Airport & Airfield Surfacing Scotland | Runway Repairs

Private runways, landing strips and helipad surfacing

Private airfields and estate landing strips can submit a defined repair or resurfacing package with the operator’s pavement design, aircraft use, defect schedule and closure windows. Helipad and helicopter landing-area enquiries are reviewed against the specified loads, surface, drainage and operational requirements.

We confirm the proposed scope, resources and ability to meet the requirements before accepting the work. Inspection, testing, markings, loose-debris control and operational handover are agreed with the responsible operator. Standard tar and chip and traffic-calming ramps are not proposed for aircraft landing or movement surfaces.

Runway and taxiway repair and resurfacing enquiries

Send the operator’s defect schedule, work boundaries, pavement specification and proposed closure windows. The package can be reviewed for asphalt patching, failed-joint repairs, planing and resurfacing, with required inspection and testing responsibilities identified in advance.

Runways, taxiways and aprons have aircraft-specific requirements. Materials, surface finish, loose-debris control, markings and return to operation must follow the agreed aerodrome arrangements. A general road or car park specification is not assumed to be suitable for an aircraft movement area.

Airport car parks, access roads and service yards

Landside work can include pothole repairs, damaged asphalt, entrance resurfacing and parking areas serving staff, passengers, contractors and businesses. Separate bus routes, heavy service vehicles and tightly manoeuvred loading areas from ordinary car parking.

We assess levels at drainage, kerbs, pedestrian crossings and retained surfaces before specifying preparation and asphalt. Provide terminal access requirements, delivery windows and the parking or road sections that can be released for work.

Tar and chip and traffic calming for suitable landside areas

Surface dressing can be considered for suitable landside private approaches or overflow parking after checking the base, traffic and proximity to aircraft operations. It is not offered here as a generic runway or taxiway treatment.

Speed bumps can be assessed for designated landside vehicle routes only, using an operator-approved layout and profile. They are not a runway or taxiway repair. Vehicle clearance, emergency access, drainage and required markings are reviewed before installation.

A defined package for the operator or principal contractor

Provide airside or landside boundaries, security and induction requirements, permits, escort arrangements, inspection stages and the nominated operational contact. We review the actual package and confirm capability, resources and acceptance of the scope before booking.

The written proposal separates preparation, asphalt works, associated items and works by others.

Speed bumps, tarmac ramp repairs and traffic calming

For designated landside vehicle routes, we can assess tarmac speed bumps and damaged traffic-calming ramps against the airport operator’s approved layout. Provide the approved layout, vehicle types, clearance needs, drainage and pedestrian routes. The ramp profile, transitions, markings and reopening are agreed for the specific site.

Choose the work you need

• Machine-laid tarmac and road resurfacing
• Potholes, asphalt patching and tarmac repairs
• Car park resurfacing and markings
• Road planing and preparation
• Tar and chip for suitable commercial roads and parking
• Tender and subcontract enquiries