1.231 Planning & Design of Airport Systems
December 10, 2013
COMPARING PASSENGER TERMINALS
AT DUBAI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
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Saeed Mohammad
INTRODUCTION
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What?
Access to terminals 1 and 3
 Design of terminal buildings 1 and 3
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Where?
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Dubai International Airport
Why?
Rapid growth in recent years
 Aviation contributes around 28% of GDP
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BACKGROUND
Dubai population: 2 million
 However…
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Image from Dubai Airports: Strategic Plan 2020.
http://www.dubaiairport.com/en/media-centre/Pages/Reports.aspx
DUBAI AIRPORTS (1)
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Dubai International Airport (DXB)
3 Terminals
 75 Million pax per year
 Aim: 90 million by 2015
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Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC)
1 Terminal; so far
 5 million pax per year
 Aim: 160 million by 2027
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DUBAI AIRPORTS (2)
DXB
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DWC
Image from google maps
ACCESS-TERMINAL 1
~2,600 public parking spaces
 46 limousine parking spaces
 Metro station
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Image from http://www.dubaiairport.com/en/mediacentre/Pages/imagesTerminal1.aspx
ACCESS-TERMINAL 3
~1,900 public parking spaces
 163 car rental parking spaces
 Metro station
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Image from http://www.dubaiairport.com/en/mediacentre/Pages/imagesTerminal3.aspx
Image from http://www.dubaiairport.com/en/mediacentre/Pages/imagesTerminal3.aspx
DXB TERMINALS
Growth
 Transfers: 15~25 minutes
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Image from Dubai Airports – Strategic Plan 2020.
http://www.dubaiairport.com/en/media-centre/Pages/Reports.aspx
TERMINAL 1 DESIGN
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Check-in
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TERMINAL 3 DESIGN
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Check-in
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TERMINAL 1 DESIGN
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Departures (C-Gates)
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TERMINAL 3 DESIGN
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Departures (A-Gates)
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TERMINAL 3 DESIGN
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Departures (B-Gates)
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TERMINAL 1 DESIGN
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Arrivals
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TERMINAL 3 DESIGN
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Arrivals
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THOUGHTS
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Expo 2020
Management, not design
 Expectations; high quality
 Shift to DWC?
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Runway Closure (80 days)
Effect on capacity (28%)
 Taxiways
 Shift to DWC?
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THANK YOU!
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REFERENCES (1)
"A Masterplan Symbolizing the Enduring Values Of Expo." Expo 2020, Dubai UAE.
http://expo2020dubai.ae/en/hello_2020/article/a_masterplan_symbolizing_the_enduring_values_of_expo
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de, Neufville Richard, and Amedeo R. Odoni. Airport Systems: Planning, Design, and
Management. New York.: McGraw-Hill, 2013. Print.
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Dubai Airports.
http://www.dubaiairports.ae/en/Pages/Home.aspx
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"Dubai Airport's Concourse D to Use Solar Power | The National."
http://www.thenational.ae/business/industry-insights/energy/dubai-airports-concourse-d-to-use-solar-power
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Dubai Statistics Centre.
http://www.dsc.gov.ae/en/Pages/Home.aspx
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"Project Details | DWC." PROJECT DETAILS | DWC.
http://www.dwc.ae/project-details
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"Qantas and Emirates." Partnership.
http://www.qantas.com.au/travel/airlines/qantas-emirates/global/en?int_cam=au:info:promo:qantasemirates:lang:en
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REFERENCES (2)
"Reports and Publications." Dubai Airports – Strategic Plan 2020
http://www.dubaiairport.com/en/media-centre/Pages/Reports.aspx
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"Reports and Publications." Dubai Airports Yearbook 2012
http://www.dubaiairport.com/en/media-centre/Pages/Reports.aspx
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"Reports and Publications."
Oxford Economics: Explaining Dubai’s Aviation Model 2011.
http://www.dubaiairport.com/en/media-centre/Pages/Reports.aspx
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"Work on Taxiway to Ease Runway Closure - Dubai Airports Connect." Dubai Airports
Connect RSS.
http://www.dubaiairportsconnect.com/news/work-on-taxiway-to-ease-runway-closure
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"World's Latest Mega-airport Finally Opens to Passengers." CNN. Cha, Frances
http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/28/travel/dubai-new-airport/
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