Pape-Dawson Acquires Overland Park-based Coffman Associates

Texas-based Pape-Dawson expands its airport planning portfolio by acquiring Overland Park-based Coffman Associates. Photo credit: Shutterstock (VideoFlow).

Posted December 1, 2025

Texas-based Pape-Dawson has acquired Coffman Associates, an Overland Park-based airport planning firm.

Founded in 1979, Coffman Associates specializes in airport planning and associated environmental and noise/land use studies. The firm also has more than 600 airport master plans, 450 environmental documentation projects, and 150 noise and land use studies for airports of all sizes across the United States.

Coffman Associates operates offices in Phoenix, Arizona and Overland Park, Kansas. Its Overland Park office is located at 12920 Metcalf Ave, Suite 200.

Founded in 1965, Pape-Dawson is a provider of engineering and consulting services. The acquisition expands Pape-Dawson’s existing aviation business line, bringing a powerful combination of planning, design, and infrastructure capabilities to airport clients, according to a release.

“Joining Pape-Dawson opens the door to exciting opportunities for both our team and our clients,” CEO of Coffman Associates, Dave Fitz, said in the release. “Our firms share a commitment to innovation, technical excellence, and client service. We look forward to working together to deliver more comprehensive planning and engineering support for airports nationwide.”