The project approach prioritizes ensuring proper structural behavior in both the short and long term, recognizing that aviation infrastructure must maintain reliability across decades of continuous operation with minimal tolerance for service interruptions. This dual temporal focus requires solutions that provide immediate safety improvements while establishing foundations for long-term durability. Short-term interventions address urgent vulnerabilities that pose immediate risks to occupants and operations, while long-term strategies tackle underlying conditions such as ongoing subsidence that will continue to affect the structures for the foreseeable future. This bifocal perspective prevents the false economy of temporary fixes that defer rather than resolve fundamental problems.

The strategy embraces multiple intervention types—reinforcement, restructuring, recycling, and demolition—acknowledging that a single approach cannot address the varied conditions present across the extensive terminal complexes. Reinforcement adds strength to existing structural elements that remain fundamentally sound but require enhancement to meet current standards or accommodate changed loading conditions. Restructuring involves more substantial modifications to structural systems, potentially including load path alterations or the addition of entirely new structural elements. Recycling refers to the adaptive reuse of building components or materials, minimizing waste while preserving serviceable elements. Demolition becomes necessary where structures are too compromised to repair economically or safely, or where their configuration fundamentally conflicts with operational requirements. The willingness to employ this full range of interventions demonstrates a pragmatic approach that selects the most appropriate strategy for each specific condition rather than forcing a uniform solution across diverse situations.

Comprehensive documentation and assessment form the foundation for all intervention decisions, with extensive topographic surveys and structural inspections providing the empirical data necessary for engineering analysis. The detailed mapping of verticality deviations and differential subsidence creates a quantitative baseline against which future monitoring can measure ongoing movement, enabling predictive maintenance strategies that intervene before conditions become critical. The post-seismic inspection methodology recognizes that structural assessment must respond to the specific hazards present at this location, where earthquake loading represents a primary threat that has already tested the structures and will inevitably do so again. By systematically documenting current conditions and understanding behavioral trends, the project establishes an evidence-based framework for decision-making that grounds interventions in observed reality rather than generic assumptions.