PROJECT WATCH
Hartsfi eld–Jackson Atlanta International Airport New capacity enhancing international terminal set to open in the spring of 2012.
T
he fi nal piece of Hartsfi eld-Jackson Atlanta International Airport’s $6 billion Capital Improvement Program (CIP) will be completed in 2012 with the opening of its
new international terminal. Construction of the 1.2 million square-foot
Maynard H Jackson Jr International Terminal started in the summer of 2008 and follows the completion of a fi fth runway, new hold baggage screening rooms, rental car facility and ATL Skytrain Automated People Mover (APM). And with the number of international passengers
passing through Atlanta set to exceed 13 million per annum by 2015, the opening of the new $1.35 billion facility cannot come soon enough for the world’s busiest gateway. The new APM will connect the 12-gate facility to the existing 28-gate international concourse E, creating a 40-gate international air travel complex at Hartsfi eld-Jackson. Outgoing aviation general manager, Ben DeCosta,
spelt out the importance of the new terminal at the facility’s topping out ceremony earlier this year. “The Maynard H Jackson Jr International Terminal
represents economic stimulus, sound fi scal management, and a focus on effi ciency and customer-friendly design,” enthused DeCosta. “But most importantly, this facility represents a forward-thinking investment in the future of international travel into and out of metro Atlanta.” He said the terminal would prove particularly
benefi cial for hub carrier, Delta Air Lines, which could increase capacity and be “better connected to the world.” The terminal and concourse will be thirteen times
the size of the World of Coke museum – one of Atlanta’s busiest tourist attractions. In terms of key operational equipment and
facilities, it will have 12 wide-body capable international gates, convertible to 16 narrowbody capable gates; an in-line baggage screening system; nine security checkpoint lanes for departing international passengers; and six security re-check lanes for domestic connecting passengers.
In addition to providing a state-of-the-art new
facility for international passengers, the airport claims that the Maynard H Jackson Jr International Terminal (MHJIT) will eliminate the ‘cumbersome baggage re-check process’ for Atlanta-bound international travellers. It also notes that the complex will ease demand on today’s facilities by removing international passengers from the existing terminal and security checkpoints and reducing loads on the Automated People Mover trains. The opening of a dedicated 1,100 vehicle-
capacity facility next to it should also ease car parking congestion at the airport. Holder Manhattan Moody and Hunt is the joint
venture company and main contractor responsible for the terminal’s construction. RLB/HNTB (a joint venture between Leo A Daly,
Khafra Engineering, Anthony C Baker Architects and Planners PC and Browder and LeGuizmon) is the overall project manager of the new terminal. And a partnership of Boyken International,
Connico Incorporated and Gateway Designers were contracted to manage the costs and design of the estimated $1.35 billion east international terminal programme. The airport will shortly issue RFPs for service
providers at MHJIT with a host of retail, F&B and duty free concessions all likely to be up for grabs. And with concession revenues projected to be
the top earner for the airport this year, generating more than $109 million to narrowly edge out parking, Hartsfi eld-Jackson is more than aware of the need to get the offer right. “International travellers are used to a certain
type of experience and, if they don’t get it they might not spend their money,” said Atlanta City Council member, H Lamar Willis, who predicted that the facility would offer the best in retail and restaurants. Hartsfi eld–Jackson Atlanta is the world’s
busiest airport by passenger traffi c, handing in excess of 88 million passengers per year.
AIRPORT WORLD/AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2010 AW
project details Location: Atlanta, USA Important developments: New terminal
Scheduled completion: 2012 Principal companies involved: Holder Manhattan Moody and Hunt; RLB/HNTB; Boyken International; Connico Incorporated; and Gateway Designers Total investment: $1.35 billion
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