Client: Cascais, Municipal Council
Master plans (2020-2021)
Cascais Airport in Portugal was opened on 11 October 1964, with a 600 m, 17/35 runway. It has undergone several expansions, and now has a 1700 x 30 m runway.
The airport's facilities have already undergone various expansion phases, and it is currently one of the leading Portuguese airports for private and executive aviation and aeronautical training, providing an alternative to Lisbon Airport.
Having exceeded 10,000 passengers in three consecutive years, the airport will no longer be exempt from certification (Article 5 of Regulation 139/2014), so it will have to be certified until 2024 in accordance with the requirements of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). If it fails to do so by then, it will no longer be able to qualify for exemption from certification (Article 7), which could make it unaffordable.
The purpose of the study is to prepare a Master Plan and assess the feasibility of EASA certification of the facilities. The studies are designed to assess the future potential for expansion, as well as possible scenarios for expansion, including the respective estimates of capital expenditure.
The tasks carried out by AERTEC include:
- Phase 1. Analysis of existing conditions
- Phase 2. Traffic forecast
- Phase 3. Analysis of capacity and requirements
- Phase 4. GAP analysis
- Phase 5. Alternative stage and option selected
- Phase 6. Capital expenditures
Furthermore, the airport certification feasibility study is carried out in 4 phases:
- Phase 1. Visiting and collecting existing information
- Phase 2. Analysis of existing documentation and data
- Phase 3. Action plan
- Phase 4. Operating plan
AERTEC provides added value through its international experience with these kinds of studies in other countries. Key aspects include: the development of noise footprints, aeronautical easements (physical, radio, etc.), obstacle surveys, etc.