Planning for a New Airport in Thessaloniki, Greece

Nikolas Pyrgiotis Yannis Simaiakis 12/11/2007

Project Outline

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Current airport review

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Forecasts

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Location and New Airport Benefits

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Planning Considerations

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Airfield Design

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Passenger Building Layout

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Overall Layout

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Possible Expansion Plans

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SKG Airport Serves Thessaloniki

 Metro area population over 1.2 million (2006 est.)

3.7 million PAX:

   Highly Seasonal (60% Summer Traffic) Constant share of domestic pax: 1.5 million/year 120000/month 75% Domestic & Schengen Flights

Airfield Configuration:

 2 crossing runways: 16/34 & 10/28, each 2500 meters long   One taxiway parallel to each runway 22 remote stands

Landside Configuration:

 1 terminal building 32,000 m 2  Cargo buildings 10,000 m 2

Public Ownership & Management

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SKG Master Plan and Limitations

  Master Plan:    Runway 10/28 expansion New terminal building  115,000 m 2 surface, 14 contact stands  8 million pax/year at service level B 4200 pax/peak-hour New apron: 22 remote stands Runway expansion Limitations:  Crosswinds      Heavy Fog (ILS II not always sufficient) Mountainous pattern to the SE Ground access Rapidly developing surrounding area No available land for further expansion (e.g. new runway) New Passenger Terminal 12/11/2007 N. Pyrgiotis/ I. Simaiakis

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New Airport

Necessity for a new airport based on the problems that cannot be overcome by SKG’s master plan  Weather, Environmental Issues, Urban Development, Transportation Annual Traffic Growth Forecast based on a exponential fit of historical traffic data due to lack of sufficient data on population growth and GDP.

Traffic Forecast

30 25 20 15 10 5 12/11/2007 0 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 5.20% 2024 2026 3.60% 2028 4.20% N. Pyrgiotis/ I. Simaiakis 2030 2032 2034 2036 2038 2040

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Forecasts

Analysis based on:   Peak Hour of the 2nd busiest day during the average week in a peak month (Tuesday, 1 st week of Aug 07) Scheduled flights in 2007 (lack of data for hourly passenger traffic)

Total Peak Hour Traffic

Peak Arrival Traffic Schengen Arrivals Non-Schengen Arrivals Peak Departure Traffic Schengen Departures Non-Schengen Departures

Design Peak Hour

2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 2028 2032 2036 2040

1537 1819 2153 2547 3015 3568 4222 4996 5913

1064 798 266 828 621 207 1259 944 315 979 735 245 1490 1118 373 1159 869 290 1764 1323 441 1372 1029 343 2087 1565 522 1623 1217 406 2470 1852 617 1921 1441 480 2923 2192 731 2273 1705 568 3459 2594 865 2690 2018 673 4094 3070 1023 3184 2388 796   1 st Stage of Development Planned to start operations in 2022 (7.5m PAX) and reach capacity by 2032 (12m PAX) Assumed A/C mix for this period based on experience in AIA and similar European Airports 12/11/2007 N. Pyrgiotis/ I. Simaiakis

Aircraft Mix

Heavy 5% Large 70% Small 25%

Planning Approach

    Very Uncertain Forecast    Uncertainty regarding master plan materialization in current airport Unstable Greek Airline Industry (OA and A3) Infant state of LCC operations   Traffic dependency on dynamic tourism Uncertain prospects of Thessaloniki as a business center Flexible and Adaptable Planning    Dynamic response to changes in traffic, aircraft mix and traffic type Option to accommodate low cost traffic Option to use land for other purposes Environmental/ Noise Issues Airport as Part of a Multi-Modal Transportation System 12/11/2007 N. Pyrgiotis/ I. Simaiakis

New Location

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Improved Transportation Access Undeveloped Farm Land Far from Populated Areas Proximity to Industrial Area and Seaport

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New Catchment Area

    8 cities under 130km Total Population more than 400,000 Good Access to all Cities Potential Emergence of New Markets Larisa Katerini Kozani Naousa Ptolemaida Giannitsa Edessa Veroia Thessaloniki Seaport Thessaloniki Center 12/11/2007 (Source: www.viamichelin.com) Distances (km) to SKG to Klidi 178 96 149 116 163 81 129 95 24 20 129 48 100 66 112 43 77 43 28 29 Travel time (h:mm) driving time train times to Klidi 1:21 0:30 1:03 0:41 1:10 0:27 0:48 0:27 0:17 0:18 1:30 0:40 1:05 0:25 N. Pyrgiotis/ I. Simaiakis Larissa Katerini Population 126,000 56,400 Kozani Naoussa Ptolemaida Giannitsa 47,400 22,300 35,500 31,400 Edessa Veroia 18,200 47,400

Total 384,600

Based on 2001 Census

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Airfield Design

Produced runway capacity envelop of a single runway: 56 movements per hour Adjusted the capacity based on ATM limitations in Greece and an average delay of 4 minute:  46 movements per hour A single runway can serve 4300 pax/hr based on the a/c mix of 5%H, 70%L, 25%S  Adequate until 2032 (4200 pax/hr) Based on the windrose for the area the runway should be built in a N-NW to S-SE direction Runway length based on the reference field of a 777-300 Airfield design based on ICAO requirements for design group E:  Taxiways, Taxilanes, Aprons, Runway Exits 50.0

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Landside Design

A Single Centralized, Linear Terminal Parallel to the Runway        Small Terminal Avoid Inefficient Duplication of facilities Small Number of connections Large number of remote stands → Short Terminal Provides the most options for expansion Simple and adjustable division between Schengen/ Non-Schengen zones Centralized facilities for ground transportation and parking Considered other designs and configurations:    Linear, Perpendicular to Runway Radial Low-cost terminal Analysis of terminal configuration performed based on DPH and a/c mix forecast for 2032:   Use of planning factors to deduce area requirements for different facilities Emulating the design of AIA while making some modifications and improvements

Level (Facility)

Departures

Check-in Security Check-points Concessions/ Lounges Dep. Lounges

Arrivals

Arrivals Hall Baggage Claim Immigration R.S. Dep. Lounges N. Pyrgiotis/ I. Simaiakis

Area (m 2 )

34,500

9,000 2,000 11,000 9,000

31,500

4,500 10,500 1,000 4,900 12/11/2007

Departures Level 

12 contact stands, 12 departure gates (3 NS, 9 S)

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130 check-in counters

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2 Security Checkpoints, 1 Border Control Area

Arrivals Level 

Additional departure gates for 24 remote stands (S and NS)

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1 entrance for NS arrivals (with Immigration facility), 2 for S arrivals

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Baggage Claim Area adequate to serve at least 12million annual PAX (2 belts for NS, 8 for S/ 2x70m and 8x40m belts)

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Overall Layout

Overall Airport Configuration designed to reach capacity in 2032 serving 12m PAX (stage 1) Accommodates Airfield and Landside Plans previously presented  ICAO reference code: 4-E (FAA E-V)    3,600m runway 33/15 2 taxiways (1 short) Passenger Terminal and Cargo Facility N Direction of operations 12/11/2007 N. Pyrgiotis/ I. Simaiakis

Expansion Alternatives

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Land Banking

Buy the area now while still not constructed and cheap and built the airport when appropriate Requires an area of 6,500,000m 2 12/11/2007 N. Pyrgiotis/ I. Simaiakis