Airport Design and Operations

Spring Semester 2022

Muhammad Salman Athar

salman.athar@mail.au.edu.pk

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Runways, 193 Gates, 30,000 cars – Atlanta Hartsfield

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Airport Terminal Design
To design kerb length in front of TB it is necessary to know the
split of pax arriving by
Car, taxi or bus
Average number of pax in each mode of transport
Average time of stay of each vehicle
Length of waiting space
For small airports under 0.5 mppa length of kerb is designed
default value for all kinds of vehicles
At large airports arrival is segregated from departure by level
For large airports simulation models is more appropriate

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Airport Terminal Design
TB is the first contact of pax with the country on arrival
On departure it is the last contact leaving an impression
From architectural point of view TB is a show piece
Priority is for functionality and way it is operated
World best airport terminals 2014
Changi, Singapore Terminal 3
Heneda, Tokyo Japan
Hongqiao Airport Terminal 2 Shanghai
Munich Airport Terminal 2 Germany
Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 England
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Airport Terminal Design
TB is link between sky and earth
TB provide fast and shortest possible transition of pax from
surface transport on departure and in opposite direction on
arrival
Arriving and departing pax must be physically separated
To achieve fast pax flow
To ensure security measures
For health and quarantine reasons
At small airports departing and arriving pax and their baggage
are separated horizontally on the same level as the apron –
Single Level

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Airport Terminal Design
At large airports departing and arriving pax and their baggage
are separated vertically – One & Half Level
Departure and arrival entrance are on same level side by side
Division of flow can be done at entrance or after check-in
Both level meet again on apron or at the Pax Boarding Bridge
(PBB)
A barrier will hold departing pax until arriving pax have
cleared the area
Double level provides pax separation on landside by vertical
access road

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Airport Terminal Design
Double level used for above 5 million pax
When transfer pax are more between domestic and
international then three level separation between pax is
provided
Baggage transport and technical handling benefit from three
level TB
TB at small is designed as centralized building where
processing of the passengers is done in one location
When number of stands increases, walking distances increases
Transportation for the pax & information system is required

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Recommended walking Distances

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Recommended walking Distances

From the departure curbside in front of the TB

to the check-in counter 20 m

From the farthest car park to the check-in

counter 300 m

From the check-in counter to the farthest

gate 330 m

From the gate to the aircraft 50 m

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Thank You

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