Chennai (MAA) International Airport - Page 2

Sunny78 · October 17th, 2007, 06:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by metalfan

The terminal looks really good and swanky. However, I am concerned that it only supports 6 gates. What is the point designing a state-of-the art terminal if it can't support around 20-30 gates (like the airports in US and Europe) ?

- KC

Changi airport is one of the busiest airport in Asia and is a major transhipment hub. But it has only 1 runway! I think everything is in design, layout and flight traffic management. Also, existing domestic terminal can be demolished and international terminal can be expanded in that freed up space.

If required, they can also demolish IA hanger and expand new domestic terminal in that space as phase-II. Even the current space for new domestic terminal is obtained only by demolishing AAI admin building.

The current location of airport is excellent! it has both NH and railway connectivity. Also the runway is longer than Mumbai airport and can easily handle A380 flight also. There is also plenty of car parking space. With better optimization of existing land available between runway and NH45, we can easily transform this into a major transhipment hub.

Illusionist · October 17th, 2007, 07:08 PM

too much metal...
looks like a posh and huge garage...

bobbie501 · October 17th, 2007, 07:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sunny78

Changi airport is one of the busiest airport in Asia and is a major transhipment hub. But it has only 1 runway! I think everything is in design, layout and flight traffic management. Also, existing domestic terminal can be demolished and international terminal can be expanded in that freed up space.

If required, they can also demolish IA hanger and expand new domestic terminal in that space as phase-II. Even the current space for new domestic terminal is obtained only by demolishing AAI admin building.

The current location of airport is excellent! it has both NH and railway connectivity. Also the runway is longer than Mumbai airport and can easily handle A380 flight also. There is also plenty of car parking space. With better optimization of existing land available between runway and NH45, we can easily transform this into a major transhipment hub.

Well Certainly If you go on for a demolish where will the passengers board the aircraft????????

nashcode · October 17th, 2007, 07:35 PM

mods ... pls merge this thread into the existing one

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=519153

PlaneMad · October 17th, 2007, 07:37 PM

the first pic made me orgasm. the interiors however look a little too airy. you can fit two more floors in there.

Sridhar · October 17th, 2007, 07:49 PM

BTW, Changi has two parallel runways, not one runway. Further, there is no plan to demolish any terminal and put any other terminal in its place. There will be a refurbishment of the existing domestic and international terminals and they will be connected with the new terminal. Totally, Chennai will have 16 gates. There will continue to be a significant number of flights which will have to load/unload passengers at remote bays.

But the terminal itself will be quite nice.

MaduraiSelvam · October 17th, 2007, 09:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sridhar

BTW, Changi has two parallel runways, not one runway. Further, there is no plan to demolish any terminal and put any other terminal in its place. There will be a refurbishment of the existing domestic and international terminals and they will be connected with the new terminal. Totally, Chennai will have 16 gates. There will continue to be a significant number of flights which will have to load/unload passengers at remote bays.

But the terminal itself will be quite nice.

Well I guess the present Domestic airport then should be connected to the International airport, is it?

mooktada · October 17th, 2007, 11:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sunny78

Changi airport is one of the busiest airport in Asia and is a major transhipment hub. But it has only 1 runway! I think everything is in design, layout and flight traffic management. Also, existing domestic terminal can be demolished and international terminal can be expanded in that freed up space.

If required, they can also demolish IA hanger and expand new domestic terminal in that space as phase-II. Even the current space for new domestic terminal is obtained only by demolishing AAI admin building.

The current location of airport is excellent! it has both NH and railway connectivity. Also the runway is longer than Mumbai airport and can easily handle A380 flight also. There is also plenty of car parking space. With better optimization of existing land available between runway and NH45, we can easily transform this into a major transhipment hub.

Changi has one runway???!!! hahaha, How can it one of the world gateway airports and only have one runway..

http://www.airliners.net/open.file?i...29&tbl=AIRPORT

Ajaypp · October 18th, 2007, 10:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by metalfan

The terminal looks really good and swanky. However, I am concerned that it only supports 6 gates. What is the point designing a state-of-the art terminal if it can't support around 20-30 gates (like the airports in US and Europe) ?

- KC

Yeap, the terminal looks very nice. However, I also agree that 6 aerobridges will be too few for an airport which is fast becoming the gateway to the South. They could have looked at adding concourses to the main terminal building as in the case of DIAL's new terminal, although the constraints of the existing apron and taxiway might make that difficult.

Ideally, AAI could have looked at locating the new terminal on the other side of the runway, where there is more space or even at a mid-field terminal like KL Airport.

PlaneMad · October 18th, 2007, 01:32 PM

from the diagrams, i noticed that the old intl and domestic terminals have been connected and has one jetbridge there. also the intls terminal has been extended some more to the left with one more jetbridge. wonder if this is part of the project too?

Sridhar · October 18th, 2007, 02:25 PM

planemad:

These two aerobridges were planned even before the new terminal was proposed. The refurbishment of the existing terminals, addition of 2 new jetways to these terminals, their interconnection with the new terminal and other associated works (like access roads etc.) are all part of the new terminal project.

metalfan · October 18th, 2007, 07:48 PM

Why can't they realign the terminal so that they can have room to build out multiple concourses so that they can have more gates. Having all the gates horizontally is such a waste of space.

- KC

luvBlore · October 18th, 2007, 08:26 PM

I aggree. New swanky terminal is fine but for only six gates ?? I think they should re-model the chennai airport on the lines of Delhi. Rage the old terminals and build new big terminal with lot more gates. same old story with AAI even now.

Sridhar · October 18th, 2007, 08:50 PM

AAI cannot really be expected to come up with a reasonable plan. Since Chennai is also planning a greenfield airport, hopes for a truly world class airport will have to depend on the fructification of that project. It is not going to happen at Trisulam unfortunately.

MaduraiSelvam · October 19th, 2007, 12:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by metalfan

The terminal looks really good and swanky. However, I am concerned that it only supports 6 gates. What is the point designing a state-of-the art terminal if it can't support around 20-30 gates (like the airports in US and Europe) ?

- KC

I am not sure if you are aware that it eill be the domestic airport. The upcoming new terminals in the Intl. airport and together with the proposed expansion plans consiting of new terminals and runways, it might be expected to have 20 to 30 gates in Intl Airport alone. Then the new greenfield airport, 2nd airport, might have more, I guess!

Sridhar · October 19th, 2007, 01:03 AM

There are no upcoming new terminals in the International Airport other than the new domestic terminal being discussed in this thread. The existing domestic and international terminals will be refurbished and two new gates added to the existing 8 in that complex. The existing and new terminals will be interconnected.

Thus, after all projects have been completed, there will be a total of 16 gates across the international and domestic terminals.

metalfan · October 19th, 2007, 05:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sridhar

Thus, after all projects have been completed, there will be a total of 16 gates across the international and domestic terminals.

16 gates for both domestic and international flights !!! This must be a joke. This is precisely the reason why we shouldn't have AAI do any design or implementation. They lack foresight, planning and vision. The greenfield airport will not get built for at least another 20 years and do you think 16 gates will suffice ?

Just out of curiosity, do we know the total number of gates in the new Bangalore and Hyd airports ?

- KC

ramkan · October 19th, 2007, 05:43 AM

Hyd: 8, BLR: ?

jammy97 · October 19th, 2007, 05:56 AM

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Originally Posted by ramkan

Hyd: 8, BLR: ?

BLR has 8 gates and capacity is 42 aircrafts on the apron.
HYD has 8 gates and capacity is 30 aircrafts on the apron (....i think!)

Can anyone confirm this?

luvBlore · October 19th, 2007, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by jammy97

BLR has 8 gates and capacity is 42 aircrafts on the apron.
HYD has 8 gates and capacity is 30 aircrafts on the apron (....i think!)

Can anyone confirm this?

These specs for initial phase only.

http://www.newhyderabadairport.com/a...acilities.html
HYD - 12 with 30 aircraft stands

http://bialairport.com/project_facil...enu&ses=bial#1
BLR - 8 with 42 aircraft stands

October 18th, 2007, 07:48 PM	#32
metalfan Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 139 Likes (Received): 0	more gates Why can't they realign the terminal so that they can have room to build out multiple concourses so that they can have more gates. Having all the gates horizontally is such a waste of space. - KC

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Illusionist India under construction. Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: All Posts: 3,926 Likes (Received): 215	too much metal... looks like a posh and huge garage...

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PlaneMad Non-Paying Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,149 Likes (Received): 22	the first pic made me orgasm. the interiors however look a little too airy. you can fit two more floors in there.

October 17th, 2007, 07:49 PM	#26
Sridhar Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,505 Likes (Received): 0	BTW, Changi has two parallel runways, not one runway. Further, there is no plan to demolish any terminal and put any other terminal in its place. There will be a refurbishment of the existing domestic and international terminals and they will be connected with the new terminal. Totally, Chennai will have 16 gates. There will continue to be a significant number of flights which will have to load/unload passengers at remote bays. But the terminal itself will be quite nice.

October 18th, 2007, 01:32 PM	#30
PlaneMad Non-Paying Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,149 Likes (Received): 22	from the diagrams, i noticed that the old intl and domestic terminals have been connected and has one jetbridge there. also the intls terminal has been extended some more to the left with one more jetbridge. wonder if this is part of the project too?

October 18th, 2007, 02:25 PM	#31
Sridhar Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,505 Likes (Received): 0	planemad: These two aerobridges were planned even before the new terminal was proposed. The refurbishment of the existing terminals, addition of 2 new jetways to these terminals, their interconnection with the new terminal and other associated works (like access roads etc.) are all part of the new terminal project.

October 18th, 2007, 08:26 PM	#33
luvBlore Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 364 Likes (Received): 0	I aggree. New swanky terminal is fine but for only six gates ?? I think they should re-model the chennai airport on the lines of Delhi. Rage the old terminals and build new big terminal with lot more gates. same old story with AAI even now.

October 18th, 2007, 08:50 PM	#34
Sridhar Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,505 Likes (Received): 0	AAI cannot really be expected to come up with a reasonable plan. Since Chennai is also planning a greenfield airport, hopes for a truly world class airport will have to depend on the fructification of that project. It is not going to happen at Trisulam unfortunately.

October 19th, 2007, 01:03 AM	#36
Sridhar Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,505 Likes (Received): 0	There are no upcoming new terminals in the International Airport other than the new domestic terminal being discussed in this thread. The existing domestic and international terminals will be refurbished and two new gates added to the existing 8 in that complex. The existing and new terminals will be interconnected. Thus, after all projects have been completed, there will be a total of 16 gates across the international and domestic terminals.

October 19th, 2007, 05:43 AM	#38
ramkan Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,124 Likes (Received): 0	Hyd: 8, BLR: ?