PROJECT FOCUS - AIRPORT NEW DOHA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
NDIA Terminal
later this year. Te airport is being constructed 4 kilometres from the existing facility on a 5,400-acre site and will become Qatar’s sole international airport in 2013. Te development of NDIA is a response to projected demand for additional
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international passenger capacity in the region, the Qatari government said, particularly in light of Qatar’s successful bid for the FIFA World Cup in 2022. Its opening day capacity in 2012 will be 24 million passengers, which is double
its current day capacity and equivalent to 30 times the current population of Doha. It will also be able to handle 750,000 tonnes of cargo every year. After its ultimate development in 2015, the airport will handle 50 million passengers, two million tons of cargo and 320,000 aircraft landings and take- offs each year. According to the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority (QCAA), the new airport will
feature two of the longest commercial runways in the world, an 85m-high control tower, a 510,000 square metre passenger terminal with 40 gates, one cargo terminal, a 150,000 square metre aircraft maintenance centre, one separate terminal for the Emir of Qatar, a general aviation terminal, one of the world’s largest airport catering facilities, air traffic control equipment and
atar is building a brand new airport to replace Doha International Airport called the New Doha International Airport (NDIA), scheduled to open
security systems. NDIA will also be the central maintenance hub for Qatar Airways’ international fleet and will be capable of handling up to eight wide-body aircraft, including A380s, QCAA said. In terms of design, many of the new airport buildings have a water theme
while the roof will have a wave-like structure, “making it a landmark structure in international aviation,” according to the authorities. Te Qatari government indicated that comprehensive technical studies have been undertaken to determine the potential effects of the project on natural resources and communities. “To maintain water quality and marine ecology, sediment monitoring
programmes are underway,” authorities said. Other environmental measures include a solid waste treatment plan, waste
water and energy conservation plans as well as the implementation of an environmental incident response plan. “With unparalleled operational efficiency with frequent flight schedules, quick connection times, efficient passenger and cargo processing, advanced airport operating systems in all areas of security, safety, aviation technology, facilities and passenger convenience, the NDIA will be Qatar’s gateway to the world ” l
54 I CITYSCAPE I MAY 2012
Image: Hellmuth Obata + Kassabaum
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