Airport and Aerodrome Management in Canada
We keep your airport running and compliant. Cirrus supports regional, municipal, government and First Nations airports, as well as mine and remote project airstrips. We work in French and English.
What We Do
For Regional, Municipal, Government and First Nations Airports
Interim and relief airport managers. Experienced managers step in during sick leave, vacations or after a resignation, so the airport keeps running while you hire. See relief airport manager.
Above and below wing training. Passenger services and ground operations, including fuelling, de-icing, dangerous goods and SMS. See training.
TP312 certification support. Help to certify an aerodrome as an airport.
Airport master plans. Mostly for municipalities planning the future of their airport lands.
For Mine and Remote Airstrips
Aerodrome operations. We can run the aerodrome with our own ground handling staff and airport managers, or take on only the parts you choose.
Production support. Training, gravel runway maintenance, CBR testing, an airport procedures manual and interim managers.
All Our Airport Services
Pick one service or combine several. Either way, we help you accomplish the mission.
Aerodrome Design and Feasibility
Preliminary design, also called conceptual design, and feasibility studies for regional, municipal and mine airports, based on your traffic, aircraft and seasons. Cost estimates and gravel or ice runway planning included.
Learn moreAirport Master Plan
An airport master plan for municipalities and regions. We help you decide what to do with your airport lands, how to develop them and how to get the best revenue from them.
Learn moreRunway Engineering and CBR Testing
CBR testing, geotechnical assessment and bearing capacity analysis to guide aircraft weight, tire pressure and resurfacing decisions. Gravel runway maintenance through every season.
Learn moreAirport Operations and Managers
Experienced airport managers for inspections, runway condition and carrier coordination. Relief managers when yours is on leave or has left.
Learn moreTP312 and Transport Canada Compliance
We check which rules apply to your aerodrome, compare the site with TP312 and help prepare the registration or certification file under CAR Part III.
Learn moreAirport Operations Manuals
We write new airport operations manuals and rework outdated ones for certified airports, and procedures manuals for registered and mine airstrips.
Learn moreFuel Program and Quality Control
Fuel operations manuals, standard operating procedures, sampling and quality control to CSA B836.
Learn moreSafety Management System
We set up your safety management system, or SMS, and help keep it current: policy, hazard reporting, investigations and audit readiness.
Learn moreTraining
Passenger services, ground operations and airport manager training, including fuelling, de-icing and dangerous goods. On your site, online or at our Mirabel and Edmonton training centres.
Learn moreHow We Work
Assess
Site visit, traffic review and a gap analysis against the rules that apply.
Plan
The work, the people and the documents you need.
Build
Procedures, manuals, training and staffing.
Operate
Day to day management once the airport is in service, if you want it.
Common Questions
Does My Aerodrome Need to Be Certified?
An aerodrome must be certified as an airport in three cases: it is in the built up area of a city or town, it is a land aerodrome used for a scheduled passenger service (unless Transport Canada has given each air operator a written authorization), or the Minister considers certification to be in the public interest and good for safety. A certified airport operates under an approved airport operations manual, meets TP312 standards and runs a safety management system.
What Cirrus does: we tell you which rules apply and help you prepare the certification file. See TP312 and Transport Canada compliance.
Sources: CAR 302.01, CAR 302.08, TP312, CAR 107.01
What Do You Need to Run an Airport Day to Day?
Trained people, regular inspections, an up to date manual and records that show the work was done. When a manager leaves, those things stop fast.
What Cirrus does: we supply interim managers and train your team so the work continues.
How Do You Maintain a Gravel Runway?
Transport Canada's guidance recommends seasonal grading and compaction, good drainage, a gravel stockpile and CBR testing after the spring thaw.
What Cirrus does: gravel runway maintenance and CBR testing.
Source: Advisory Circular AC 300-004
Need a Manager Next Week, or a Plan for Next Year?
Tell us about your airport. We'll tell you how we can help.
Talk to usOr email info@cirrusintelligence.ca