Establish a clear vision of your future airport

When developing a new or existing airport, or designing facility development programs, you need a clear vision to align your efforts and reach the full potential of your airport.

IATA Consulting experts can help you develop Master Plans from scratch, or conduct, comprehensive and neutral reviews and evaluations of plans already prepared. Armed with the facts, you can build clear business cases and proceed with assurance.

Develop your airport with confidence

IATA Consulting’s Airport Master Planning experts draw on IATA’s privileged access to industry data and aviation stakeholders to develop solid Master Plans that aid your development projects, enabling you to: 

  • Take the right actions at the right time – We help you develop a Master Plan that assembles all the facts you need to decide on the size, location and priority of actions. 
  • Obtain funding to enable development – We estimate the capital expenditure program in the financial model, enabling you to make a powerful business case. 

Rely on our expertise

With in-depth knowledge of industry standards, such as ICAO Doc. 9184 and Annex 14, Vol 1, IATA’s consultants have a proven track record of delivering plans to clients around the world, enabling them to expand their operations and undertake profitable business. 

  • Trust the industry insiders – We have a privileged relationship with airline stakeholders to facilitate consultation, and unique access to comprehensive industry data and statistical forecasts to model future demand.
  • Get an objective point of view – We always aim to simplify the architectural and engineering solutions in the plan, and break large projects down in order to maximize efficiency and minimize costs. 

Cover every base

IATA Consulting brings together a team of specialists to investigate every aspect of airport development and provide you with the information you need: 

  • Airport inventory and assessment of current situation – We review the social and economic contexts of your airport. 
  • Traffic forecast – We analyze the wider evolution of traffic demand. 
  • Capacity/demand analysis – We estimate existing capacity and determine the future requirements for the airport.  
  • Phased airport development and land-use concepts – We make recommendations and work with you on an implementation roadmap. 
  • Phased investment program (CAPEX and REPEX) – We cost the proposed development. 
  • Master Plan validation – In validating plans, we ensure the planning approach and methodology comply with international standards, and that appropriate assumptions were used.