In-house Disciplines
MEP
Our Comprehensive Approach
With our depth of resources, GMC provides a collaborative effort on every project we deliver. Our services go beyond proven aviation engineering and planning. By having multiple disciplines under one roof, we are able to streamline communication, improve efficiency and enhance the quality of service to our clients. GMC’s integrated team provides a depth of expertise that allows us to capture the “big picture” and understand the details of a project. Utilizing our comprehensive approach, we look at each project from many vantage points to identify creative and effective solutions for our clients.
ARCHITECTURE
Terminal Buildings
Terminal Interiors
Hangars
LEED Sustainable Design
Concessions
AVIATION PLANNING
Airport Master Plans
Cost Benefit Analyses
Runway Justification/Feasibility Studies
Economic Feasibility Studies
Grant and Funding Assistance
Site development plans
Land Use Analysis
Airspace Analysis
Airport Simulation Studies
Safety management systems
Landside/Parking Analysis
Intermodal studies
Terminal area plans
Feasibility studies
Security planning
Benefit/cost analysis
Community involvement programs
Grant procurement and management
AVIATION ENGINEERING
New Airfield Infrastructure
Airfield Infrastructure Rehabilitation
Runway Extensions
Safety Area Design
Airfield Drainage
Obstruction Analysis Design
Heliport/ Vertiport
CIVIL ENGINEERING
Construction Admininstration and Inspection
Fencing
Fueling Facilities
Roadway and Parking Design
Utility Design
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Airfield Lighting
Existing Systems Evaluation
NAVAIDS
LED Products
Solar and Sustainable Solutions
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
Environmental Assessments
Environmental Impact Documents
Phase I and Phase II Site Assessments
Stormwater Permitting and Compliance
Wetland Delineations, Mitigating and Permitting
Wildlife Hazard Assessments
LAND ACQUISITION
Appraisals
Easement Acquisition
Property Negotiations
SURVEY
AGIS Survey and Data Collection
Boundary and Topographic Surveys
Construction Surveys
GEOTECHNICAL & CONSTRUCTION TESTING
Field Exploration
Laboratory Testing Services
Foundation Analysis and Design
Pavement Evaluation and Design
Fill Testing and Control
Concrete Placement, Inspection and Testing
Asphalt Placement, Inspection and Testing
Our Promise
Our team of highly-qualified professionals plan, design, and manage airport programs of all sizes, from small general aviation to large commercial service airports, heliports and military airfield. Responsive delivery of services and support through preliminary planning and design, FAA and state processing, financing, construction and project close-out is our promise to those we serve.
GMC’s airport clients
span across 7 states including Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi, South Carolina and Tennessee.
Infrastructure
Airports provide significant economic impact for any community. We understand the importance of protecting this asset by focusing on solid infrastructure that promotes safe surface movement and airfield logistics. We use our knowledge and experience to determine the appropriate schedule for maintaining pavements, designing appropriate pavement structure, implementing phased construction to minimize downtime and maneuvering all steps for our clients.
Lanett Regional Airport 7A3, Alabama
Lanett Regional Airport 7A3, Alabama
Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport (GKT), Tennessee
SCTAC Greenville, South Carolina
MGM Regional, Alabama
New Gallatin County Airport, Kentucky
Aviation Planning
Great planning creates great airports. Aviation Planning is a critical component of the development, operation, maintenance, and public support of an airport. In today’s ever-changing aviation landscapes, you need aviation planning specialists who understand the complete picture; who are adept at everything from master planning, to compliance, to public involvement; who can navigate tough regulatory landscapes as well as an airport’s own unique considerations.
Aviation planning has implications on revenue and expenses, and can impact air carriers, tenants, vendors, and the community at-large. From concept to delivery, GMC’s holistic perspective assists our clients to move each planning project through a comprehensive and inclusive process resulting in a strategic set of dynamic objectives and the resources needed to achieve them.
Gallatin County, Kentucky (New Airport)
Auburn University Regional Airport (AUO)
Terminals
First impressions are important when your economic prospects or commercial and general aviation guests arrive at your airport. GMC has designed several functional and efficient terminal buildings from prototypes to unique design facilities across the Southeast. Our interior team specializes in design build out including concessions and other unique needs for clients.
After selecting GMC as our consultant, we have experienced exemplary project design, delivery, and oversight. GMC is not only our consultant, but a trusted advocate for our airport. As an Airport Manager, they make my job easier by keeping me informed in all aspects of the project, and keeping the project as minimally impactful to our operations as possible. ”
— Adam Foutz, Airport Manager Former Pryor Field Airport Authority in Decatur, Alabama
Hangars
Hangars are an airport’s economic heart. They shelter aircraft, allow people to maintain them out of the weather and provide income from long term leases. GMC has extensive hangar design experience from general aviation “T” hangars to business and large industrial and military hangars.
Region’s Bank Corporate Hangar Birmingham, Alabama
Montgomery Regional Airport MGM - Alabama
Environmental
GMC provides comprehensive professional airport environmental services, including environmental assessments, wildlife hazard assessments, wildlife hazard management plans, wetlands delineations, environmental permitting and more. Our dedicated team of environmental experts examines the potential direct, indirect and cumulative effects on the environment, including social, cultural, and economic and natural resources for any airport project. GMC has maintained sound working relationships with the FAA, FEMA, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and other state agencies to accomplish these tasks as efficiently as possible.
Middle Georgia Regional - Macon, Georgia
Electrical
Electrical projects are an integral part of any airfield safety and landing system. These projects can range from edge lighting, guidance signage, NAVAIDS, equipment shelters, lighted wind cones and many others with electrical components. GMC has designed and installed a variety of instrument systems and other related NAVAIDS such as Automated Weather Observation Systems (AWOS) and Instrument Landing Systems (ILS) at airports across the region.
Clarksville Regional Airport (CKY), Tennessee
Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM), Alabama
Construction Services
Testing | Inspection | Survey
One of the keys of a project’s success is the construction process. GMC believes that the process of construction administration, testing, inspection and survey is best handled in a highly communicative team atmosphere. This team spirit unites the design team with the construction team with a shared goal of success. Our team approaches every project with the intention to work with our airports, contractors and construction managers towards successful project completion on time and on budget.
National Defense
GMC is committed to providing airport planning and design services to help our military aircrews receive the best training possible. Our defense design experience includes U.S. Air Force base runways & taxiways, Air National Guard high speed jet arresting gear installations, U.S. Army instrument landing systems and U.S. Coast Guard hangars.
Maxwell Air Force Base - Alabama (View from inside C-130)
Our track record of work with more than 100+ aviation systems speaks to our ability to deliver quality services and fulfill our clients’ needs.
Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport GKT, Tennessee
Cullman Regional Airport CMD, Alabama
Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport GKT - Tennessee
OUR MISSION
Building Communities
Whether designing airports, schools, hospitals and other commercial developments, or providing clean water, safe streets and protecting endangered environments, GMC takes great pride in serving our communities through the transformative work we do. We believe in community, collaboration and using the power of creativity and hard work to make a difference. GMC’s airport team actively sponsors and participates in local aviation and STEM events, instructs classes in airport design and unmanned aerial systems at the university level, and engages with many civic-minded organizations as we strive to serve our communities with quality, integrity, creativity and care.
OFFICE LOCATIONS
Goodwyn Mills Cawood (GMC) is one of the largest architecture and engineering firms in the Southeast, with over 650+ professionals and 27 offices located throughout Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. At GMC every project is guided by the foundational concept that communities are built by people, not companies, and we strive to serve our communities with quality, integrity, creativity and care. One of the Southeast’s most comprehensive multi-disciplined firms, GMC is equipped to provide all the services associated with architecture, interior design, civil engineering, environmental services, landscape architecture, planning, transportation engineering, geotechnical engineering, MEP, surveying and disaster recovery.
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Awards
MGM-Taxiway Bravo Rehab and Extension
Quality Pavement Awards for Design and Construction Administration
Alabama Asphalt Pavement Association
Cleveland Airport
Grand Award for Engineering Excellence
American Council of Engineering Companies of Tennessee
Franklin Field Airport Greenville Airport
Quality Pavement Award for Design and Construction Administration
Alabama Asphalt Pavement Association
Tennessee Airports
Chairman’s Choice Award
Tennessee Aeronautics Commission
Best Renovation - Under $5 Million Full Depth Reclamation -RW 14/32
BUILDSouth Awards
Tullahoma Airport Runway
Rehabilitation
Engineering Excellence Award
American Council of Engineering Companies
The Team
Our highly-qualified team of professionals is committed to providing creative solutions and exceptional client service at every organizational level. Collaboration across disciplines and among offices allows us to share ideas and pool our resources to deliver superior design quality for each individual client and project.
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There are many good, competent engineers out there that can build a runway or taxiway, but GMC goes above and beyond to be more than just my engineer. ”
— Mr. Ben Harrison, General Manager Cullman Regional Airport
