Airports
For over 50 years, Colas has been supporting civilian and military airport managers in the construction, renovation, and maintenance of their aviation infrastructure.
Building high-performance airport infrastructure adapted to the challenges of air traffic
Thanks to its international network, integrated industrial capacities, and specific technical expertise, Colas conducts operations on facilities of all types: international hubs, regional airports, military bases, airfields, and heliports.
Comprehensive airport infrastructure expertise
Colas mobilizes expertise specific to the constraints of airport infrastructure:
- high-precision works,
- management of parallel activities with airport operations,
- compliance with national and international aviation standards.
The Group is committed to guaranteeing continuity of service, the safety of users and staff, and the quality of structures, including on sites where work is carried out at night or on call.
Technical solutions developed for airports
Colas designs and uses products and processes adapted to the specific constraints of aviation infrastructure:
Colas products and processes
- Colstrong: high-performance pavements, can withstand the most extreme loads
- Colgrill: reinforced asphalt mix process using a heat-bonded glass fiber mesh, reducing its sensitivity to permanent distortions and optimizing the thickness of the pavement structure
- Optibase: high-performance bituminous base structure, reducing the thickness of the base courses while ensuring excellent resistance; with an optimized formulation to reduce the thickness of the base course and subbase
- Rugocol: range of compact asphalt surfacing solutions, combining skid resistance and excellent durability, particularly resistant in areas exposed to severe winter conditions and snow clearing operations
An organization tailored to airport projects
- Capacity to work on-call or at night in order to fit in with airport schedules
- Rapid mobilization of personnel and material resources, in France and around the world
- Compliance with restricted area access procedures and coordination with airport teams
- Work in conjunction with operators, under strict controls (French Civil Aviation Authority, ICAO, etc.)
International references and tried and tested know-how
Colas regularly carries out work on major and complex facilities.
The Group boasts recognized experience, top-level technical management, and the ability to adapt its solutions to the specific needs of airport customers.
Do you have an airport development or modernization project?
Contact our teams to benefit from customized support, anywhere in the world.
