Aerodrome Pavement Design and Management
Aerodrome pavement has to be sufficiently well-constructed and maintained to support the dynamic and static loads imposed by aircraft during take-off, landing and taxiing manoeuvres as well as when parked on stand.
This 3-day course provides participants with the required knowledge to understand the principles of aerodrome pavement design and management, in-line with international best-practices and the regulatory requirements (e.g. EASA and ICAO).
After an overview of the aerodrome-specific operational considerations and requirements (ACN & PCN/PCR), this course introduces the different pavement types (flexible, rigid and others) together with their associated materials, structures, advantages and disadvantages in terms of performance and durability.
This course also presents the common techniques for pavement inspection and maintenance, and further introduces the Pavement Management Systems (PMS) principles and activities aiming to ensure the structural soundness of the pavement assets during their projected lifetime.
The training course addresses primarily aerodrome pavement designers and contractors of construction activities on the movement area as well as airport and aviation authorities´ personnel. It will be supplemented by practical examples and case studies and is designed in an interactive form including group exercises as well as discussions.
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Course Details
Location:BerlinLanguage:English
Date:17.11. - 19.11.2025
Duration:3 days
Provider:airsight GmbH
Course Fee
For courses in Berlin:
All customers will be charged 19% VAT.
The final price will be shown on your invoice.
Please note: If you want to register several particpants from your company but need a single invoice for each, please register each of them seperately.
Course Content
Regulatory framework related to the design and management of aerodrome pavements
- EASA aerodrome regulatory requirements
- ICAO (e.g. Annex 14 and Doc. 9157, Part 3)
- FAA ACs
- UK CAA
Airfield engineering considerations with regard to aerodrome pavement design
- Performance requirements
- Operational considerations
- Earthworks
- Buried structures
- Drainage
- AGL
- Utilities
Aerodrome pavement types
- Flexible pavement
- Rigid pavement
- Other types of pavement
Airport operators perspective on requirements on pavement design
- Performance requirements
- Operational considerations
- ACN-PCN-system / ACR-PCR-system
- Material performance and selection
- Whole life value
Aerodrome pavement inspection & maintenance
- Performance expectations
- Maintenance requirements
- Performance monitoring
- Pavement Management Systems
- In-situ testing
- Maintenance drivers, solutions, planning
Aerodrome pavement management
- Inventory
- Condition monitoring
- KPIs
- Forecasting
- Life cycle modelling
- Long term planning
- Data management and access
Trainer
Dr.-Ing. Carsten Karcher
Carsten has been active as consultant, expert, scientist, lecturer and moderator regarding construction methods and materials, the dimensioning as well as the construction and maintenance of traffic areas for more than 19 years. For many years, he was head of the Department of Road Construction and Structural Design of Highways at the Institute of Highway and Railroad Engineering of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), formerly the University of Karlsruhe.
Since 2013 he has been working for the European Asphalt Pavement Association EAPA and as a freelancer. He is an active member of many European and national technical committees and co-author of the standard work "Straßenbau und Straßenerhaltung" (Road Construction and Maintenance) published by ESV Verlag. His experience also includes worldwide publications and lectures on the above-mentioned topics as well as the implementation of relevant European and German research projects as a project manager. Dr. Karcher has been head of the airsight course "Pavement Construction and Aerodrome Operations" eight times since 2013.
Target Group
- Aerodrome infrastructure and maintenance Staff
- Aerodrome quality and compliance managers
- Aviation Authority Personnel
- Civil engineers, architects and other contractors
Course Location
Participants are responsible for making their own travel arrangements. The accommodation and travel costs are at the charge of the participants. Please note that airsight does not perform any travel and hotel bookings for the participants. Rooms can however be booked directly by the participants by contacting the hotel. We would like to point out that from January 2025 a City Tax of 7.5% will be imposed on overnight stays for business and professional purposes in Berlin.
The course fee includes the registration, training material and examination. For non-virtual courses, coffee breaks and business lunch are also included.
Organisational Details
The course hours are scheduled as follows:
first training day: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
mid-training days: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
last training day: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Coffee breaks and business lunch are included in the course fee. At the end of the course, all participants will receive an airsight certificate based on EASA training regulations, which is highly recognised throughout the aviation industry.
About airsight Training
airsight Training course quality
airsight operates an ISO 9001 certified Quality Management System and pursues the objective to provide high quality services that fully meet the clients’ needs.
Course Details
Location:In-houseLanguage:English
Duration:3 days
Provider:airsight GmbH
Course Content
Regulatory framework related to the design and management of aerodrome pavements
- EASA aerodrome regulatory requirements
- ICAO (e.g. Annex 14 and Doc. 9157, Part 3)
- FAA ACs
- UK CAA
Airfield engineering considerations with regard to aerodrome pavement design
- Performance requirements
- Operational considerations
- Earthworks
- Buried structures
- Drainage
- AGL
- Utilities
Aerodrome pavement types
- Flexible pavement
- Rigid pavement
- Other types of pavement
Airport operators perspective on requirements on pavement design
- Performance requirements
- Operational considerations
- ACN-PCN-system / ACR-PCR-system
- Material performance and selection
- Whole life value
Aerodrome pavement inspection & maintenance
- Performance expectations
- Maintenance requirements
- Performance monitoring
- Pavement Management Systems
- In-situ testing
- Maintenance drivers, solutions, planning
Aerodrome pavement management
- Inventory
- Condition monitoring
- KPIs
- Forecasting
- Life cycle modelling
- Long term planning
- Data management and access
Trainer
BEng, CEng, FICE Henry Poh
Henry is a Chartered Civil Engineer and fellow member of the U.K Institution of Civil Engineers. For a very long time, he was the Principal Engineer for Civil/Structural Engineering at Gatwick Airport Limited. There, Henry was the technical authority and technical client of the airport for all civil and structural engineering which includes airside airfield infrastructure; supported the engineering asset management team, operational teams, to deliver safe, reliable, efficient, stable operations and business continuity.
His experience is wide ranging encompassing hand-on design of airside infrastructure; project and programme management; aerodrome master planning; asset stewardship; facility management and the maintenance of business and safety critical assets. Currently, he is working at London City Airport.
Target Group
- Aerodrome infrastructure and maintenance Staff
- Aerodrome quality and compliance managers
- Aviation Authority Personnel
- Civil engineers, architects and other contractors
Organisational Details
airsight offers this training course on request, worldwide. At the end of the course, all participants will receive an airsight certificate based on EASA training regulations, which is highly recognised throughout the aviation industry.
About airsight Training
airsight Training course quality
airsight operates an ISO 9001 certified Quality Management System and pursues the objective to provide high quality services that fully meet the clients’ needs.
