TERMINAL BUILDING FUNCTIONAL DESIGNEnroute

Title	Passenger Terminal Building Functional Design
Client	Various
Practice Area	Airport Planning
Date	2009 – 2012

Description
The implementation of a new terminal building, or the expansion of an existing facility, are some of the most demanding challenges an airport operator can face, in terms technical and operational complexity, and financials – construction and operation and maintenance costs, and future revenue generation.

The functional design exercise as proposed by Enroute is intended to ensure that the right solutions – in terms of layout, size and distribution of operational and support areas, circulations, functionalities, proximities, design parameters- are selected before entering the detailed design and construction phases, by means of a thorough review of requirements, processes, and flows (passengers, airport staff and employees, baggage, goods…) along the Terminal Building. Additionally, the process is conducted taking into consideration security and commercial areas requirements, and the integration with the Terminal Building of other adjacent functional areas such as Aprons, Road Access, Parking areas, etc.

Enroute can support this exercise with numerical simulation tools for the passenger and baggage flows to ensure that the selected design parameters are met- for instance, IATA Level of Service standards-, and to analyze together with the airport operator different “what if” options.

Enroute’s Team has successfully applied this approach for a number of Passenger Terminal Building Functional Design projects at Madrid-Barajas, Gran Canaria, Menorca, Reus, Santiago de Compostela, Vigo and Tocumen Panama International Airports.