Nov 10th
Global Airport Construction Update
courtesy of Passenger Terminal World magazine.
The latest issue of the magazine is available online in full and the 'Construction Update' feature can be found from page 160 onwards in the digital edition – click here for the link.
Below is just a small selection of the construction work being undertaken across airports worldwide.
ASIA/AUSTRALASIA (27 projects in total)
Beijing New Airport Terminal Building (pictured above)
Project: Construction of the world's largest airport passenger terminal measuring 7,534,800ft2 with a capacity of 45 million passengers per year. The project also includes an 861,120ft2 ground transportation center.
Start: 2013
Cost: US$14bn
Architect: Zaha Hadid and ADP Ingénierie
Project: Project Jewel, a mixed-use complex linking Terminals 1, 2 and 3. Plus construction of a new Terminal 5 in the next decade, increasing overall capacity to 135 million passengers a year.
Architect: Safdie Architects
Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (pictured above)
Project: Design of a new airport with two terminals, capable of serving up to 90 million passengers annually.
Architect: CSWADI with ADP Ingénierie
Hong Kong International Airport
Project: Upgrade of the airport to a three- runway system including expansion of terminals 1 and 2, an automated people mover and a new baggage handling system.
Completion: Phase 1 2020; full completion 2020
Cost: US$18.2bn
Long Thanh International Airport (pictured above)
Project: Construction of the largest international airport in Vietnam
Completion: Phase 1, 2025
Architect: Hansen Partnership
Location: Philippines
Project: Construction of an international passenger terminal building to handle eight million passengers per year, plus renovation of existing terminal building.
Completion: New terminal, 2018; terminal renovation, 2019
Cost: US$320m
Construction: GMR Infrastructure and Megawide Construction Corporation of Philippines
MIDDLE EAST/ AFRICA (11 projects in total)
Ajman International Airport
Location: United Arab Emirates Project: Construction of a new airport. Start: 2014
Architect: Mulk Holdings
Al Maktoum International Airport (pictured above)
Project: Expansion of passenger terminal. Phase 1 will include two satellite buildings that will jointly be able to handle 120 million passengers annually and accommodate 100 A380s at any time.
King Abdulaziz International Airport
Project: Construction of two new terminals across an area of 8,700,000ft2 including passenger lounges, a new concourse with 25 additional passenger bridges, air bridges and movable gates, and apron and taxiway modi cations.
Completion: Phase 1, 2018; Phase 2, 2025; Phase 3, 2035
Cost: US$7.2bn
NORTH AMERICA (34 projects in total)
John F Kennedy International Airport (pictured above)
Project: Rebuilding of older terminals, including Terminals 1, 2 and 7, with additional gates, plus increased capacity for the AirTrain.
Project: Full redesign of the airport including demolition of Terminal B, to be replaced with a larger structure that will join Delta Air Lines' Terminals C and D.
Cost: US$4bn
Architect: HOK
Los Angeles International Airport (pictured above)
Project: New 12-gate International Midfield Satellite North Concourse, which includes a ramp control tower, passenger tunnel, an expansion of Tom Bradley International Terminal, two utility tunnels, remote baggage-storage facility, and an electrical substation to support the concourse.
Architect: Corgan in association with Gensler, supported by gkkworks
Project: Capital Improvement Plan, which includes the enhancement of the North Terminal Complex; construction of an automated people mover complex and Intermodal Terminal Facility (ITF); and construction of a new South Terminal.
Architects: Fentress, HNTB and Schenkel Schultz
Vancouver International Airport (pictured above)
Project: YVR 2037 Master Plan for expanded terminals, new taxiways, a geo-exchange heating and cooling system, and upgraded roads and bridges. Will increase capacity to handle 35 million passengers annually.
CENTRAL/ SOUTH AMERICA/ CARIBBEAN (14 projects in total)
Jorge Chávez International Airport
Location: Peru
Project: Construction of a second terminal and runway.
Architects/engineers: Fraport
Mexico City International Airport (pictured above)
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Project: Construction of a 5,000,000ft2 hub airport for Latin America. The terminal is made from one continuous lightweight gridshell, designed to harness the power of the sun, collect rainwater, and provide shading.
Architects: Foster + Partners, Netherlands Airport Consultants (NACO) and FR-EE
EUROPE/ EURASIA (32 projects in total)
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Project: Construction of a new terminal located to the south of the Schiphol Plaza capable of accommodating 14 million passengers. Also the construction of a new exible pier to accommodate wide-bodied aircraft.
Completion: Pier, 2019; terminal, 2023 Architect: KAAN Architecten, Estudio Lamela, ABT and Ineco
Location: Scotland, UK
Project: Capital investment program including three-story terminal extension.
Completion: Extension in 2018; CIP in 2022 Cost: US$280m
Frankfurt International Airport (pictured above)
Project: Construction of Terminal 3 to the south of the airport's parallel runways. Terminal 3 will be linked to Terminals 1 and 2, as well as the airport train stations, by expanding the baggage conveyor and Sky Line people mover systems.
Cost: Phase 1, US$1.6bn; US$3.2bn total
Project: Construction of a third runway and new Central Terminal Area.
Architects/engineers: Amec Foster Wheeler, Arup, Atkins, Grimshaw, Mott MacDonald, Jacobs and Quod
Istanbul New Airport (pictured above)
Project: World's largest airport terminal, with a gross floor area close to 11,000,000ft2 for the first terminal, delivered in four phases.
Architect: Grimshaw, Haptic Architects and Nordic – Office of Architecture
Keflavík International Airport
Location: Iceland
Project: Masterplan includes the expansion of the airport, construction of an airport city, additional parking, and a new rail link.
Architect: Nordic – Office of Architecture
Manchester Airport (pictured above)
Project: Investment program including expansion of Terminal 2, improvements to Terminal 3, airside transfer facilities, US pre- clearance facility, security hall, self-service check-in facilities, additional F&B and retail outlets, construction of stands and piers, and improved road access.
Completion: Phased until 2025
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Phillip Fine
I guess most of the cutting-edge airports are being built in Asia or the Mideast, viz China and Turkey.
Sunil Zephaniah KANAPARTHI
It is astonishing notice the level of usage of technology for the comfort and delight of the passengers. The facilities like the kiosks at check-in and in Immigration has reduced the time of queuing considerably. The use of bio-metric and baggage self check-in and self tagging has drastically reduced the number of staff in the airports. Wonder what would Charles Babbage think if he were alive.