planning

• AGIS Data Acquisition and Coordination with FAA

• Land Use/Development Planning

• Activity/Demand Forecasting

• Runway Safety Area, Runway Protection Zone, and Obstruction Studies

Land Acquisition and Release

Urban Air Mobility Planning

Safety Management System (SMS) Planning

AIRSIDE/CIVIL & ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

• Runways/Taxiways/Aprons

• Airfield Lighting and Signing Systems

• Navigational Aids

Airfield Storm Water Management

LANDSIDE ENGINEERING

• Roadways

• Bridges

• Parking and Rental Car Facilities

• Site/Utilities/Commercial Development

ENVIRONMENTAL/SUSTAINABILITY SERVICES

• NEPA (CE/EA/EIS) and Regulatory Compliance (NPDES/SWPPP/SPCC)

• Wildlife Hazard Assessments

• Sustainability Plans/Envision Project Rating and Development Permitting

FACILITIES ENGINEERING

• Terminals, Hangars, Maintenance Buildings, etc.

• ARFF Stations and Fire Training Facilities Aircraft Fueling Facilities Security Systems Site, Utilities, MEP, Structural

CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION & OBSERVATION

• Construction Engineering

• Resident Observation

• Quality Assurance Testing and Surveying

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

Airport Capital Improvement Plan Development Program Definition and Implementation

• Scheduling, Estimating, and Funding Strategies

• Planning, Design, and Construction Management

• Grant Administration

AVIATION EXPERIENCE

Fixed-Base Operation (FBO) Hangars

Signature Flight Support

CHA provided consulting services to Signature Flight Support for the construction and/ or renovation of their FBO and Aircraft Hangar facilities at the following airports:

• Charlottesville Albemarle Airport (CHO)

CHA completed a due diligence evaluation of the existing 8,000-square-foot FBO and assessed the site requirements for constructing a new 18,000-square-foot hangar. CHA made recommendations for the renovation of the FBO’s architectural, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems and completed the design of the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing improvements in the first half of 2016. Construction was complete by Fall 2017.

• Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)

CHA designed the mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection system improvements to renovate the existing FBO facility. The work was being accelerated so that construction would be completed in advance of the Presidential Inauguration.

• Burke Lakefront Airport (BKL)

CHA provided local, state, and FAA coordination services, including the stormwater pollution prevention permit; an Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) permit required to allow work to proceed over the former landfill that underlies the site; and the FAA Form 7460 for the temporary construction impacts, permanent buildings and construction safety phasing plan. CHA also designed the site improvements for the new 5,500-square-foot FBO and 18,000-square-foot hangar, including civil and site utilities (water, storm and sanitary sewer, natural gas, and electric). This effort also included a new 60-space automobile parking lot, driveway entrance, and aircraft apron modifications to tie the new facilities into the existing ramp space.

• Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)

CHA designed the site improvements for the new 5,000-square-foot FBO and 18,000-square-foot hangar, including civil and site utilities (water, storm and sanitary sewer, natural gas and electric). This effort included a new 40-space automobile parking lot, driveway entrance, and aircraft apron modifications to tie the new facilities into the existing ramp space. Design and construction were completed by the end of 2016.

Sherwin Williams Corporate Hangar Development

Cleveland Hopkins International Airport | OH

Sherwin Williams engaged Welty Building Company and CHA to assist them in a design build opportunity developing a new corporate aircraft hangar to house their aircraft and operations at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. The project involves the construction of a 34,000 SF hangar bay and 17,000 SF of support areas including lobby and meeting spaces. Primary programmatic elements included the design the hangar to accommodate four aircraft and critical support. Support areas included maintenance and offices complete with restrooms, break rooms and meeting areas along with the lobby to incorporate thoughtful space planning and interiors to create an inviting gateway to corporate travelers and their partners. The design team has worked with the client’s corporate workplace strategy group to incorporate their corporate standards and branding. The project is currently in construction and anticipated to be complete this year.

Dynamic Aviation, LLC New Corporate Hangar

Fort Wayne International Airport | IN

In late 2022, Dynamic Aviation, LLC (Dynamic Aviation), a subsidiary and legal entity of Steel Dynamics, Inc., approached the Fort Wayne-Allen County Airport Authority (FWACAA) with an inquiry to establish a corporate hangar facility at Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA). The facility was intended to house two new corporate jet aircraft being acquired by Dynamic Aviation for its flight department. Design work began in early 2023 on an approximately 28,000-square-foot facility, which included about 6,500 square feet of office space. During the initial site layout and concept development stages, CHA served as a liaison between Dynamic Aviation and FWACAA to help identify an acceptable site. Once the site was selected, CHA acted as the engineer of record and lead designer for all civil and site aspects of the project, both airside and landside, under a direct contract with Dynamic Aviation. Additionally, CHA supported the project as the engineer of record and lead designer for mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) systems, working in collaboration with the facility’s lead architect, Elevatus.

DHL Hub B777 Apron Expansion and Hangar Development

Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport | KY

The CVG Hub B777 apron expansion and hangar development project aims to enhance the operational capacity and efficiency of the DHL-CVG Hub. This project includes constructing additional aircraft parking positions, a state-of-the-art B777 maintenance hangar, an employee vehicle parking lot, and associated infrastructure. The primary goal was to accommodate the growing demand for cargo handling and aircraft maintenance services, facilitating seamless operations and improved service delivery.

CHA was responsible for providing comprehensive engineering services, including the planning, design, construction administration, and observation for site/ civil improvements, including grading, drainage, utilities, paving, and electrical infrastructure for the 55-acre site. Airside improvements included a 40-acre aircraft apron expansion with 11 aircraft parking stands and access to the proposed maintenance hangar. Landside improvements included an entrance drive and 275-space employee parking lot as well as a truck loading dock and 50-space trailer parking lot. Our team thoroughly planned and executed all aspects of design and is currently performing construction phase services.

New York Army Guard Helicopter Hangars

Albany International Airport | NY

CHA was part of the team working for the NY Office of General Services (NYSOGS)/ Department of Military and Naval Affairs (DMNA) for the design, bidding, and construction of unheated aircraft hangars. CHA coordinated with NYSOGS, DMNA, Albany County Airport Authority (ACAA) for this project.

CHA assisted with the site design with respect to aviation and operational needs and FAA requirements (and/or military standards). Assistance included review offset requirements from runways and taxiways, evaluation proposed hangar and apron configuration(s), Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) line-of-sight analysis (using existing available data), review of potential radio signal interference to the ALB Terminal VOR, and other airport navigational aids, and coordination of review and comments for all documents with the ACAA and the FAA NY Airports District Office (NYADO).

Eclipse Aviation Factory Service Center

Gainesville Regional Airport | FL

Eclipse Aviation is a business venture that produces economic business jets, known as Very Light Jets (VLJ). The demand for Eclipse aircraft in Florida led Eclipse Aviation to choose Gainesville Regional Airport as the first of several regional sites for Eclipse Aviation factory service centers. The Gainesville-Alachua County Regional Airport Authority agreed to develop, construct, and lease such a facility to Eclipse Aviation on an aggressive schedule that was achieved through a design-build delivery process.

CHA was selected as the engineer to facilitate this process. Our responsibilities included preliminary design, design-build package development, and design-build phase oversight/administration.

Multi-Use Aviation Terminal Facility and Aircraft Hangar

Port San Antonio | TX

As part of the ongoing development and expansion at Kelly Field, the Port of San Antonio (PSA) is planning to construct a new multi-use facility offering capabilities to serve its airport operations team, broaden its fixed-based operator services, and the United States Customs and Border Patrol facility. CHA assisted PSA with developing a conceptual floorplan in conjunction with the input of Atlantic Aviation and CBP for the

The conceptual facility envisions a 13,000 square foot terminal building, offering space for passenger waiting areas, an extended canopy from the terminal to the aircraft, CBP processing of inbound passengers, overnight pilots accommodation, ample space for PSA operations, FBO staff and operational activity, as well as CBP staff offices, new automobile parking areas for customers and staff, aircraft ramp modifications, and other site enhancements with a 21,600 square foot hangar attached to the terminal.

Continental Hangar #1 Expansion and Renovation

Cleveland Hopkins International Airport | OH

Continental Airlines, now United, utilized Hangar #1 to maintain their B-737 fleet of aircraft. Due to the increased wingspan and wingtip height resulting from adding winglets to their 737s, Hangar #1 had to be expanded. CHA completed a study and found sufficient space to achieve independent aircraft movements of two Boeing 737800 series aircraft into the building.

Significant design elements included adding one new bay on both sides of the hangar and relocating administrative offices, restrooms, locker, shops, and maintenance storage into the expanded portion of the hangar. The project also included a new AFFF fire suppression system and relocating building transformers, water, sanitary, and storm sewers. Increased water service and booster pumps were added to supply water to the fire suppression system of Hangar #1 and adjacent Hangar #2. The project included new foundations, structural framing, roofing, architectural finishes, electrical, HVAC, plumbing, drainage, and fire suppression.

Hawaiian Airlines Hangar and Cargo Facility

Honolulu International Airport | HI

As part of a $2.3B statewide airport modernization program, Honolulu International Airport redeveloped most of their Mauka Concourse. A central program component is adding a hangar and cargo facility that can accommodate simultaneous maintenance of A330, A350, and B717 aircraft.

We served as the hangar/air cargo/airfield consultant and provided design quality control peer review services for this 240,000 square foot project. In conjunction with the lead design firm, we advised the design team on critical issues inherent to the facility.

Our design services were provided for airfield aprons, taxiways, lighting, markings, fuel systems, and the facility’s a telecommunication and security systems. Other responsibilities included bidding and construction administration services.

United Hangar #3 Renovation and Expansion

Cleveland Hopkins International Airport | OH

This project modified an outdated maintenance hangar to accommodate larger aircraft. Dynamic aircraft modeling was used to determine the minimum required size to accommodate the design aircraft.

CHA worked within the facility’s confines to deliver an expanded footprint, updated systems, and a revitalized site. Improvements included using a vertical lift fabric door, a new fire suppression system, hangar retrofitting, new administrative offices, break room, locker rooms, and tool room.

The hangar is adjacent to an existing hangar to the north and is very close to the hangar to the south. Both of these hangars are active facilities, and great care was taken during the design to minimize disruptions when construction was underway.

PACE Aviation Hangar

Cuyahoga County Airport | OH

The aircraft hangar is comprised of a 9,000-square-foot hangar bay to house a private-owned Challenger 300 jet aircraft with functional features, including “Megadoor” fabric hangar door, fall protection system, pneumatic air, radiant heat, fire suppression system and trench drains, hangar and apron lighting, 400Hz and preconditioned air power supply. Support spaces were included for aircraft maintenance, pilot lockers and storage, administrative and management spaces, and restroom and break areas. Site improvements included a new asphalt access drive, security fencing and gate, vehicle parking, and concrete aircraft apron with taxiway extension. Additional site features include taxiway and apron edge lighting, water, fire suppression, gas, primary power, and communications utilities, a new aircraft fuel tank and pumping facilities, and stormwater mitigation by treatment and infiltration features.

CHA provided Title I design services, including concept design and programming assistance, wetland delineation, permitting and mitigation, final design document development, phasing plans, and local and FAA permitting.

Fled-Pod Hangar

Schenectady County Airport | NY

In 2019, Schenectady County received a $1M NYSDOT grant to design and construct a new 4-Unit, 12,000-square-foot Flex-Pod Hangar, aircraft asphalt apron, and utility improvements at Schenectady County Airport (SCH). One 10-unit T-hangar was demolished due to maintenance and safety issues, causing accessibility problems and discounted rental payments to the Fixed Based Operator (FBO), Richmor Aviation.

The new Flex-Pod Hangar benefits Schenectady County, Richmor Aviation, airport tenants, the Town of Glenville, and the community. SCH has a waiting list for hangar tenants, including local aircraft owners and corporate interests. The lower costs and proximity to major employers attract various general aviation aircraft users. SCH’s high-quality airfield facilities and low air traffic congestion foster interest in the airport. CHA provided project administration, management, preliminary design, final design, and bid phase services for this project.

New Corporate Hangar 2018

Fort Wayne International Airport | IN

After leasing Hangar 2016, the Fort Wayne-Allen County Airport Authority (FWACAA) identified the need for a new corporate hangar to support all-weather parking for Aero Center customers at Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA). Given the facility’s straightforward construction, FWACAA chose to pursue the project using a designbuild delivery method. CHA assisted FWACAA in assembling a design-build criteria package that consolidated qualifications and bid proposals. This package included a combined RFQ/RFP outlining minimum facility criteria such as dimensions, finishes, MEP requirements, and other FWACAA goals and expectations. Design-builders submitted qualifications, and shortlisted teams provided final designs and cost proposals. In accordance with Indiana Code, CHA served as both the licensed engineer and architect for the selection of the design-builder team. The selected team finalized the design, secured permits, and promptly ordered the building. Construction began in spring 2023, with substantial completion achieved in November 2023 and occupancy following in December 2023.

New Passenger Terminal

Barkley Regional Airport | IN

The Barkley Regional Airport Authority (BRAA) commissioned the development of a new passenger terminal complex in 2019. The complex is situated on approximately 75 acres of greenfield site on the south of the airfield. CHA was selected to provide engineering design, bidding, and construction phase services for the site/civil development project elements as well as FAA eligibility and grant funding administration for the entire new airport terminal program. The partnership between American Engineer’s, Inc. and CHA continues through this program with AEI acting a subconsultant providing topographic survey and subsurface geotechnical investigation for design, as well as quality assurance survey and materials testing for construction.

Security Checkpoint Terminal Improvements

Albany International Airport | NY

CHA is providing design and construction administration services for the terminal expansion, and amenities enhancements project at the Albany International Airport. The project includes expanding the TSA security check-in, queuing, and repose space, upgrades to the ticketing and baggage claim, upgrades to the Business Center, and designing an airside children's play area and sensory room. The project schedule, dictated by the funding source, is 24 months for design and construction.

The airport's vision is to create a gateway to the Capital Region. The design is articulated to create warmth and a sense of place from the moment the traveler arrives at the airport. From the road, the traveler will be greeted by a light and airy canopy that draws the visitor toward the large central connector. Greenspace will be added, and a courtyard will be created to soften the existing masonry terminal. Once the traveler enters the connector, digital signage and bright, visible wayfinding will guide them through the bright and inviting space. The queuing area is enlarged, providing 800 square feet for each check-in lane for travelers to maintain distance from each other safely. Once through the TSA lanes, visitors will find a large space to recompose before traversing to their gate.

American Airlines Hangar 10 Flight Crew Parking Lot

JFK International Airport | NY

Our team comprised of CHA, MFS, and ARORA is providing geotechnical investigation, topographic survey, traffic engineering, and civil site design (electrical and structural) including TAA/bidding and construction support associated with the Hangar 10 flight crew parking lot improvements at JFK for American Airlines. Parking improvements including stall layout, site lighting, and bus shelters for the proposed 1,340 parking space lot designed to support American Airlines employees and visitors. A traffic study is included to analyze additional traffic impacts from the proposed parking improvements and a SWPPP will be completed in accordance with NYSDEC Phase II regulations. Bidding and construction administration is also being completed by CHA for the project.

Miami Intermodal Center Rental Car Facility

Miami International Airport | FL

CHA was the designer-of-record for this 3.4 million square foot rental car shopping mall, providing customers arriving through MIA convenient access to participating rental car companies. It features the first multi-level fueling system designed in the U.S. with a total capacity of approximately 6,500 vehicles and includes:

• A ready/return garage

• Quick turnaround fuel

• Wash areas

• Customer service lobby

Our company oversaw preparing the construction plans set for developing site paving, grading, drainage, water main service connections, gravity sewer connections, and a state-of-the-art fueling facility comprised of a multi-level fueling facility and a new system of roads providing access to the new rental car facility.

Maintenance and Equipment Storage Facility

Evansville Regional Airport | IN

CHA provided design, bid, and construction phase services for the development of a new airport maintenance and equipment storage facility. The facility comprises approximately 42,000 square feet, including administrative office space and amenities, equipment maintenance bays and shop space, and an equipment storage area requiring structural, architectural, mechanical, electrical, access control and CCTV, and plumbing work. The project requires various furniture, fixtures, and equipment, including two overhead cranes and a heavy vehicle lift. Site improvements include earthwork and grading, utility services, storm drainage, HMA pavements, cement concrete pavements, security fencing, site electrical, access control and CCTV, new equipment fueling system including gas and diesel tanks with a fuel management system, modular bin block walls, erosion control and landscaping, and airport construction safety and phasing items. Adjacent to the facility is an exterior equipment storage canopy and another canopy over the fuel system area.

Parking Garage

Albany International Airport | NY

At peak periods, parking demand at Albany International Airport significantly exceeded capacity. The Albany County Airport Authority took this opportunity to expand parking to enhance the traveler experience and reshape the way drivers arrive at the airport. CHA led the design of the new parking garage, which was the airport’s first major construction project funded by the Upstate Airport Economic Development Revitalization Competition.

The $40 million parking garage provides 1,050 parking spaces, expanding parking capacity by 20 percent. It features an elevated temperature-controlled pedestrian walkway to the terminal and a vehicular entrance off Albany-Shaker Road that goes over Jetway Drive to Level 3 of the garage. The garage is illuminated with energyefficient LED fixtures and exterior architectural color-changing LED ribbon lighting. Other innovative features include rooftop solar panels atop the pedestrian bridge and a state-of-the-art PARCS System with automated space detection, real-time monitoring, and license plate readers facilitating a ticketless entry system.

Security Screening Checkpoint

McGhee Tyson Airport | TN

The TSA security screening checkpoint at McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS) required expansion from 3 lanes to 4 lanes to maintain adequate service levels as passenger enplanements increase. CHA completed a project programming effort that resulted in a schematic layout of the proposed four-lane checkpoint.

CHA provided project management, architecture, mechanical engineering, and electrical engineering design and construction support services to expand the SSCP at TYS from 3 lanes to 4 lanes. The work included architectural finishes, flooring modifications, HVAC, fire protection, signing, lighting, communications, electrical power, and other miscellaneous construction necessary to complete the checkpoint expansion.

Baggage Claim Expansion

Buffalo Niagara International Airport | NY

CHA provided structural, mechanical, and electrical engineering for this Baggage Claim Expansion project at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF).

The objective of this project was to address the passenger, automobile, and baggage congestion that resulted from increased passenger traffic and 9/11 security requirements. To achieve this objective, this project constructed an approximately 60,000 square foot two-story addition adjacent to the west side of the airport’s main entrance. The first level houses two new sloped plate baggage claim carousels, a covered/canopy passenger pickup area, a corridor to the existing FIS offices, and a new baggage loading area. The second level is used for a min passenger exit, a meeter and greeter area, miscellaneous passenger amenities (excluding public restrooms), and shell space for future use. This project also included replacing two existing flat plate baggage claim carousels with one new slope plate carousel in the existing terminal area. In addition, a new single-story, approximately 5,000 square foot addition was added on the airside adjacent to the east side of the main entrance to house the new baggage inbound load belts.

Passenger Terminal Renovation

Evansville Regional Airport | IN

The Evansville-Vanderburgh Airport Authority District has recently commenced an extensive passenger terminal renovation to bring the William H. Dress Terminal up to date. The terminal was opened in 1989 and has served the community well, but it shows the effects of continual use and the ever-increasing gap in new technologies and styles.

CHA is partnering with a local architectural and engineering firm, Hafer Design, to bring the airport’s aspirations to reality. Hafer is leading the effort to provide the airport with a fresh face to the community through their expertise in architecture and multi-use facility design, with support from CHA’s depth of experience in both airside and landside airport design. CHA will also facilitate coordinating security and the FAA for federal grant administration.

South Concourse Restroom Rehabilitation

Syracuse Hancock International Airport | NY

CHA provided engineering and architectural services associated with renovating two existing south concourse restrooms on the second floor of the terminal at the Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR).

Architectural services included removing and replacing existing tile flooring, upgrading ceramic tile walls, replacing counter tops and integrated bowl sinks, modifications to existing chase way behind sinks, and replacing ceiling with new suspended acoustical ceilings that accommodate the new design and ceilingmounted devices. CHA also provided electrical and mechanical services, including upgrading light fixtures to LEDs, replacement of existing water closets, urinals, lavatories, drinking fountains, and domestic water heating is serving the restrooms, ductwork modifications, and diffuser replacements, design of removal of existing inline exhaust fans, and installation of roof-mounted exhaust fans and fire protection services, including the design of sprinkler head removals and replacements to accommodate the renovated ceilings.

Terminal Gate Replacement and Expansion

Akron Canton Airport | OH

Akron-Canton Airport (CAK) hired CHA to develop their long-term master plan to address terminal and airfield plans for the next 20 years. We developed airside concepts that will allow demolition of the outdated concourse servicing gates 3 through 6 and replace it by extending the existing concourse to maximize aircraft and passenger flexibility. The new concourse provides adequate hold rooms, concessions, TSA screening, baggage tug access, GSE parking, landside service access, and airfield modifications.

The renovated and expanded facility will provide flexibility to board a mix of CRJ, MD-80, A320, and B737-800 aircraft and accommodate occasional larger aircraft on a flex position. New parking apron, tug road, RON parking positions, and deicing support areas are included.

Airport Rescue Fire Fighting Facility

Long Island MacArthur Airport | NY

CHA conducted the planning and design of a new aircraft rescue firefighting facility (ARFF) and demolition of the old air traffic control tower (ATCT) at Long Island MacArthur Airport (LIMA). The new ARFF will replace the aging, undersized existing ARFF currently located immediately north of the ATCT.

This project included topographic surveying and mapping, siting and response time analysis, and site/civil, architectural, and utilities design. The project will be phased to allow the new ARFF and concurrent demolition of the existing ARFF without disrupting firefighting operations.

CHA has completed surveying and mapping, analysis of FAA-eligible ARFF spaces, conceptual floor plans and elevations, and initial analysis of ARFF response times. The design team is currently performing the schematic design of the new ARRF and finalizing the demolition design of the old ATCT.

Airfield Cargo Facility

Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport | AL

The Birmingham Airport Authority (BAA) has retained CHA as its on-call air cargo planning and design consultant at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM). In this role, CHA conducted a planning definition study for a new air cargo facility to house the on-airport operations of UPS and two new air cargo carriers that are planning to establish operations at BHM. The planning definition study includes updating the air cargo forecast, determine air cargo facility requirements, recommending a building location and aircraft parking configuration, and overall site preparation requirements to suit the tenants of the new air cargo facility. The plan for relocating the existing air cargo facilities to a new area on the airport is necessitated by the authority’s plans to relocate Taxiway A, which is the parallel taxiway that serves BHM’s primary runway.

The new air cargo facility is being designed to allow expansion capabilities to accommodate FedEx at such time that their operations need to be relocated and any other air cargo carriers that might initiate service at BHM in the future. The authority has already commenced the air cargo relocation program by constructing a new south air cargo apron. The ultimate plan for air cargo activity at BHM calls for expanding this apron and additional air cargo buildings further to the south.

Belly Cargo/GSE Maintenance Building

Indianapolis International Airport | IN

CHA designed a new 40,000 square foot belly cargo/GSE maintenance building at Indianapolis International Airport (IND). The building and site can accommodate future expansion to 80,000 square feet. To meet scheduling requirements, this fasttrack project was broken into two phases. Phase 1 included earthwork and drainage, and Phase 2 involved building construction and site improvements.

Our responsibilities included survey, engineering, architecture, construction documents, bidding services, and construction administration.

Deicing Facility Interim Pavement Improvements

JFK International Airport | NY

The Port Authority of NY and NJ (PANYNJ) contracted CHA to develop contract documents for temporary improvements to the existing pavement structure leading to the existing deicing structure at JFK International Airport.

A revised access route had to be established immediately south of the previously demolished Hangar 12 via Taxiway PB to accommodate the larger Group V aircraft. The revised route consists of Portland cement concrete pavement, previously used to access Hangar 12, some of which served as the Hangar 12 floor. CHA performed field inspections to determine where concrete pavement repairs would be required and designed an asphalt concrete pavement overlay to support the larger aircraft.

CHA prepared contract drawings, including removal, layout and alignment, grading, drainage, paving, utility plans, and all associated site sections and details.

Airport Revitalization Program: Terminal Improvements

Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport | NY

New York State awarded the Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC) a grant as part of the Upstate Airport Revitalization and Renewal program. Rochester received $39.8M to make changes and upgrades at the airport. The funding is part of a $63.4M transformation awarded to Rochester. CHA was selected to lead parts of this program with a number of proposed renovations to the terminal building. Proposed renovations as described in the grant are as follows:

• Smart building

• Communications enhancements

• Boarding bates

• Ticketing

• Circulation revitalization

• Concessions

• Security

CHA is providing engineering and architectural services associated with this project.

East Side Development and Ground Support Facilities

Tampa

International Airport | FL

CHA provided design, permitting, and construction administration services for the new cargo and GSE facilities at Tampa International Airport. Additionally, a portion of the airport perimeter road was rehabilitated, and a new service road connecting the facilities to the airport was constructed.

The facilities were designed to replace the existing buildings in a “like-for-like” fashion to maximize the square footage available while minimizing additional lease costs. Both facilities were planned to accommodate future airport growth in the Drew Park area.

During construction, the authority requested that we redesign the alignment of the new service road and the rehabilitation of Taxiway Echo. These changes did not affect the construction schedule, and the project was completed on time and under budget.

Snow Removal Equipment Storage Building

Syracuse Hancock International Airport | NY

The Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) developed a multi-building snow removal equipment storage, maintenance, and operations complex. One of the key elements was the development of a new 21,000 square foot pre-engineered metal building used for storage of snow removal equipment, including plows and snow blowers. CHA provided design, construction administration, and construction observation of the SRE storage building.

CHA was responsible for developing the building concept and then working with the pre-engineered metal building supplier to provide required drive-through vehicle bays, overhead clearance, and building characteristics desired by the airport.

Aircraft Deicing Fluid Collection System

Westchester County Airport | NY

Westchester County Airport deices aircraft at six gates on the terminal apron. EPA and FAA environmental requirements stipulate that an airport capture and treat or otherwise dispose of excess used deicing and anti-icing fluid. The Department of Public Works and Transportation retained CHA to provide design, bidding, and construction phase services for permanent aircraft deicing fluid collection system improvements at Westchester County Airport.

Improvements included terminal ramp reconstruction, four new passenger boarding bridges, reconstruction of Taxiway A, north and south enclosed passenger walkways, electrical and communication upgrades, two 200,000 gallon underground storage tanks, and a truck upload station for off-site disposal of spent aircraft deicing fluid.

Construction is currently underway, and CHA’s services include performing all as-built surveying and mapping that will enable the construction to be included in the FAA’s E-GIS and ALP initiative.

Etihad First Class Lounge

Washington-Dulles International Airport | VA

CHA was the architect of record, design manager, and construction manager for the interior construction of a new first-class/business lounge located at the gate A14 Dulles International Airport (IAD) in Washington, DC. The project was a high-level first-class business lounge interiors build-out project to accommodate first class, business class, and the loyal customers of Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways.

The scope of work included the demolition and renovation of an existing 5,700 square foot lounge. Seating for 100 patrons is carefully arranged throughout the facility in smaller semi-private zones. This lounge also includes a generous seating area for majlis located on the mezzanine level. In addition, the business lounge includes a full kitchen, warming pantry, coffee/juice bar, family toilet room, private showers, and private toilet facilities.

New Midfield Terminal | Airside Planning and Design

Indianapolis International Airport | IN

CHA provided airside planning and design for developing a 40-gate midfield terminal complex at Indianapolis International Airport (IND). The proposed site for this development was a greenfield site located between parallel runways. Total program costs were approximately $1B.

CHA worked closely with the owners’ technical representatives, the master architect, and the program construction managers to facilitate a coordinated effort to complete the design and construction for this major development project.

CHA aggressively involved a high level of minority/women-owned consultant firm participation to complete meaningful aspects of the airside planning and design scope of work

D/B Depainting Facility Renovations

Robins Air Force Base | GA

CHA provided design project management, architecture, interior design, environmental permitting, civil, electrical, communications engineering, and design quality control for the renovation of the depainting facility located at Robins Air Force Base. The renovation was designed to increase the functionality and performance of the existing depainting facility for year-round use. The interior design consisted of reconfiguring the restrooms, including replacing all fixtures, showers, tile, and other work to verify ADA compliance.

The renovation modernized the decontamination facilities to maintain the indoor air quality in the front office, including installing and relocating existing decontamination air showers. Improvements to HVAC systems alleviated existing environmental issues. Air conditioning systems, lighting, and power distribution systems were also upgraded, and alterations to miscellaneous services and utilities were necessary, including sanitary sewer systems.

D/B Taxiway G Rehabilitation

Grissom Air Reserve Base | IN

CHA was the designer for this design-build project, including design project management, civil, electrical, design quality control, and permitting assistance. This project included rehabilitation of 2,700 feet by 75 feet of existing Taxiway G by fulldepth pavement replacement and milling and overlay of the taxiway and shoulders. This project was designed to meet UFC criteria. Construction was completed in two phases to minimize impacts on the active airfield.

Title I design elements included the following full-depth replacement of 11,500 square yards of existing asphalt overlay pavement with 16-inch Portland cement concrete on new base courses, mill, and overlay of 20,000 square yards of existing asphalt pavement with 5-inch of new hot mix asphalt, taxiway edge, centerline, and hold markings, and complex phasing to accommodate uninterrupted access for the KC-135 refueling mission and private airport tenants that conduct commercial and military aircraft painting.

New 747 Hangar

Oscoda Wurtsmith Airport | MI

The Oscoda Wurtsmith Airport Authority has undertaken the construction of an aircraft maintenance hangar approximately 240 feet wide, 270 feet long, and 85 feet tall to accommodate a Boeing model 747-8, with the hangar structure being pre-fabricated metal.

The hangar user group requested that the airport authority have the hangar in place before winter to allow for indoor aircraft maintenance. This established the project schedule and allowed seven months to clear government approval of the site, conduct pre-design meetings, complete design, permitting, and construction.

To meet the project’s aggressive schedule, a fast-track approach was chosen. CHA was responsible for project management, funding management, pre-design meeting and coordination, utility coordination, and architectural, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, and fire protection services.

D/B Tactical Equipment Maintenance Facility

US Army Corps of Engineers - Norfolk District | VA

CHA was the prime design professional on a recently constructed design-build project for the Norfolk District of the US Army Corps of Engineers. This project is a Tactical Equipment Maintenance Facility (TEMF) at Ft. Eustis, Virginia. Ft. Eustis is home to the Army’s Transportation School and the headquarters for the Army’s 8th Transportation Brigade. The TEMF is a 57,000 square foot pre-engineered metal building structure on a 23-acre parcel that serves as a maintenance facility for specialized military vehicles and equipment. Site improvements included new heavy and lightweight pavements for the vehicle access aprons, circulation drives, and parking. New utility connections and drainage was provided to meet stormwater management requirements and low-impact design objectives. In addition to managing the design effort, CHA was responsible for the site, structural, mechanical, and electrical designs. This project also incorporated LEED design principles as it is the Army’s goal to achieve a LEED Silver Certification.

D/B Marine Wing Support Squadron Vehicle Maintenance and Administrative Building

Anderson Air Force Base | Guam

CHA provided an airside equipment maintenance and operations facility at Joint Base Andersen, Guam. This design-build project includes two single-story facilities and associated site work. The first facility was a combined automotive shop with a wash bay/wash rack, electronic/communication maintenance shop, construction/ weight handling equipment shop, battalion/squadron headquarters, organic unit storage, and operational hazardous/flammable storage. The second building was an armory with designated areas for classroom training purposes.

The buildings included concrete foundations, concrete exterior walls and roof structure, doors and frames, overhead roll-up doors, storm louvers, roofing, floor finishes, acoustical ceilings, metal studs, and drywall, exterior and interior painting, primary and secondary electrical power, lighting, telecommunications, grounding, pad-mounted transformers, domestic and fire protection water distribution, plumbing, sanitary sewer, HVAC, compressed air system, lube oil system, fire alarm/detection/ mass notification systems, and incidental related work. Site work included site clearing, excavation, utilities, paving, stormwater management, temporary erosion control, and radon mitigation.

D/B New Presidential Helicopter Hangar and Airfield Improvements

NAVFAC Marine Corps Base Quantico | VA

This design-build project involved constructing a new LEED Silver certified hangar facility that houses the Presidential Helicopter Squadron HMX-1. The facility provided clear-span hangar space, maintenance shops, a clinic, and office areas Additionally, the project included a new airfield taxiway and apron pavement. The apron can accommodate eight HMX-1 aircraft and two transient aircraft. Airside improvements comprised airfield apron and taxiways, taxiway lighting, airfield markings, and signage. Landside improvements included grading and drainage, parking, roadways and water, sanitary and stormwater systems.

P-442 Vertical Landing Pads and F-35 Fighter Program

MCAS Beaufort | SC

CHA performed project management, design quality control, airfield civil engineering, drainage design, and electrical engineering. As with any project conducted on a busy critical airfield, minimizing airfield operational impacts was the primary concern. Minimizing runway closure time was the prime goal, and through coordination with the airfield operations staff, the team was able to achieve this.

The need to manage stormwater effectively was also a concern. To keep from attracting birds to impounded water, the stormwater management system could not be above ground. We looked at these limitations and chose infiltration trenches as the best alternative. To minimize any time delays associated with permitting, the design team proactively met with the South Carolina Department of Health and Environment (SCDHEC) immediately following the PAK meeting and obtained their buy-in to the concept. This resulted in a smooth permitting process, and the permit was received ahead of schedule.

D/B: C-130 Helicopter Maintenance Hangar

Huntsville International Airport | AL

CHA provided design and consulting services for development of a build-to-suit 65,600 square foot facility consisting of a mixed use helicopter and fixed wing maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) hangar for WestWind Technologies, Inc (WWT) at the Huntsville International Airport (HSV). The hangar accommodates two C-130 aircraft or various configurations of helicopters being serviced by WWT in their support of military or private industry maintenance programs.

CHA provided this project as part of a turn key development on the airfield of HSV. Our approach to this project provided a complete solution to finance, design, construction, and delivering a build-to-suit hangar for WestWind occupancy on an accelerated 10 month timeline. The key to this project was CHA’s ability to understand and design a project to meet the goals of multiple interested parties and clients. CHA developed the scope of this project to fit within budget, while providing a suitable facility for the end user. Project elements included civil, architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection design.

de Body Hangar Development

Roswell International Air Center | NM

The Roswell International Air Center (RIAC) is a unique facility which provides for general aviation, commercial passenger service, and military operations as well as several industrial aviation activities. In an effort to maximize the economic benefits of the facility, and to meet ongoing aviation demand, the City of Roswell wanted to develop a wide body maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) hangar complex and/or a hangar warehouse complex to accommodate the expansion or relocation of existing tenant facilities and/or the establishment of new tenant facilities.

Based on the anticipated functional uses of the facilities and space requirements for the design aircraft, a functional space diagram and concept floor plan of the hangar bays, back shops, and office facilities was developed. CHA also provided estimated development cost for each component of the concept developments including vertical structures, site civil airside and landside facilities, and utility infrastructure.

D/B Readiness Center Addition and Renovation

Dobbins

Air Reserve Base | GA

CHA provided design project management, architectural design, environmental permitting, structural engineering, civil engineering, electrical and communications engineering, design quality control and LEED design for the renovation of this existing 53,000 square foot aircraft maintenance facility located at Dobbins Air Force Base.

The new 86,000 square foot consists of shop and storage spaces, maintenance area, offices, education rooms, fitness and locker rooms, full kitchen and other support spaces for the two companies. The area increase is achieved by adding a 2nd floor mezzanine within the hangar space and enclosing the hangar pocket doors with a new stone and metal contemporary façade system that has been designed to flood the education and team rooms on the new second floor with natural light and views. This façade system has been designed with a solar shade eyebrow to reduce heat gain with the window system. This project also included design of a new parking lot in front of the building, interior and exterior utility systems upgrades, fire protection system and interior design.

Repairs to Aircraft Parking Apron

Chambers Field, Naval Station Norfolk | VA

CHA functioned as the designer of record for repairs to aircraft parking aprons, landing plane areas, and landing field areas at Naval Station Norfolk. This design-build project was designed to accommodate fixed wing military and cargo aircraft, helicopter landing and parking positions, military passenger traffic, and aircraft movements for hangar operations.

The project involved the construction of the new PCC taxiway, in addition to the fulldepth reconstruction of 8,500 square yards of PCC concrete pavement. The “South 40” asphalt landing area and taxiway was milled and overlaid. The inlet structures were rehabilitated and adjusted to improve apron drainage. In addition, a new infiltration drainage system was installed to meet requirements of low impact design. Other improvements included a new helipad and taxiway light system, signage and pavement markings, and airfield components.

D/B Hangar Addition

USACOE New York District MATOC Fort Drum | NY

CHA was commissioned to provide programming, design and construction phase services for a new $14.5M hangar facility at the Wheeler Sack Army Airfield to support the Blackhawk and Chinook helicopter operations. CHA’s responsibilities included civil engineering, landscape architecture, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing design. The development of the site design required the preparation of both an extensive storm water management study and erosion sediment control plans. Construction phase services included review/approval of all submittals, response to the contractor’s request for information, site observation visits, and preparation of final punch list.

The hangar addition included a designated aircraft maintenance section with shops, aviation unit operations, Medivac Readiness Space, and Arms Room. The project was designed to achieve LEED Silver Certification and required extensive coordination team meetings be held with both the COE and the end users of the GSAB hangar to verify that the project was completed within schedule and satisfied the delivery standards.

Airfield Arresting Gear Repairs

Naval Air Station Key West | FL

CHA teamed with Head, Inc. for this design-build project that repaired asphalt pavement, steel strike plates, and underlying concrete pavement for arresting gear on three runways. Work was phased to minimize impacts to airfield operations.

The design for this project incorporated NAVFAC details for arresting gear systems. The arresting gear strike plates and underlying concrete pavement were replaced and extended to the arresting gear edge sheaves. New concrete pavement was installed to provide approach slabs to the arresting gear. The additional concrete approach slabs and the strike plate extensions were designed to reduce the potential for arresting cables to damage runway pavement.

Air Traffic Control Tower & Building 19710 Addition

Fort

Drum | NY

CHA was commissioned to provide engineering services related to the expansion of an existing hangar facility and the construction of a new air traffic control tower at Fort Drum in Watertown, New York. CHA is working for Upstate Construction Services of Watertown on this design-build project.

CHA has previously successfully completed two other projects with Upstate Construction at Ft. Drum. For the current project, we are providing civil, mechanical, plumbing, and electrical services for the hangar expansion, and civil services for the air traffic control tower. In addition to design services, we also assisted Upstate Construction by providing required construction phase services during project construction.

D/B Storage Facility Design

104th

Fighter Wing Barnes Air Base | MA

CHA provided design services for a new 9,120 square foot snow equipment storage facility for the Barnes Air National Guard Base in Westfield, MA. CHA provided all of the design services as part of a contractor’s design-build team. Our services included architectural, civil, survey, geotechnical, structural, mechanical, fire protection, plumbing, and electrical engineering. This facility required an expedited 12-month design and construction schedule to be completed in parallel to meet the pre-winter completion deadline to allow the Base to be operational for snow removal activities required to support the 104th Fighter Wing’s mission.

North Ramp Utilities Increment & Parking Increments

Andersen

Air Force Base | Guam

This project aimed to provide a fully functional aircraft rinse facility, refueling pads, and associated taxiways to support the relocation of United States Marine Corps (USMC) aviation units from Okinawa, Japan, to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The facilities will accommodate both permanently stationed aircraft and transient units.

The primary function of the new aircraft rinse facility is to provide a clear water rinse for aircraft returning from flights to remove corrosive materials. A secondary function affecting the project design entails the potential for the long-term absence of USMC aircraft. Any pavement or embedded structure falling within the existing Air Force apron along Taxiway Delta limits is designed to support the Air Force KC-135 and B-52 aircraft.

Cargo Apron Expansion and Connector Taxiway

Syracuse Hancock International Airport | NY

CHA is providing airfield design, geotechnical investigation, and topographic survey, including bidding support associated with the cargo apron expansion and taxiway collector at SYR. The overall project generally consists of survey, engineering, planning, and project management services related to the comprehensive review of the current deicing glycol pad recovery operation. The intent is to identify and eliminate the current operational restraints, risks, and safety factors and to establish best practices, preliminary design concepts and final design documents for the aircraft deicing pads (North, South and West) and the snow melt pad which were originally constructed in 1996 and rehabilitated in 2014.

Additionally, the design of the proposed cargo apron and taxiway connector is to alleviate congestion and allow future growth cargo apron area growth. The design of the cargo apron and taxiway connector will include pavements, geometrics, grading drainage signage, striping, and necessary apron and taxiway lighting.

MIC-MIA People Mover

Miami International Airport | FL

The MIA Mover is a light-rail people mover system operating between the Miami International Airport (MIA) and the two major structures of the Miami Intermodal Center (MIC): the Rental Car Center (RCC) and the Miami Central Station (MCS). The MIA Mover is Miami-Dade County’s contribution to the MIC program; it was built and operated by the Miami-Dade Aviation Department (MDAD). FDOT was responsible for its guideway foundations and construction of its station at the MIC.

CHA reviewed the drawing package for the lightning protection and grounding system for the MIA “People Mover” Guideway and a visual inspection of the installation to ensure compliance with national lightning protection safety standards as specified in the contract. These standards may include NFPA 780, UL 96A, and LPI-175 using the version of the standard in effect at the time of the contract unless otherwise specified by POJV.

Miami Intermodal Center Terminal Access Roadways

Miami International Airport | FL

CHA prepared the construction plans for this new road system providing access to the new rental car facility. The project was located just east of the Miami International Airport. It included a new ramps system connecting the rental car facility with LeJeune Northbound and Southbound and Central Boulevard/Miami International Airport Interchange.

MTAR, in conjunction with the LeJeune Road corridor project, facilitates a seamless connection between the MIA, RCF, and future MIC Core with SR-836 and the proposed MDX Interconnector. The project included the following:

• New roadway construction

• Two new bridges

• A new drainage system

• Two new signalized intersections

• New lighting system

• Signing and pavement markings

Airfield Modernization Program

McGhee Tyson Airport | TN

The Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority (MKAA) has embarked on a multi-year Airfield Modernization Program (AMP) at McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS). The AMP is driven by the fact that the Runway 5L-23R pavement has reached the end of its useful life and requires reconstruction. The reconstructed runway will bring the runway geometrics, lighting, and navigational aids up to current FAA design and safety standards.

CHA is providing program management, final design engineering, and construction phase services for Runway 5L-23R reconstruction. This scope of services and work authorization includes professional engineering, surveying, and consulting services necessary to complete the final design and bidding services for Runway 5L-23R reconstruction.

Runway 4-22 Improvements

Evansville Regional Airport | IN

CHA served as the engineer for Evansville Regional Airport (EVV) and assisted in coordinating and implementing environmental, planning, design, and construction efforts related to the relocation of Runway 4-22.

Major elements of the program included an environmental assessment, integrated noise analysis, and modeling, land acquisition, coordination with local, state and federal agencies, COE 401/404 permitting, secondary runway approach improvements, shifting Runway 4-22, decommission, relocation and installation of airfield navigational aids, utility relocations, relocation of Oak Hill Road and Indiana Southern Railroad, realignment of Indiana State Route 57, and Runway 4-22 and Taxiway A demolition and reconstruction.

CEI Services for Miami International Airport Aeroterm Development

Miami International Airport | FL

CHA provided construction engineering inspection services and project management for developing a 250,000 square-foot warehouse, rehabilitating 65,000 square feet of office space, rehabilitating 140,000 square feet of hanger space, constructing 350,000 square feet of paved aircraft ramp and ground services equipment storage, an extension of the Taxiway K project, and relocating an interior service road. The Taxiway K project was completed for safety reasons associated with aircraft operations and included an actual taxiway extension to the east along with associated ramp space. Expanding and rehabilitating the warehouse and hangar, the facility is now 632,000 square feet, including 90 truck docks and parking ramps for 8 large aircraft.

CHA’s scope included but was not limited to construction inspection services to remove and install underground utilities, including water, sewer, force main, lift station, drainage, grading, electrical, and communications. CHA was also responsible for the airside inspection of the aircraft parking apron, taxiway extension, interior service road, airfield lighting, relocation of the airside security fence, signage, and maintenance of traffic for both vehicular and aircraft movements.

Runway 18R Departure End EMAS

Memphis International Airport | TN

This project involved providing preliminary engineering, final design, bidding, and construction support services to design and install an Engineered Materials Arresting System (EMAS) for the Runway 18R departure end at Memphis International Airport. The FAA and Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority (MSCAA) selected EMAS to rectify the non-standard runway safety area (RSA) beyond the Runway 36L landing threshold.

CHA completed a project definition report, where three EMAS alternatives were analyzed and presented to the MSCAA. The project definition report included preliminary design for the three alternatives, construction safety and phasing concepts, cost estimates, and construction schedules.

Runway 18-36 Rehabilitation

Myrtle Beach International Airport | SC

As a part of a three-year continuing engineering and planning consulting services contract with the Horry County Department of Airports, CHA provided planning, design, and construction phase services for the rehabilitation of Runway 18-36 and the construction of a new taxiway/taxilane and apron.

Project services included aeronautical survey, topographic and obstruction survey, geotechnical investigation, instrument approach, and NAVAIDS preliminaries design, ALP update, environmental assessment, and preliminary design and engineering.

To keep the airport fully functional during construction, we provided a series of alternatives that took into account the FAA’s ability to provide roughly $10M per fiscal year to fund the project.

New Runway 9-27 Program

Blue Grass Airport | KY

This program constructed a new 4,000 foot by 75 foot E-W runway replacement for Runway 8-26, parallel and connector taxiways, and a large aircraft remote parking apron. The project also developed a new Taxiway G and a portion of Taxiway F at Group V standards to accommodate 747-400 aircraft taxi. In addition, the design included the relocation of the existing airfield electrical vault.

Reconstruction options for Runway 8-26 were analyzed, and a realignment to a 9-27 orientation minimized noise impacts and created space for terminal expansion and general aviation development. Due to this new orientation, relocation plans were developed for glide slope equipment shelter, glide slope antenna array, ASOS, SAWS, LLWAS, and RTR.

Construction phasing was crucial for minimizing closure times and completing the project before the FEI World Equestrian Games. Our responsibilities included preliminary engineering, final design, and construction administration services.

Runway 11 EMAS Stage I Report

Newark Liberty International Airport | NY

CHA prepared a Stage I Design Study and Report to determine the feasibility of installing an EMAS, the maximum length of EMAS that can be accommodated, the development of technical components, construction cost estimate, and anticipated work schedule.

CHA’s analysis included investigating the feasibility of relocating Brewster Road, removing an existing earthen berm, relocating perimeter security fences and barricades, modifying Taxiways Z and CC, and all associated site improvements required to install an EMAS. The final engineering study was prepared and presented per PANYNJ standards and included a comprehensive narrative report, preliminary drawings, construction staging plans, and a planning level construction cost estimate packaged in a single document.

Reconstruct West Ramp

Evansville

Regional Airport | IN

In 2014, EVV began a program to reconstruct the general aviation ramp that serves the FBO. The “West Ramp” was constructed nearly 50 years ago and has received sporadic rehabilitation through the years but now exhibits significant pavement distresses that are impacting aircraft operating level of service and cause high potential for Foreign Object Debris (FOD). Additionally, the dilapidated drainage infrastructure is undersized and not aircraft rated. Due to the availability of funding, a phased approach was used to reconstruct the ramp. This program included full-depth pavement reconstruction, replacement of the subsurface storm drainage system, and improvement of the surface grades to promote positive drainage. CHA provided CIP planning, ramp design, construction observation, and grant administration services.

Runway 4-22 and Taxiway Improvements

Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport | NY

CHA provided engineering and design phase services for this runway and taxiway improvement project. This project upgraded some of the in-pavement electrical systems, enhanced safety to the main runway, and included rehabilitating approximately 6,000 feet of existing runway asphalt pavement by milling and overlaying the full 150-foot wide section. Additionally, Taxiway A, A1, A2, A3, A4, and E were tied into Runway 4-22 to meet FAA and design criteria. Runway edge and inpavement lighting components, including centerline lights, touchdown zone lights, edge lighting, and pavement surface sensors, were replaced and adjusted to the proposed grade.

Construction phasing was a crucial part of the design to accommodate existing scheduled air service and cargo operations, including a Runway 4 temporary threshold displacement. CHA prepared construction phasing plans with construction time frames in addition to working around a mid-summer Air Show to present to the affected airlines and cargo tenants.

Runway 5L-23R and Taxiway B Rehabilitation

Indianapolis International Airport | IN

The Indianapolis Airport Authority (IAA) identified the need to rehabilitate Runway 5L-23R and a portion of Taxiway B between Taxiways B1 and B2 at Indianapolis International Airport (IND). The runway is constructed of portland cement concrete pavement (PCCP) and has been in service for 25 years, while Taxiway B has been in use for nearly 20 years. Having received various forms of repair and maintenance over the past two decades, the IAA has identified the need to perform further rehabilitative measures on these pavement areas.

CHA provided project administration/management/coordination, preliminary construction safety and phasing plan development, final design, and bidding assistance. The overall scope of work was developed to commensurate with the IAA’s goals, objectives, and requirements related to the rehabilitation of Runway 5L-23R and Taxiway B.

Runway 5-23 Rehabilitation Phase 1 and 2

Fort Wayne International Airport | IN

Runway 5-23 is the primary runway at Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA). Constructed of both portland cement concrete pavement (PCCP) and composite asphalt overlaid PCCP, Runway 5-23 is 11,980 feet in length by 150 feet in width. Paved shoulders along Runway 5-23 consisted of 25-foot-wide asphalt. During the 2010 Pavement Condition Index (PCI) survey, Runway 5-23 was rated as being in ‘satisfactory’ condition with an average PCI value of 72, which included a PCI of 71 for the PCCP section and a PCI of 72 for the composite asphalt/PCCP section, with the southwest portion (between Taxiway C3/B1 and Runway 5) rated at a PCI of 69. The recommended minimum service level for runway pavement is a PCI of 65. The southwestern third of Runway 5-23, constructed of 15- to 16-inch PCCP, has been in service for more than 25 years.

CHA provided project administration and coordination, grant administration services, preliminary and final design services, and bid phase services for phases one and two of this project to rehabilitate Runway 5-23. CHA also provided construction administration, observation, and quality acceptance testing services for both phases of this project.

Airport Surveillance Radar

Tampa International Airport | FL

CHA provided professional engineering services to relocate the ASR-9 radar facility, roughly 1.5 miles east of its existing location at Tampa International Airport. The construction of this new facility eliminated the height constraints associated with the future development of the North Terminal Complex.

The radar facility included a tower constructed of pre-cast reinforced concrete at the height of approximately 140 feet with stairs and elevator access to a machine/ equipment room on the top floor. The project also included associated site work and construction of an underground duct bank for communications between the new radar equipment and the FAA air traffic control tower.

CHA provided civil site design, permit coordination, and construction services as a subcontractor to Hartrampf, Inc.

DHL-CVG Hub Expansion

Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport | KY

CHA provided all civil site/airfield design and construction services to expand DHL’s US hub at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. Projects included Taxiway Sierra extension, south apron expansion, GSE parking apron, new 150,000 square foot sort building, new welcome center/pilot crew facility, employee parking lot, north apron expansion, and apron utilization/ remarking plan.

CHA provided pavement designs, earthwork and grading calculations, stormwater and deicing capture and conveyance, site utility, and electrical/ lighting designs. Construction engineering/administration services included full-time construction observation (airfield projects only) shop drawing reviews, responses to RFIs, participation in construction coordination meetings, and preparation of record

DHL-CVG Hub North Apron Expansion

Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport | KY

CHA provided civil site/airfield engineering and construction services for the North Apron Expansion of DHL’s US Hub at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. The expansion included adding 47 acres of concrete for the addition of 16 aircraft gates. These gates included 10 for B-767s (Group IV) and 6 for B-747s (Group V) aircraft.

The project also included pavement designs, earthwork and grading calculations, stormwater and glycol capture and conveyance, site utility, and electrical/lighting designs. CHA also provided construction safety and phasing plans and preparation of required FAA 7460 forms and erosion/sediment control permits. Construction engineering/administration services were also included.

This program was privately funded and had critical completion dates not to impact DHL’s overnight delivery operations.

FedEx Cargo Apron Expansion

Indianapolis International Airport | IN

An apron expansion was required to accommodate the increased number of operations at the Federal Express Sort Facility at Indianapolis International Airport. To reduce the overall capital expense, the expansion was divided into four phases.

Phase 1 of this project was fast-tracked to meet the ambitious schedule for completing the design and construction within 11 months to have the pavement available for the holiday rush. Phases 2 and 3 followed suit by each being completed by the forthcoming holiday rush.

CHA was responsible for the survey, design, preparation of project construction documents, bid evaluation and recommendation, construction administration, and resident inspection for Phases 1-3. After the completion of Phases 1-4, 56 wide-body gates became operational.

UPS Ramps 9 & 11 Expansion and Feeder Guard Facility

Louisville International Airport | KY

CHA provided engineering services to expand aircraft parking ramps 9 and 11 at the Louisville International Airport to accommodate the increased fleet of aircraft. This expansion included three design packages to maximize available ramp space and minimize airfield interruptions. The first two packages accommodated ramp parking for six additional wide-body aircraft during the peak season. Feature design elements and construction plans for this 38-acre concrete project included removal of existing pavement and internal coordination of existing building demolition, removal and/or relocation of all associated utilities, closure of two public roads that the ramp expansion will directly impact, construction of a new feeder guard entrance and guard facility, installation of new apron storm drainage system and associated diversion structures and oil/water separator, construction of concrete and bituminous pavement, and installation of new apron lighting, blast fence, and AOA security fence.

Centralized Deicing Facility

Cleveland Hopkins International Airport | OH

CHA provided final design, permitting, engineering, bidding, and construction administration services for a new centralized deicing facility at Cleveland Hopkins International Airportb (CLE). The project included two deicing pads, five new taxiways, apron and taxiway pavement, deicing fluid storage and delivery systems, and spent fluid collection systems.

Other components included converting a closed runway to a taxiway, taxiway edge and centerline lighting systems, and electrical vault and computerized lighting control system modifications. Gas, electrical supply, and communications were also developed for a deicing operator control building and administrative facilities.

Due to scheduling, the facility was completed and operational within fixed schedule requirements. The project was constructed within the $50M budget and included additional facilities for the deicing operator.

Rehabilitation of Runway 4-22 and Taxiway C

Schenectady County Airport | NY

CHA provided preliminary and final design phase services and bidding and grant administration and construction phase services for the rehabilitation of Runway 4-22 and the reconstruction of Taxiway C at the airport.

While rehabilitating the runway surface, a new lighting and signage system was installed and replaced the existing runway PAPIs to verify the safety of operations during both day and night activity. The runway involved the mill and overlay of the entire 7,001-foot length by 150 feet width of Runway 4-22. The project area was approximately 30.8 acres, with a total impervious area of 27.5 acres and a total pervious area of 3.3 acres. While the full-depth reconstruction of the taxiway was taking place, a new lighting and signage system was installed, as well as a new constant current regulator. The taxiway was widened from 58 feet to 75 feet to accommodate TDG 5. The project area was approximately 12.8 acres, including the taxiway tie-ins, with a total impervious area of 6.5 acres and a total pervious area of 6.3 acres.

Runway 10-28 Safety Area Improvements leveland Hopkins International Airport | OH

As part of the Runway 10-28 Safety Area Improvement Program, CHA provided planning, environmental, final design, bid and award, and construction management services for the City of Cleveland. The project shifted Runway 10-28 330 feet to the east to allow for EMAS installation beyond both runway ends. In addition to shifting the runway, the 28 threshold was raised 8 feet to keep obstacles from penetrating the Category I ILS surface.

Design elements included preliminary planning and airspace analysis for Runway 10-28 alternative analysis, project definition report to identify scope, schedule, and budget, ALP update and environmental assessment, aeronautical survey pursuant to FAA Advisory Circular 150/5300-18B, final design services and reimbursable agreement coordination, FAA ATCT sight analysis, and construction documents.

Terminal Apron Improvements

Fort Wayne International Airport | IN

As an enabling project to support planned expansions and reconfiguration of portions of the terminal building, the terminal apron improvements program seeks to reconstruct approximately 40,000 square yards while expanding the terminal apron by about 5,000 square yards. Of the 40,000 square yards designed for reconstruction, approximately 25,000 square yards are planned to be converted from general/ corporate aviation parking to terminal apron pavement. The bulk of the work is located on the far east and west sides of the main terminal apron and did not affect the operation of the existing 8 passenger boarding gates at this time.

Once completed, including planned expansions of the terminal building, the new reconstructed/expanded apron space will primarily be utilized for RON and possible future use as deicing areas. On the east side of the terminal apron, four regional and three narrow-body jets can be accommodated; conversely, three regional and two narrow-body jets can be accommodated on the west side. On the west side specifically, planned expansion of the terminal building occupy some of the new apron space, limiting the overall capacity of the west side.

North Apron Terminal Pavement Reconstruction

Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport

| NY

The north apron terminal pavement had a PCI rating of 0-40 and was some of the oldest remaining pavement on the airfield. The rehabilitation of the air carrier terminal apron pavement incorporated an area between concourse A and B from approximately 300 feet south of the terminal facade to Taxiway C. Taxiway C and Taxiway C2 serves as the main taxiing routes between the south end of the Runway 4-22 and the center of the airport’s north terminal apron. The objective of this program was to reduce potential FOD situations and install concrete and joint material to last for at least the next 25 years.

During the design phase, CHA, the airport, and the airline tenants held meetings to coordinate the temporary gate layouts during construction to minimize the operational impacts to the airlines. The CHA team assisted with design, bidding assistance, construction administration, and construction observation. The construction was completed under budget and ahead of schedule.

Rehabilitation of Pan Am Road Pavement

JFK International Airport | NY

CHA was selected to develop contract documents for the rehabilitation of approximately 4,000 feet of Pan Am Road, including a complete redesign of a substandard horizontal curve and the inclusion of superelevation to meet current AASHTO standards.

CHA performed pavement inspections along the full length of the roadway to assess the pavement condition and determine the most feasible and economical methods for rehabilitating the pavement structure. CHA developed contract documents for the complete rehabilitation of the roadway surface, including full-depth pavement replacement, pavement milling, and replacement, and pavement overlay. Contract drawings were prepared, including removal, layout and alignment, grading, drainage, paving, utility plans, and all associated roadway sections, profiles, and details.

FedEx INDH Expansion Program

Indianapolis International Airport | IN

CHA was initially hired by FedEx to provide technical support in the development of concept layouts and cost estimates for the proposed 111K expansion of the INDH facilities. The conceptual planning included expansion of the freight building, expanding the ground support equipment staging area, rerouting the southwest tug road, expanding the employee parking lot, expanding the fuel farm, and expanding the aircraft apron to accommodate 12 additional wide-body aircraft gates (option 1) or 6 additional wide-body aircraft gates (option 2). As the program developed FedEx decided to expand beyond the initial 111K program, and CHA was selected to provide design, bid, and construction administration services for the expansion of the GSE staging area by approximately 38 acres and expansion of its apron and taxiway pavements by 74 acres to accommodate 29 new aircraft parking gates.

CHA provided design for all project elements, including earthwork and grading, stormwater and deicing conveyance, site utility design, hydrant fueling, pavement (concrete and asphalt) and electrical/lighting (area lighting and taxiway lighting). CHA also provided construction safety and phasing plans and preparation of required FAA 7460 forms and erosion/sediment control permits.

Runway 6-24 Safety Area Improvements

Cuyahoga County Airport | OH

This program was a multi-year project to rehabilitate the existing runway, provide standard runway safety areas, purchase runway protection zones, and clear obstructions. The project reconstructed the existing runway, shifted the landing thresholds by adding usable runway pavement on the 6 end and relocating and lowering the 24 end, installing two EMAS beds, relocating the Runway 24 ILS, clearing obstructions, and consulting the County in land acquisition. The program also included an entirely new airfield drainage system, wetland permitting and mitigation, the installation of an AWOS, and coordination with all FAA business lines during construction. CHA completed environmental permitting, phasing, project definition, final design, and construction services for the $39M program.

Airport Master Plan

Norfolk International Airport | VA

CHA provided professional planning services to update the master plan and airport layout plan at Norfolk International Airport (ORF) to meet all of the criteria established by the FAA and the Virginia Department of Aviation. A comprehensive community outreach program was included as an integral component of the update.

Key components of the master plan update included the development of a passenger terminal expansion and improvement program, evaluation of crosswind Runway 14-32, including a cost-benefit analysis of reconstructing or closing Runway 1432, reconstruction of the primary Runway 5-23, and construction of associated improvements as required to maintain commercial service operations at all times need for and location of a future parallel runway, relocation of the fuel farm, and construction of additional parking garages for rental car return, employee parking, and long-term parking.

Airport Master Plan

Blue Grass Airport | KY

The Lexington-Fayette Union County Airport Board (LFUCAB) retained CHA to conduct a comprehensive master planning effort at the Blue Grass Airport (LEX) that serves Lexington and its surrounding area in central Kentucky. The primary purpose of the planning program is to prepare a long-term strategic development plan for LEX based on current conditions and facilities.

CHA identified several key issues associated with the terminal complex and associated landside facilities, including an assessment of the terminal building systems and infrastructure, the current location of the airport traffic control tower, and the possible relocation of this facility, consolidation of the airline industry and the resultant change in airline activities, the recent surge in activity by ultra-low-cost carriers, technological improvements associated with passenger and baggage processing, the need for a consolidated asset management system, safety and security considerations, the availability of surplus airport land and the interest in developing this land for revenuegenerating purposes, the need for upgrading the fuel storage facilities, the need for ground transportation and parking improvements,and environmental, sustainable, and economic considerations associated with LEX’s development program.

Airport Master Plan Update

Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport | CT

CHA provided professional planning services to provide an airport master plan update and pavement management program to the Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport to meet all the criteria established by the FAA and will provide planning and development guidance necessary to address landside and airside facilities and land development considerations for the next 20 years.

Key components of the master plan update include aeronautical surveys and AGIS, inventory of airport facilities, forecasts of aviation demand, demand/ capacity analysis and facility requirements, airport development concepts for airfield improvements, general aviation, air cargo, and support facilities, and airline terminal facility concepts; environmental overview, including noise analysis, land use, zoning and social impacts, airport layout plan update, financial planning recommendations, pavement evaluation, and management plan, and a comprehensive community outreach program.

Airport Master Plan Study

Fort Wayne International Airport | IN

CHA was retained to update Fort Wayne-Allen County Airport Authority’s master plan for Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA), previously written in the late 1990s. A new master plan was needed to reflect more current conditions and recent changes in the aviation industry. This plan provided the airport with a comprehensive evaluation of all airport components, with a major focus on on-airport development opportunities and the development of a strategic business plan and viable financial plan for implementing the recommended capital improvement program. In addition, the project scope included a comprehensive, “state-of-the-art” GIS aerial mapping survey of the airport and its environs. This mapping exercise was a new technology that the FAA was evaluating, and it chose FWA as one of its pilot airports for this effort.

CHA provided the full range of professional airport consulting services needed to complete this master plan update, including aviation demand forecasting, airfield facility planning, on-airport development analyses, terminal area facility planning, strategic business planning, preliminary engineering services, and comprehensive financial evaluations.

Airport Master Plan

Burlington International Airport | VT

CHA was part of a team of consultants who prepared the Burlington International Airport master plan update. CHA was selected based on our recent planning experience at the airport, our familiarity with the FAA New England Region, and our ability to run the public outreach program for the overall study. The airport has two key planning issues: noise and terminal redevelopment. CHA’s other technical roles included airport activity forecasts, demand/capacity analysis, land use/noise planning, and overall project quality control. The land use plan included a full update of the future development, buffer land preservation, and future roadway access.

Outreach activities included a technical advisory committee, regional/municipal advisory committee (RMAC), news briefings and media/news releases, public workshops, and a study website.

Airport Master Plan

Nashville International Airport | TN

CHA was retained to update and re-evaluate the master plan in light of the many aviation industry changes and regional, national, and global economies. The Nashville International Airport (BNA) had been subjected to an ambitious development program that included major improvements to the passenger terminal building, construction of an onsite consolidated rental car facility, expansion of vehicular parking facilities, realignment and expansion of ground access facilities, and a variety of improvements to the airport’s airfield facilities.

CHA developed a comprehensive 20-year plan of development on and around BNA that considered a long-term visionary program that met BNA’s needs and the region it serves. The planning program considered additional airfield facility improvements, terminal area improvements (passenger complex, parking, access, support facilities, on-airport land use, and financial considerations.

Airport Planning Services

Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport | LA

This project intended to identify aviation/real estate relationships, determine which types of development are appropriate for, and desired by, the Greater Baton Rouge Airport District, and develop an initial land use strategic plan that will guide and facilitate desired aviation-induced real estate and land use development on the north side of Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR).

CHA prepared a comprehensive master land use strategic plan for the north side area adjacent to and south of Plank Road (relocated) at BTR. The ultimate goal was to create a reuse plan for noise land and develop unified land use and development strategic plan to provide a framework for future development and identify near-term development areas with flexible build-out scenarios. Under a separate contract, CHA conducted a threshold feasibility study on Runway 13-31 to maximize this runway’s available take-off and landing lengths.

Airport Master Plan Study Update

Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport | FL

Several occurrences have taken place since the last master plan for the Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP), completed by CHA in 2015. As such, this planning exercise needed to be a comprehensive update of the previous planning effort, building upon the work accomplished in that master plan. Among these issues are air service opportunities related to activity forecasting, terminal facility expansion and upgrades, vehicular parking demand, on-airport land use planning (aeronautical and non-aeronautical uses), the expansion of general aviation facilities, airfield facility planning, and financial planning. It has also become evident that you want to be fully prepared to comply with federal guidelines and mandates, such as airport GIS (AGIS), environmental and sustainability considerations, community outreach, etc.

The CHA team will take a fresh look at all facets of the airport’s facilities, activity components, and operating environment. We will adhere to the latest FAA and FDOT guidance on master plans, design standards, GIS survey standards, and environmental/sustainability considerations.

Airport Master Plan Update and Part 150 Noise Study

Akron-Canton Airport | OH

CHA updated the airport master plan and Part 150 noise study. The master plan update analyzed the airport’s facilities and its position within the national airspace system and local communities. It also defined development plans that will help the airport meet future aviation demand.

This project involved AGIS aerial survey and mapping, 20-year aviation activity forecast, terminal planning and expansion concepts, on-airport land use planning and commercial development, and airspace analysis and feasibility of a Cat-II instrument landing system.

The update also included an electronic airport layout plan, implementation plan, financial feasibility, revenue generation, public involvement program, parking needs analysis, facility expansion, and off-airport competition. Additionally, the master plan recommended a major gate and concourse expansion program.

Airport Land Reuse Study

T.F. Green Rhode Island International Airport | RI

CHA developed a formal implementation plan for the disposition of the airport’s noise lands, considering the requirements of the runway improvements. The FAA mandates that sponsors dispose of their noise land per the standards of FAR Part 150. The implementation plan recommends three general approaches for over 400 former residential properties. These include combining and rezoning parcels into commercial/industrial districts, selling the property for private development, combining and redeveloping the property for non-residential low-density activities, and retaining the properties needed for the proposed runway improvements.

The plan alternatives and recommendations were developed and reviewed by the FAA. This study was progressed consistent with the airport’s recent environmental impact statement and includes coordination with the City of Warwick and the general public.

Airport Master Plan Update

Albany International Airport | NY

CHA was selected to provide planning and development guidance necessary to address landside and airside facilities and land development considerations for the next 20 years and beyond for a master plan update at the Albany International Airport (ALB).

The primary areas of focus for this master plan update include an inventory of airport facilities, operations, airspace, and air traffic control procedures, forecasts of aviation demand, demand/capacity analysis and facility requirements, airport development concepts, aeronautical and non-aeronautical development evaluations, ALB drawing set, master plan technical report, and stakeholder and community outreach.

Airport Planning Services

McGhee Tyson Airport | TN

CHA has completed several design and planning studies as part of the ongoing modernization of the McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS), including planning and programming for the Airfield Modernization Program (AMP) and a Terminal Area Planning (TAP) Study. The TAP was completed in January 2020 and served as Phase I for updating the 2006 ALP. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the current space utilization and operational characteristics of the terminal area, which included the passenger terminal complex, general aviation facilities, landside facilities, ground access/parking, and land development considerations.

CHA is currently starting work on the master plan update and Runway 5R-23L planning and programming project. The purpose of the program is to address the rehabilitation of Runway 5R-23L, its associated taxiway system, map the as-built conditions of Runway 5L-23R, complete the necessary components of an FAA ALP update incorporating the work completed in the TAP, update the airport’s AGIS data collection and system updates, and the development of a completely new ALP drawing set.

On-Call Planning Services

Asheville Regional Airport | NC

CHA completed a comprehensive assessment of the passenger terminal building and its infrastructure, building systems, utilities, and building envelope. This assessment was needed because much of the building’s facilities dated back to the original construction of the 50-year-old terminal structure. The study also consisted of a forecasting exercise of passenger activity, terminal facility sizing, and conceptual planning tasks to address what portions of the building needed to be expanded and how to accommodate these improvements best. A cost estimating task was also included in this study so that the authority could better understand the order of magnitude of the terminal improvement program.

After that study’s completion, CHA served as the airport general consultant for airport planning and capital improvement projects for five years. To date, projects have included rental car facility assessment,terminal gate 7 study, ALP and Exhibit A, ATCT siting study review, evaluation of South GA apron, ALP terminal area plan update, and a focused EA of terminal improvement program and ATCT relocation. CHA is currently working on the airport master plan update and the ATCT planning and design program.

Airport Master Plan Study

Bradley International Airport | CT

CHA was retained by the Connecticut Airport Authority to complete a master plan study for Bradley International Airport (BDL). As the prime firm, CHA led a team of specialized industry experts on this planning exercise. The master plan update focused on the development of AGIS/eALP, terminal area improvements, parking and access development, airfield configuration, and needed improvements to satisfy new FAA guidelines, airport development for aeronautical and non-aeronautical uses, air service considerations, and forecasting of aviation demand, environmental considerations, and financial planning evaluations.

Airport Master Plan and Update

Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport | NY

CHA was selected as the prime consultant to update the airport master plan and airport layout plan. The project consisted of a complete evaluation of airport activity and forecasts, facility requirements, and site evaluations for new and expanded airfield, air cargo, ARFF, and general aviation activities.

Short-term recommendations included multiple taxiway upgrades and design standard improvements, additional airport security roads, obstruction removal, and property acquisition, and pavement rehabilitation. Several specialty studies were completed, including a pavement management system, air service and cargo evaluations, a concession plan, and updated noise exposer maps.

The project team consisted of CHA and six subconsultants. Several of the study’s recommendations are currently being implemented.

On-Call Real Estate Services

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport | GA

CHA is serving as a subconsultant on the team being led by Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) that is providing on-call real estate and land use consulting services to the City of Atlanta at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL).

CHA’s role on the team is to provide professional consulting services associated with the airport, transportation, and infrastructure planning and design for surplus airportowned land that is intended to be used for non-aeronautical uses. The focus of this assignment is four separate large land areas, three of which are adjacent to ATL but do not have direct access to the airport itself. The fourth land area is a 10,000-acre tract remotely located and will likely have a multitude of varying uses that are viable and will produce revenue to ATL.

Airport Master Plan and Sustainable Management Plan

Huntington Tri-State Airport | WV

A new master plan needed to reflect more current conditions and recent changes in the aviation industry and regional demand. This master plan is a comprehensive evaluation of all components of the airport with a major focus on the passenger terminal, automobile parking, and available land development areas.

Project elements included preparing a south side development plan for future aviation, evaluating passenger terminal complex and automobile parking issues, evaluating runway length and potential for extension, assessing roadway access improvements to the airport, developing projections of future aviation demand, and performing a comprehensive aeronautical mapping survey of the airport and its environs to the latest FAA-AGIS survey standards.

In addition, CHA prepared a sustainable management plan. This management study evaluated existing conditions, analyzing energy consumption, water resource management, air quality, green house gas emissions, and community connection. An implementation and monitoring plan was also a part of this study, which provided a menu of projects and improvements that were incorporated into the airport’s capital improvement plan.

On-Call Planning Services

Port San Antonio, Kelly Field | TX

This program involved the realignment of a major roadway through Port San Antonio property, which made an additional 100 acres available for redevelopment. CHA was selected for a multi-year master planning contract with the strategic goals of capitalizing on the existing facilities and infrastructure of this national aviation asset, promoting long-term operational sustainability and public/civil use of the airport, supporting regional economic health through global intermodal connectivity and commerce, and promoting the promotion of the industrial aerospace business community.

The first phase of this effort included an NPIAS justification study while the second phase focused on the identification of a preferred airport development strategy that provides flexibility to accommodate changing market/user demands; preparation of a partial ALP drawing set, preparation of a corresponding 10-year ACIP, documentation of the study’s rationale and findings in an ALP narrative report, and stakeholder and community engagement throughout the process.

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Schenectady County Airport | NY

CHA has been serving as the on-call consultant for the Schenectady County Airport (SCH) for the past ten years. We have completed over 20 projects for the county, including improvements such as the rehabilitation of primary Runway 4-22 to assist with the release and sale of surplus airport property to enable local economic development. Our first major project for the airport was the development of the longterm airport master plan. Since the approval of that study, we have assisted the county with a steady stream of FAA-funded airport projects, including the associated grant administration activities. A sample of some of the projects completed include:

• Airport master plan and airport GIS

• GA apron reconstruction

• Runway 10-28 rehabilitation

• Wildlife fence

• FAA land release

• Taxiway C rehabilitation

• Runway 4-22 rehabilitation

• Taxiway E, F, and K rehabilitation

• Flex-Pod hangar development

• Pavement management plan

• Off-airport obstruction removal

Aviation Program Engineering Retainer

Vermont Agency of Transportation | VT

CHA has been providing professional airport planning, environmental, and design services to the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) for over 20 years. Recently, CHA was re-selected for a five-year aviation program retainer, which includes planning, environmental, and engineering design services. Under CHA’s existing and past airport retainers with VTrans, we have provided a broad range of planning and engineering services at all 10 VTrans airports.

We have performed projects such as runway extension and runway reconstruction design and inspection, taxiway construction inspection, environmental assessments, master plan updates, ASOS relocation design and inspection, AWOS design and construction inspection, instrument approach, and lighting feasibility studies, AGIS and obstruction studies, and regional wind farm airport impact assessments.

Professional Airport Services

Igor Sikorsky Memorial Airport | CT

CHA is currently providing professional planning services to provide an airport master plan update and pavement management program to the Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport (BDR) to meet all the criteria established by the FAA and will provide planning and development guidance necessary to address landside and airside facilities and land development considerations for the next 20 years.

Key components of the master plan update include aeronautical surveys and AGIS; inventory of airport facilities; forecasts of aviation demand; demand/capacity analysis and facility requirements; airport development concepts for airfield improvements, general aviation, air cargo and support facilities, and airline terminal facility concepts; environmental overview, including noise analysis, land use, zoning and social impacts; Airport Layout Plan Update; financial planning recommendations; and pavement evaluation and management plan. A comprehensive community outreach program is included as an integral component of this program.

Engineering and Planning Services

Mansfield-Lahm Regional Airport | OH

Following the successful completion of design and construction of Taxway A relocation at the Mansfield-Lahm Regional Airport (MFD), CHA was selected to serve as the airports on-call service consultant. The following are some of the various task orders that CHA has completed or are in the process of completing to date:

• Apron A and B reconstruction (design)

• Apron C rehabilitation (design)

• Apron A B reconstruction (construction services)

• Apron C rehabilitation (construction services)

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Delaware Municipal Airport | OH

Since 2007, CHA has provided on-call airport planning and engineering design services to the City of Delaware at the Delaware Municipal Airport (DLZ). The following are some of the various task orders that CHA has helped the city with:

• Spill prevention control and countermeasure plan

• Land acquisition

• Airport capital improvement plan development

• LPV approach coordination with FAA flight procedures office

• Runway length justification

• Runway 28 extension project definition report

• AIP grant management

• AGIS aeronautical survey

• Environmental assessment for runway extension

• Ramp expansion

Airport Consulting Services

Wayne County Airport | OH

Wayne County Airport (BJJ) is one of 17 general aviation airports in Ohio classified as “regional” by the FAA’s General Aviation Airports: A National Asset Study. This puts BJJ in a unique position, given the number of general aviation airports in our state (89). The ultimate goal for BJJ is an airfield with healthy pavements and C-II design standards. CHA has assisted the county with securing over $6.8M in AIP funding for the following projects:

• Wildlife hazard assessment

• ALP update and runway safety area study

• Runway 10-28 rehabilitation – final design

• Runway 10-28 rehabilitation – construction

• Exhibit A property map

• Taxiway reconstruction – design and construction

• Terminal area planning

• Full-length parallel taxiway – design and construction

• NEPA documentation/Section 401/404 permitting for full-length parallel taxiway

• Strategic planning/AICP development

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Bellefontaine Regional Airport | OH

In the late 1990s, CHA worked with the City of Bellefontaine to build an airport that met their aviation needs with the capability for future growth. CHA provided design for the 5,000 feet runway, taxiways, maintenance hangars, and a storage building. Utilities, grant administration, and construction administration services were also provided. Since the development of the airport, CHA has completed the following projects at the Bellefontaine Regional Airport:

• ALP/master plan update and Part 150 noise study

• T-hangar development

• Grant administration

• Runway 7-25 rehabilitation

• Apron rehabilitation

Airport Consulting Services

Knox County Regional Airport | OH

CHA currently provides the Knox County Regional Airport Authority with general engineering and planning services for the Knox County Regional Airport. CHA has assisted with the following projects:

• Taxiway A extension and lighting

• Runway 10-28 crack seal and joint repair

• ALP update

• FAA categorical exclusion documentation

• Terminal area planning

• Grant administration

• Transient apron preliminary modeling and design

• Wildlife fence design

• Corporate hangar consulting

• Taxiway rehabilitation

• Runway 10-28 rehabilitation

Airport Consulting Services

Portage County Regional Airport | OH

CHA was selected by the Portage County Regional Airport Authority to serve as their airport consultant. The first task under this term agreement was to re-evaluate their existing ACIP and prioritize projects to eventually line up a runway extension. This included addressing non-standard issues at the airport, including a parallel taxiway to the north of Runway 9-27, which does not currently have standard separation distance. Tasks completed or in progress to date include:

• Land acquisition services

• Exhibit ‘A’ update

• Obstruction survey

• Master plan update

• Parallel taxiway relocation (design)

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Sandusky County Regional Airport | OH

For the past several years, CHA has been providing various services to the Sandusky County Regional Airport (S24). This includes design, construction management services, resident observation, quality assurance testing, and grant administration services. To date, CHA has completed the following projects for the airport:

• Land acquisition

• Apron expansion

• ALP update/master plan update

• Parallel taxiway extension

• Grand administration

• Wildlife fence design

• Apron rehabilitation

General Engineering Services

Warsaw Municipal Airport | IN

CHA was selected as the on-call aviation consultant for the Warsaw Board of Aviation Commissioners (BOAC) to provide engineering, planning, construction, and general services for planned developments at Warsaw Municipal Airport (ASW). To date, CHA has performed the following projects:

• Runway 18-36 rehabilitation (bid and construction phase services)

• Runway 27 obstruction mitigation (construction phase services)

• Hangar door replacement

General Engineering and Planning Services

Madison Municipal Airport | IN

Over the past 30 years, CHA has assisted the Madison Board of Aviation Commissioners (BOAC) with various services to further Madison Municipal Airport (IMS) development. CHA has assisted the BOAC with the following projects:

• ACIP updates

• Master plan and ALP updates

• Land acquisition

• Automated weather observation system (AWOS)

• Runway 3-21 extension

• Runway 3-21 extension, widening, and overlay

• New terminal building

• Maintenance hangar construction

• Runway 3 and 21 extensions

• South terminal area development

• Runway 3 aeronautical survey

• Runway 3 MALSF and obstruction light installation

• Hangar Taxilanes B1-B4 rehabilitation

• Wildlife study

• New Taxiway A lighting system

• Pavement repairs and runway grooving

• Wildlife fencing

Services provided to the BOAC for these projects included planning, grant administration, environmental and permitting assistance, land acquisition, design, plan and specification preparation, competitive bid evaluation and recommendation, and construction engineering and observation services.

General Engineering and Planning Services

Anderson Municipal Airport | IN

CHA provides on-call general engineering design services at Anderson Municipal Airport (AID). Our task order contract includes planning, engineering, and construction services for airfield improvements and landside developments. Recent projects include:

• Runway 18-36 lighting improvements

• New airfield lighting vault

• Master plan update- phase 1

• Runway 12-30 rehabilitation and lighting improvements

• Perimeter fence replacement

Runway and Taxiway Improvements Program

White County Airport | IN

CHA has provided general engineering and planning services to the White County Board of Aviation Commissioners (BOAC) since the 1950s. In the early 2000s, CHA assisted the BOAC in developing a long-term program to allow larger and faster corporate aircraft operations. These operations required the lengthening of Runway 18-36, increasing the runway to taxiway centerline distance, constructing a new aircraft parking apron, and providing the infrastructure to support these improvements. In preparation for the runway and taxiway improvements, CHA assisted the BOAC in accomplishing the following:

• Land acquisition

• Obstruction removal

• Hangar demolition

• Terminal building construction

• Runway widening and lighting update

• PAPI and REIL installation

• Electrical vault construction

• Rotating beacon installation

• AWOS installation

• Airport layout plan update

Once complete, CHA worked with the BOAC, FAA, and INDOT to develop a phasing strategy to maximize available funds while minimizing impacts to the airport. The projects included the following:

• Luse Road closure/relocation and utility removal/relocation

• Runway extension (5,000 feet by 100 feet)

• Parallel taxiway relocation to 300 feet from runway centerline

• Parallel taxiway lengthening and widening to 5,000 feet by 35 feet

• Edge lighting and guidance sign installation

• Aircraft parking apron construction and relocation

• Fuel farm relocation

• Wildlife fencing installation

On-Call Engineering Services

Central Kentucky Regional Airport | KY

CHA is currently serving as a subconsultant to the engineer of record for the Central Kentucky Regional Airport (RGA). The Madison County Airport Board had specific, detailed, and comprehensive plans for airport improvements. The improvements included a new terminal building, apron and ramp expansion, hangars, fuel farm relocation, and utility infrastructure. The estimated cost of the improvements was between $7-10M, directly impacting economic growth for the area.

CHA also assisted RGA in developing a new DBE program required for FY 18, FY 19, and FY 20 projects. These projects included T-hangar apron expansion, south apron expansion phase 2A, airfield lighting, south apron expansion 2B, and fuel farm relocation projects.

General Engineering and Planning Services

Bowling Green-Warren Regional Airport | KY

CHA has a five-year task order contract that includes planning, engineering, and construction services for airfield improvements and landside developments at the Bowling Green-Warren Regional Airport.

Projects have included Runway 3-21 gradient study, Part 139 airfield certification manual updates, Fuel tank refurbishment and installation, maintenance facility building, airport master plan update and ALP development, Runway 3-21 gradient correction environmental assessment, multi-use terminal facility and temporary terminal facility, airfield pavement marking improvements, wildlife hazard assessment and wildlife hazard management plan, replace AOA perimeter fence, reconstruct Taxiway A with airfield lighting improvements, and terminal apron reconstruction.

On-Call Engineering Services

Owensboro-Daviess County Regional Airport | KY

CHA is currently serving as a subconsultant to the engineer of record for the Owensboro-Daviess County Regional Airport (OWB). The airport has grown into a Class IV Part 139 certified facility and is one of only six airports in Kentucky with a control tower. It has the third-longest runway in Kentucky, along with a secondary runway. The OWB footprint is 826 acres with two fixed base operators to serve the local aviation community.

CHA is currently working on the initial stages of the master plan and ALP development. CHA identified and prioritized specific issues that needed to be addressed in the study. These included key terminal building planning issues, land use/economic development issues, surface access/parking considerations, airfield planning issues, and the financial viability of recommended actions. CHA established specific goals for this study, including new mapping and obstruction following FAA standards for AGIS, update airport activity forecasts, airfield infrastructure evaluation (geometry, utility, drainage, etc.), terminal facility evaluation, on-airport land use planning, and user coordination and public outreach.

n-Call Airport Consulting Services

Downtown Island Airport | TN

CHA has been the on-call consultant working with the Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority (MKAA) who owns and operates the Downtown Island Airport (DKX). The task orders we have completed or are working on are:

• Obstruction evaluation

• T-hangar specifications

• 24 unit T-hangar construction administration services

• ALP update

• Runway 8-26 rehabilitation preliminary design

• Runway safety area study

Our services for the obstruction removal project include obstruction identification, coordination with the contractor and TDOT, and construction support. We were part of a team to construct a new 20-unit T-hangar at DKX, which is now complete and fully occupied. We are currently completing the ALP for DKX, including several significant improvements to the airfield and the hangar and terminal areas. We evaluate options to reconstruct Runway 8-26 while keeping this vibrant GA airport open for business. The final recommendations on the runway reconstruction will be complete after completing a runway safety area study and determination for the state and FAA. Lastly, we are working with MKAA to remove a significant number of obstructions in the approaches to Runway 8-26.

On-Call Airport Consulting Services

Smithville Municipal Airport | TN

CHA continues to provide the Smithville Municipal Airport (0A3) with general engineering and planning services and administration and inspection services for construction projects. CHA has assisted with the following projects:

• T-hangar construction

• Taxilane and apron construction

• ALP update

• Airfield overlay and apron expansion

• Land acquisition assistance

• Airfield lighting replacement

• Fuel farm replacement

• Land acquisition (ROFA)

• Obstruction identification

• Drainage improvements

• Obstruction removal (Phase I)

• Parallel taxiway design

CHA is currently assisting the airport with a major, multi-year obstruction removal program. CHA continues to assist with environmental and permitting requirements, design, planning, specification preparation, competitive bid evaluation and recommendation, construction engineering, and observation. CHA personnel regularly attend meetings with City officials and provide professional guidance, recommendations, and best practices to the airport manager to assist in day-to-day activities.