Aviation Planning
Balance, Flow, & Foresight
The view from 30,000 feet.
The most successful airport plans and designs seamlessly balance passenger experience, operational requirements, business objectives, and future flexibility. With over 70 years of experience in the planning and design of aviation facilities, we’ve learned that the biggest opportunities lie in how well these tensions are reconciled. It’s why we utilize a research-based design approach to build a complete understanding across a multitude of perspectives. And it’s also why our firm focuses on pioneering techniques that allow us to deliver new, user-inspired solutions for our clients. While the potential impact of each decision is vast, we believe a plan’s effectiveness is best measured on a human scale.
Aviation Planning Contact

Keith O'Connor
Associate Principal
214-977-3302
Keith.OConnor [at] corgan.com
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