Before you spend on design: can your airport support an instrument approach, and how low can the minimums realistically go? We find out — so you invest with eyes open.
A full instrument procedure is a significant investment. A feasibility study tells you — for a fraction of that cost — whether it will work and what you'll actually get out of it before you commit. We evaluate the obstacle and terrain environment, the surrounding airspace and ATC interaction, and the lines of minima you could realistically achieve with each approach type.
You walk away with a clear go/no-go, an estimate of achievable minimums, a list of anything standing in the way (and how to mitigate it), and the data gaps — survey, Airport Layout Plan — you'll need to close before design begins.
Scoped to the complexity of your airspace and obstacle environment; a full multi-task consulting study benchmarks around $22.8K in the current market. If the study shows a procedure is viable, that work feeds directly into design — nothing is wasted.
Sponsors considering their first instrument approach, airports chasing lower minimums on an existing runway, or anyone who needs a defensible answer — and a budget number — before taking a procedure project to a board or funding source.
Our founder spent 14 years as a Control Tower Supervisor — so the feasibility call accounts for live traffic, ATC coordination, and how the procedure has to fit the real airspace, not just the chart.
Tell us your airport and your goals, and we'll scope a feasibility study and give you a clear figure to plan around.
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