Aircraft Maintenance Hangar, Cardiff, Wales

A new 3-bay hangar is sited at Cardiff Wales International Airport and provides an outstanding facility for the heavy maintenance of Boeing 747 aircraft. The £ 74 million project encompasses a double and a single bay 22,000 m² with a 6,000 m² mezzanine floor, a 15,000 m² support building, an aircraft ground run pen and a 35,000 m² concrete apron. The hangar is equipped in each bay with full aircraft access docking, overhead cranage, aircraft undercarriage lifting platforms and specialist ground support services fundamental to the effectiveness of the maintenance operations.