planeground

planeground is an airport consulting firm with offices in Cologne, Germany and Schiphol, the Netherlands. The site describes it as a professional cooperative of specialist planners and consultants for the aviation industry. The firm plans airports, studies their operations, and advises on digital and data work and on sustainability.

The company offers planning and consulting. It develops functional concepts and plans for infrastructure and building facilities around airports. Its digital and data analytics work studies flows and processes in and around airports, then points to ways to improve them. The site also lists sustainability work.

Projects range from long-term development programs to short operational improvements. They include large-scale spatial planning and small adjustments. The site says its projects include international hubs as well as regional airfields.

Clients include airports, airlines and their related service providers. They also include private companies and government bodies involved in air transport development. A project director at Munich Airport is quoted on the site praising the clarity of one concept.

The company was set up in 2011 by two senior aviation consultants, Johan Steenvoorden and Paul Beck. The site says its designs won two International Terminal Design Competitions in 2022. The site says clients have one main contact person at the firm.

The Germany office is at Von-Werth-Str 9-13, 50670 Cologne. The Netherlands office is at Toekanweg 2, 1118 EB Schiphol. The phone number is +49 221 29 29 63 0. The site lists a vacancies page for people who want to join the firm.