Under the contract with the City and County of San Francisco Airport Commission, AtkinsRéalis’ programme management services will support SFO’s continued growth, improved airfield safety, and infrastructure maintenance to accommodate air traffic demand in the Bay Area. AtkinsRéalis will provide programme design and construction management, project controls, quality control and assurance, programme and project reporting, coordination and stakeholder engagement for the next phase of SFO’s airfield improvement programme, including reconstruction and rehabilitation of runways and taxiways, and other related airfield improvements. 

“Airports are the gateways to global connectivity and economic development,” said Ian L Edwards, president and chief executive officer of AtkinsRéalis. “As a full-service provider delivering runways, taxiways and terminal design and overall management for the world’s top airports, we help clients create remarkable facilities that maximise their investments while providing a safe and efficient air travel experience.”

“Our airport team’s experience of successfully navigating improvement programmes through funding, construction phasing and constructability challenges has enabled us to deliver important airfield projects from inception through closeout at 15 of the busiest airports in the US and seven of the top ten airports around the globe,” said Steve Morriss, president, US, Latin America, and minerals and metals, AtkinsRéalis. “Clients trust our seasoned professionals to maintain existing levels of service while completing complex land constrained air-field projects, like the ones at SFO.” 

SFO is the 13th busiest airport in the United States, serving more than 50 million passengers in 2023, an increase of nearly 35% over the previous year.

Aircraft on SFO runway

SFO is the 13th busiest airport in the United States