Airport Design and Operations

Spring Semester 2022

Muhammad Salman Athar

salman.athar@mail.au.edu.pk

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Compact Module Unit Terminal
It is defined by the IATA as
2 or more separate, self-contained building,
housing a single airline or group of airlines,
having direct access to ground transportation
Rapid and efficient automatic people movers are required for
successful operations
All terminal buildings fulfill different functions
Transfer passengers may require guidance while traveling from
one to another unit building
Example: Kennedy International Airport, NY and London
Heathrow

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Compact Module Unit Terminal

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Compact Module Unit Terminal

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Compact Module Unit Terminal

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Terminal Building
 Terminal buildings are planned to accommodate comfortably
the passenger flows that are forecast to occur at some future
date
 Terminals will have to operate at levels slightly over capacity
for short periods
 Peak hour passenger traffic is calculated in designing the
terminal
 Expansion of terminal is also catered in the designing process
 Heritage and culture is also depicted in design of terminal
 Passenger convenience is top priority

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Cargo Facilities
Less than 1 percent of all freight tonnage is carried by air
However in value of cargo moved, air transport dominates all
other modes of transportation
Heathrow airport handles about a million tons of freight per
year
Freight terminals vary greatly in the volumes of material
handled
Scale of the building facilities and the nature of the handling
methods also vary
Where labor cost is cheap freight handling can be economically
designed around manhandling concept

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Cargo Terminal
Observe no Boarding Bridges
Lot of mechanical means to move cargo

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Cargo Terminal
Means of efficient loading

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Cargo Facilities
This is not feasible in developed countries, where labour costs
are high
At facilities with small throughputs, freight is moved by mobile
mechanical equipment such as stackers, tugs, and forklift truck
At high-volume facilities, a mixture of mobile equipment and
complex fixed stacking and movement systems must be used
Attention must be given to the handling of very heavy and
oversized freight, perishables, urgent materials such as serums
and human donor organs, high-value goods such as diamonds
and gold, hazardous goods, and livestock

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Thank You

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