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#1 · (Edited by Moderator)
Here are some images of new terminal building for MAA not sure if this is final or not but looks good. Enjoy..





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Project Information:
Chennai's airport's is currently being upgraded in light of the booming air traffic in the Indian aviation. The modernization and expansion of the airport will be done by mid 2011.

The upgradation plan includes the construction of a new domestic terminal, expansion and renovation of the existing Anna International terminal, renovation of the existing domestic terminal, extension of the secondary runway, construction of a new parallel runway and cargo terminal, taxiways and parking bays amongst others.

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The new Domestic Terminal:








A team of architects comprising Frederic Schwartz Architects, Hargreaves Associates, and Gensler based in the United States and Creative Group, New Delhi was selected to design the new terminal.



With the addition of the new terminal, expansion of the international terminal and existing domestic terminal, the Chennai International Airport will be able to handle 16 million passengers/annum by 2011.




The design of the terminal is organised around “two lush sustainable gardens” and the wing-like roofs which helps collect rainwater and become part of the garden.



The new terminal will be spread across 70,000 sq m.









Walkthrough video:








The new terminal would have 72 passenger check-in counters.
 
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#104 ·
It is about time the INDIAN court system was reformed. Delays are costing the economy everywhere. Look at the Dharavi Slum clearance in Mumbai what a fine mess, with Sonia Gandhi thugishly protecting the mafia slumlords.

Coming back to Chennai Airport, the design is passable, nothing great, what designed by some firm in Austria/Germany. Where is the unique tamilnadu architecture cues considering the great temples and mahabalipuram relics. This is where our politicians and babus lack forsight. A showcase of something unique and regional is needed to distinguish between the morass of glass and steel structures out there in the world. I hope a review of the design is made very soon. Retain the modern structures but sculpt the exterior to look like the great temples of the south. Interior should have unique plaques/motifs/architectural cues that showcase Tamilnadu.

A Second Runway is an absolute must considering the traffic volumes over time. The current linear design may not allow air craft aprons/ports to scale, which means a design to allow scaling is needed. Chennai is fast becoming the manufacturing hub in the south and commensurate with its status requires a world class airport that can meet the needs going forward.
 
#106 ·
Look at the Dharavi Slum clearance in Mumbai what a fine mess, with Sonia Gandhi thugishly protecting the mafia slumlords.
Why blame Ms Gandhi alone? Most slums in Mumbai have been faciliated by local goon-local politician-local police nexus. Without the blessings of this nexus, slums couldn't have come up. These slums are the bread and butter of every politician (across all parties).
 
#108 ·
Why blame Ms Gandhi alone? Most slums in Mumbai have been faciliated by local goon-local politician-local police nexus. Without the blessings of this nexus, slums couldn't have come up. These slums are the bread and butter of every politician (across all parties).
Not true. Maha CM Vasant Patil, wanted to bulldoze the damn place, then Sonia quickly summoned him and told him in no-uncertain terms that he cannot do that, since her bleeding heart went out to the so-called slum dwellers. The real truth is that she got paid of by the big dadas who actually control the slum, not local politicos. The local politicos are also on the payroll of the dadas and so are the police.

Anyway this is not about politics of Mumbai. The Chennai ruckus is between DMK and PMK and other assorted trash. 2nd runway is an absolute must for the airport to scale. Evicting illegal squatters in any country is a given since local law enforcement would do the job in a jiffy. But in INdia, this is never the case, there is waffling, courts admit stay orders, delay the whole process hoping it would magically sort itself out. The cost of court delays is enormous on the economy.

Chennai is fast slipping behind Bluru and Hbad. The quicker they get to an approved action plan on renovation the better. Having AAI execute the project is a losing proposition. Usually TN Politicians and Babus are adept in advancing the states progress, but recently they seem to be lackadaisical about key infra enablers like Metro, Airports, Highways. The state's Railway network is archaic, recently being upgraded to broad gauge. IT infra is still lagging and industrial development is not happening across the board except for Chennai. The only saving grace might be the plethora of SEZs approved for the state.
 
#109 ·
Its good For Chennai

Well having two airport is always good

1. Airport inside the city limit
Will be prefered by LCC and shout distance routes
2. Green field airport may be after 2015 will be added advantage
For international and full value service

I am sure that the industrial foks will pay Mr. Ramadoss to sing a diffrent tune. As of now Mr Doss wants some suitcase to his house too.So he blackmail every industry .

Wait for mar 16 - He will blame Govt for not mordenising the aiport :banana:


First we have to understand that we have a airport that is atleast similar in size of these new airports in HYD and BLR.
 
#112 ·
Chennai/Madras Airport expansion plan under scanner



CHENNAI: A verdict is expected from the Madras High Court within a week on the Airport Authority of India’s land acquisition plans, but the debate on the merits of its airport expansion project rages on.

While the AAI maintains that the Rs.2,700-crore project, which will result in the dislocation of 947 houses, is crucial to Chennai’s future as a key aviation hub in India and South Asia, experts have raised questions about the necessity and merits of the plan in light of what they perceive to be inefficiencies in airspace use and the cost of displacement.

When the AAI first conceived the plan to expand the airport four years ago, it had forecast that Chennai would need to handle around 50 aircraft movements an hour by 2015. According to the AAI, the expansion plan will enable Chennai to handle traffic growth until 2016. The AAI expects the greenfield airport — Sriperumbudur is the likely location—to be ready by then.
Cross runway concerns

While the initial plan was to build a parallel runway, the AAI now also plans to extend the cross runway that has been in operation since December. The extension is the main cause for the dislocation of 947 homes — the land for the parallel runway plan is largely poromboke land, which the AAI has received clearance for acquiring (see graphic).

Airport sources say though the AAI is continuing its push for expansion, it is now reconsidering the parallel runway plan. There are, however, a number of logistic constraints in operating a cross runway. Air Traffic Controllers feel that it is not ideal for managing traffic; unlike in a parallel runway set-up, intersection of two runways imposes restrictions on speeding up aircraft movements.

The usage of the cross runway is also heavily reliant on wind patterns, and it cannot be used for three months every year. Strengthening of the clayey soil around the banks of the Adyar — the cross runway will be extended across the river — is also expected to cost a huge sum.

Airport officials also say airspace is currently not being used at full efficiency. While there have been several proposals to construct rapid exit taxiways to minimise the lag between consecutive aircraft movements, the AAI has not yet started work on them. “The absence of rapid exit taxiways makes up 40 per cent of the problem,” says an airport officer. “Rapid exits would allow aircraft to be cleared in half the time.”

Rapid exit taxiways will allow aircraft to be cleared with a separation of four miles between them (ATCs currently follow an eight mile separation rule). Rapid exits will also allow aircraft to exit at a speed of 55 knots, but on the current exits, aircraft movement cannot exceed 30 knots.

“Given that Chennai currently handles 28 aircraft movements an hour, and rapid exits would, logically, allow them to double the aircraft movements to 56, what then is the need for expansion in the first place?,” asks former pilot Capt. A. Ranganathan.

Another hindrance to the construction of the rapid exits is the presence of the old air traffic control tower near the end of the cross runway. “Requests have been made to demolish the old building since 2004, but nothing has been done,” an airport source says.
 
#114 ·
HC allows TN govt. to acquire land for airport expansion
Clearing the way for expansion of the Chennai Airport, the High Court here on Thursday dismissed a batch of petitions challenging the land acquisition for the project. we find absolutely no merit in the challenge raised to acquisition proceedings initiated by the State Government under the Act and we hold the State is entitled to proceed with the acquisition and acquire the land and hand over the same to the Airport Authority.
 
#116 ·
i don't understand why these parallel runways need to be so far apart. it looks like about 3 kms away. can't they be separated by just 100m? i think runways in newark airport are separated by only about 200m. parallel runways would ensure this airport could potentially handle 40 million passengers. so would this space between these two runways be meant for future needs to build massive linear terminals to handle this passenger volume?

if they do this, it would be fantastic. chennai would be on par with delhi & mumbai in that it too would have an airport that is within drivable distance. and with city growing south & west, this airport would be pretty much in centre like how mumbai is with respect to it's suburbs.
 
#117 ·
Love this airport, along with everything else about South India (minus the difficult Dravidian scripts). Will they need to clear slums for this? Actually, does South India even have those same types of huge and pervasive slums as in Delhi, Karachi, and Mumbai?
 
#119 ·
Love this airport, along with everything else about South India (minus the difficult Dravidian scripts). Will they need to clear slums for this? Actually, does South India even have those same types of huge and pervasive slums as in Delhi, Karachi, and Mumbai?
these aren't slums. but yes, south india does have slums. esp. tn & chennai but no where close to the magnitude of mumbai. however, slums in chennai have been steadily decreasing from 33% to now 17% and could fall to single digits within a decade because of various slum clearance projects that are slowly progressing.
 
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