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MTE Consultants Acquires RIZZ Engineering, Strengthening Expertise in Structural Design and Precast Concrete

Region of Waterloo International Airport
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Region of Waterloo International Airport

Partners

Region of Waterloo

Key personnel

Paul Douglas, C.E.T.

Project overview

Waterloo International Airport (YKF) is a key airport located in southern Ontario, Canada, serving commercial, corporate, and general aviation needs. It hosts the Waterloo Wellington Flight Centre, one of Canada’s largest professional flight training schools, and is home to one of only two operational Avro Lancaster aircraft in the world, upgraded with advanced avionics by the Mid-Canada Mod Center. The airport also acts as a major base for Flair Airlines.

YKF features two runways (7,000 feet and 4,100 feet), a CAT1 Instrument Landing System (ILS), a NAV Canada control tower operating daily from 07:00 to 23:00, Class C airspace, and Airport of Entry status with onsite Canada Border Services Agency services during the same hours. The airport supports CAT 7 Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF), secure taxiway access for large aircraft such as Boeing 737 and 757, two full-service Fixed Base Operators (FBOs), and three fuel providers.

MTE's Involvement

MTE has provided a broad range of engineering services including surveying, environmental consulting, civil, and structural engineering to support ongoing development at Waterloo International Airport. Our team designed the airport’s wastewater pumping station, conducted surveying for parking lot layouts, and completed environmental site assessments.

Our civil engineering group has actively contributed to the airport’s Master Plan Implementation, which involves facility expansions. We prepared detailed planning reports supporting the extension of Runway 14-32, ensuring compliance with the federal Impact Assessment Agency of Canada’s planning process, which includes public and Indigenous community engagement.

In addition, MTE provided structural engineering services from the initial phases of the project and continued with designs for various airport features including a baggage block wall, scaffold systems, inbound canopies, washroom renovations, terminal additions, and hangar development.