Aviation has the best safety record among other transport modes. Due to concentration of air traffic at airports people living and working in the surrounding are exposed to safety risk in the event of an aircraft accident during take-off or landing. This “third party risk” can be limited by a well-thought choice of airport planning and land use around the airport and runways.
Third party risk would also become a new challenge for operators, authorities and communities with the advent and use of innovative air mobility like eVTOLs (electric air taxis) and drones in city or urban areas.
Royal NLR can help you gain insight into third-party risks caused by airplane crashes, develop effective land use planning and safety zoning strategies, and devise mitigation measures to manage the risk for communities near airports. We also provide in-depth analysis of risk policies related to air transport, enabling you to make informed decisions and limit potential hazards.
The NLR third party risk analysis is based on model and calculation methodology developed for and approved by the Dutch Government, which is set as the legal standard of risk analysis for all Dutch airports and heliports. and The NLR risk practice is also referred to in the ICAO Airport Planning Manual on Land Use and Environmental Control.
NLR can support you with:
- Assist government policy-makers in setting up initiatives and guidelines for third party risk policies and defining safety zones
- Support airport authorities in evaluating the feasibility of development plans and traffic scenarios by conducting dedicated third party risk analyses (along with other flight safety or internal risk analyses)
- Provide local authorities and private companies information and experience on third party risk in relation to their development plans around an airport
- Map out safety zones for airports and inland heliports
- Conduct indicative analysis of third party risk due to eVTOL or drone operation in city or urban areas (Urban Air Mobility)
