Brief description of project and relevance to this contract :

(100% design & On-site QA services)

Existing LCN / PCN   value of the existing runway is below the requirements for AEW aircraft.  Therefore, this Project will provide restoration of the runway and taxiways with the most economical technical solution to provide suitable pavement for the ground movement of (AEW) aircraft and this solution will allow the intended AEW aircraft landing, taking off and taxiing to the designated parking positions in the airfield to be conducted safely and effectively.

NATO is presently in transition to change from LCN / LCG system to the ACN / PCN methodology for the evaluation of airbase pavements. NATO defines military requirements for airfield pavement strength in terms of the Aircraft classification number (ACN), following the ICAO international system of load bearing strength reporting. Therefore, NATO has published individual ACN values for the range of aircraft likely to use its airfields in Standard NATO Agreement 7131 ACN-PCN and Allied Engineering Publication 46B (year 2008). NATO has replaced the older Load Classification (LCN) system in NATO Criteria and Standards for Airfields with ACN/ PCN analysis.

New design analysis’s are completed by GEMAS engineers and approved by NATO for the restoration works of Runway and  Taxiways.